Watch The Highlights Of ONE FC: Rise Of Heroes (Video)

Here's a compilation of the highlights of ONE Fighting Championship's most recent event at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Dubbed Rise of Heroes, it was topbilled by Bibiano Fernandes of Brazil's successful defense of his bantamweight belt against Japan's Masakatsu Ueda.

Three Cordillera-based mixed martial artists also saw action in the undercard and they all came out with wins. Eduard Folayang and Rey Docyogen decisioned Kotetsu Boku and Josh Alvarez respectively. Female boxer Jujeath Nagaowa, on the other hand, finished Jeet Toshi in the second stanza.

Folayang imposed his will on his Japanese opponent utilizing his leg kicks as well as his wrestling. The Japanese fighter had his moments but Folayang landed the more meaningful shots. Docyogen engaged Alvarez in a striking match and eventually ended up being given the victory.

Eduard Folayang, Rey Docyogen, And Jujeath Nagaowa Emerge Victorious In ONE FC: Rise Of Heroes

Three Cordillera-based mixed martial artists emerged victorious last Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila when they fought in the ONE FC: Rise of Heroes event. Eduard Folayang and Rey Docyogen notched unanimous decision wins over their respective opponents. Meanwhile, female boxer Jujeath Nagaowa made an impressive MMA debut with a technical knockout win over her opponent.

Folayang fought Kotetsu Boku of Japan in the night's co-main event. Both fighters are known strikers but the Igorot fighter clearly has a huge advantage in wrestling and grappling which he used in effectively controlling the pace and direction of the bout. Highlights of the first round were Folayang's takedown of Boku and an arm bar attempt. The second round had Folayang displaying more of his wrestling skills as he took Boku down on several attempts. Boku had some moments in the round with some nasty ground and pound of his own. Folayang ended the round with a spinning wheel kick. The third round was a wild one with both fighters attacking in search for a knockout finish. Folayang delivered the more telling blows. He was awarded the unanimous decision victory.

Folayang's teammate Rey Docyogen was finally able to emerge a winner in the ONE FC ring after two consecutive losses last year. Aside from the rear naked choke which his opponent Josh Alvarez attempted in the first round, Docyogen imposed his will and dominated all the other exchanges. He out-grappled and out-struck Alvarez.

Jujeath Nagaowa, a boxer making her MMA debut, made a statement with a performance that made her transition from boxing to MMA seem easy. She used her boxing skills in the first round to keep her opponent at bay while collecting points and opening up chances for takedowns. She ended the bout in the second round through a barrage of punches which prompted the referee to step in and stop the fight.

Below are photos from the bouts. All photos courtesy of ONE Fighting Championship.

Folayang going for a slam.

Folayang mixing things up with kicks to the body.

Docyogen landing a left hook.

Alvarez and Docyogen trading blows.

Nagaowa landing an overhand right.

Nagaowa and her team celebrating her victory.

The main event for ONE FC: Rise of Heroes was a championship battle between Bibiano Fernandez and Masakatsu Ueda. Fernandez, who is from Brazil defended his belt by dominating the Japanese fighter throughout the bout. Fil-Am boxer Ana Julaton also made her MMA debut in the card with a TKO win over Aya Saeid Saber. Other bouts in the event were Rob Lisita (W) vs. Yusuke Kawanago, James McSweeney (W) vs. Chris Lokteff, Leandro Ataides (W) vs. Tatsuya Mizuno, and Eugene Toquero (W) vs. Gianni Subba.

Watch A Preview Of The Upcoming Fight Between Eduard Folayang And Japan's Kotetsu Boku

ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes is happening tomorrow night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Fighting in the co-main event is Team Lakay's Eduard Folayang. He will be squaring off against Kotetsu Boku, a fighter from Japan who shares Folayang's striking abilities. With that said, MMA fans will be expecting a stand-up affair. However, there's a chance that this fight will also go to the ground. And the fighter who is more likely to initiate this will be the Cordilleran fighter.

ONE FC, through their YouTube channel has released a short preview of the upcoming bout.  Here's a couple of quotes from the preview:

"I believe that everybody has a hero spirit within themselves. I'm doing all the abilities that I can to let the hero within me come out for this fight." - Eduard Folayang

"Manila is my opponent's home ground so I'm sure Folayang is all fired up, and the crowd is going to be great. I'm really looking forward to this match. There's a Japanese saying: Let your enemy cut your flesh so you can break his bones. I'll need to take some risks in this fight because I know I'm not be able to keep up with his pace." - Kotetsu Boku


Two other Cordillera-based mixed martial artists are also seeing action tomorrow night. The opening bout for the event will be between Cordilleran female boxer Jujeath Nagaowa (who is making her MMA debut) and India's Jeet Toshi. Rey Docyogen (also of Team Lakay) looks to redeem himself after losing two consecutive fights in the ONE FC last year. He will be fighting Josh Alvarez of Guam.

Kotetsu Boku, Folayang's opponent on fight night holds a record of 21-9-2. He has fought four times in the ONE FC winning two and losing the other two. He is a striker, having won 8 of his 21 victories via knockouts.

Eduard Folayang Versus Kotetsu Boku: A Breakdown Of The Match-Up

Jason Chambers, a commentator for One Fighting Championship breaks down the main event and co-main event of the organization's upcoming fight event to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila in May 2. Dubbed Rise of Heroes, the fight card will be headlined by a championship battle between Bibiano Fernandez and Masakatsu Ueda.

The co-main event is a highly anticipated match-up between Team Lakay's Eduard Folayang and Japan's Kotetsu Boku. It's an interesting match-up as both fighters love to fight on their feet. We have previously written our own preview of the fight (click here to read it).

Watch below as ONE FC commentator Jason Chambers breaks down the two main fights. The segment on Folayang and Boku starts at the 1:27 mark. Also fighting in the undercard are two Team Lakay fighters. Rey Docyogen returns to face Josh Alvarez while Jujeath Nagaowa makes her MMA debut against India's Jeet Toshi.

Rey Docyogen Added To The Undercard Of One Fighting Championship: Rise Of Heroes

One Fighting Championship has officially announced that Rey Docyogen (10-2-0) will be fighting in the undercard of ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes which will be held on May 2 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. The Team Lakay mixed martial artist will be facing Josh Alvarez (12-6-0) of Guam.

This is an interesting matchup as both fighters are coming off losses in the ONE FC. In his last two fights, both of which were in the ONE FC, Docyogen lost to Shinichi Kojima (February 2013) and Yasuhiro Urushitani (May 2013). Alvarez on the other hand lost to Koetsu Okazaki in December 2013 in his ONE FC debut.

Docyogen can strike and grapple. Proof of this is his 4 wins by knockout and another 4 wins by submission. Alvarez doesn't have the power of Docyogen but he seems to have the advantage if the fight goes to the ground. Nine of his twelve professional wins came via submissions. Needless to say, Docyogen significantly improves his chances of taking the victory if he turns this into a stand-up match.

Also in the fight card are two Team Lakay fighters. In the co-main event, Eduard Folayang (13-4-0) tussles with Kotetsu Boku (21-9-2) of Japan while Jujeath Nagaowa makes her MMA debut against India's Jeet Toshi (2-1-0).