Joshua Pacio Recaptures One Straweight World Championship After A Huge Knock Out Against Yosuke Saruta in

The young Lakay fighter, Joshua Pacio successfully avenges his loss against the Japanese Yosuke Saruta last January after he puts to sleep the reigning One Straweight Champ in the 2:43 mark of the 4th round. 

Pacio did not disappoint the home crowd as he engaged Saruta in a high intensity striking match up where he caught Saruta off guard with a solid knee strike to knock out his opponent. 

Meanwhile, two other Pinoy fighters emerged victorious in their matches, starting off with Ramon Gonzales, who opened up the One: Roots of Honor with a Guillotine Choke to submit Akihiro Fujisawa at the 1:19 mark of the first round, Edward Kelly defeats Sung Jong Lee via TKO at the 2:51 mark of the second round. Unfortunately the third Pinoy fighter in the under card Eric Kelly suffered a 19 second knockout in the first round against Kwon Won Il. 

In the main event of the evening, reigning Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen successfully defended his title after he KO'd challenger Narantungalag Jadambaa at 1:07 of the second round. 

Official results for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR
ONE Featherweight World Championship bout: Martin Nguyen defeats Narantungalag Jadambaa by Knockout (KO) at 1:07 minutes of round 2
ONE Strawweight World Championship bout: Joshua Pacio defeats Yosuke Saruta by Knockout (KO) at 2:43 minutes of round 4 
ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Quarter-final bout: Tatsumitsu Wada defeats Gustavo Balart by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
Catch Weight (68.0 KG) bout: Leandro Issa defeats Fu Chang Xin by Submission (Armbar) at 3:03 minutes of round 1
ONE Super Series Light Heavyweight Kickboxing bout: Andrei Stoica defeats Ibrahim El Bouni by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
Welterweight bout: James Nakashima defeats Luis Santos by TKO (Injury) at 0:56 minutes of round 2
Featherweight bout: Edward Kelly defeats Sung Jong Lee by TKO (Strikes) at 2:51 minutes of round 2
ONE Super Series Heavyweight Kickboxing bout: Anderson Silva defeats Andre Meunier by Knockout (KO) at 1:14 minutes of round 1
Featherweight bout: Kwon Won Il defeats Eric Kelly by Knockout (KO) at 0:19 minutes of round 1
ONE Super Series Bantamweight Muay Thai bout: Saemapetch Fairtex defeats Ognjen Topic by Majority Decision (MD) after 3 rounds
Bantamweight bout: Xie Bin defeats Ahmad Qais Jasoor by Submission (D’Arce Choke) at 2:27 minutes of round 2
Flyweight bout: Niko Soe defeats Eko Roni Saputra by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 3:03 minutes of round 1
ONE Super Series Flyweight Muay Thai bout: Lerdsila Phuket Top Team defeats Momotaro by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds
Women’s Atomweight bout: Bi Nguyen defeats Dwi Ani Retno Wulan by TKO (Strikes) at 3:55 minutes of round 1
Flyweight bout: Ramon Gonzales defeats Akihiro Fujisawa by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:19 minutes of round 1

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