ONE Championship Roots of Honor Results: Martin Nguyen, Joshua Pacio earn big knockout wins

ONE Championship brought a fight card packed with 15 bouts to Manila, Philippines, on Friday, April 12 for ONE: Roots of Honor. The event featured two title fights at the top of the card.

Martin Nguyen defended the ONE Featherweight Championship in the main event of the evening. Before then, Joshua Pacio knocked out Yosuke Saruta to claim the ONE Strawweight Championship.

We’re here to bring you all the results and highlights from this event.

ONE: Roots of Honor Results

Main Card

• MMA: Martin Nguyen def. Narantungalag Jadambaa via KO/TKO (leg kick, flying knee) – R2, 1:07
• MMA: Joshua Pacio def. Yosuke Saruta via KO (head kick) – R4, 2:43
• MMA: Tatsumitsu Wada def. Gustavo Balart via unanimous decision
• MMA: Leandro Issa def. Chang Xin Fu via submission (armbar) – R1, 3:03
• Kickboxing: Andrei Stoica def. Ibrahim El Bouni via unanimous decision
• MMA: James Nakashima def. Luis Santos via KO/TKO (injury) – R2, 0:56
• MMA: Edward Kelly def. Sung Jong Lee via KO/TKO (ground and pound) – R2, 2:51
• MMA: Anderson Silva def. Andre Meunier via KO/TKO (overhand right) – R1, 1:14

Prelims

• MMA: Kwon Won Il def. Eric Kelly via KO/TKO (punches) – R1, 0:19
• Muay Thai: Saemapetch Fairtex def. Ognjen Topic via majority decision
• MMA: Xie Bin def. Ahmad Qais Jasoor via submission (D’Arce choke) – R2, 2:27
• MMA: Niko Soe def. Eko Roni Saputra via KO/TKO (Doctor stoppage, injury) – R1, 3:03
• Muay Thai: Lerdsila Chumpairtour def. Momotaro via unanimous decision
• MMA: Bi Nguyen def. Dwi Ani Retno Wulan via TKO (ground and pound) – R1, 3:55
• MMA: Ramon Gonzales def. Akihiro Fujisawa by submission (guillotine choke) – R1, 1:19

ONE: Roots of Honor Highlights

Martin Nguyen (12-3) defends his featherweight strap once again, hobbling then throttling Narantungalag Jadambaa with a flying knee! The former two-division champ owns eight knockout wins. He is the first to stop Jadambaa with strikes since "KID" Yamamoto in 2004. #RootsOfHonor pic.twitter.com/EhmNehHVTy

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) April 12, 2019

Joshua Pacio (17-3) takes back the title in a shocker, crumpling Yosuke Saruta with this vicious high knee! Now a two-time strawweight king, Pacio is 5-1 in his last six bouts. The 23-year-old owns 15 finishes. #RootsOfHonor pic.twitter.com/JHg0hdzgfP

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) April 12, 2019

Edward Kelly (12-6) wins one for the Filipino faithful, tamping down Sung Jong Lee to end a ferocious ground battle. The 35-year-old owns nine finishes, six by knockout. #RootsOfHonor pic.twitter.com/Dno4i4YJRG

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) April 12, 2019

Kwon Won Il (7-1) rebounds from his first career loss, starching Eric Kelly in 19 seconds! The 23-year-old has finished six of seven wins in round one, five by knockout. #RootsOfHonor pic.twitter.com/gjkGDO1Wxo

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) April 12, 2019

Bi Nguyen (5-3) dominates in her ONE debut, pounding out Dwi Ani Retno Wulan in short order! The 4'11" fighter snaps a 1-3 skid with her first career finish. #RootsOfHonor pic.twitter.com/7JObM3nlCF

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) April 12, 2019