Showing posts with label One Pride MMA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label One Pride MMA. Show all posts

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Ex-One Pride MMA champ Brando Mamana vs Billy Pasulatan at ‘One Pride Never Quit Fight Night 32’ in Jakarta, Indonesia


Former One Pride MMA Strawweight Champion Brando “Tiger Karo” Mamana, 25, Kabanjahe, Indonesia was one of the winners at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions.” It was his eighth victory in the promotion.

“One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” took place at the Tennis Indoor Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 21, 2019. In the second bout on the main card, Manama fought Billy Pasulatan, 27, of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia a strawweight contender fight.

Pasulatan started strong with his fast kicks. However, Mamana quickly closed the distance, escaped an armbar attempt from his opponent and brought the fight to the ground.

Mamana quickly controlled Pasulatan’s back after a scramble. The former One Pride MMA Strawweight Champion sunk in a rear naked choke to end the fight after 3 minutes and 4 seconds in the first round.

Winning at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” improved the professional mixed martial arts record of Manama to 8 wins and 3 losses. On the other hand, Pasulatan now has 4 wins and 2 losses.

Pasulatan is training out of Tornado MMA Sulut. Mamana is a representative of PMS Jabotabek Camp.

Mamana was born in Indonesia on December 13, 1993. He has been fighting professionally since 2016.

In the main event of “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions,” reigning One Pride MMA Bantamweight Champion Achmad “Electrical Knock Out” Eko Priandono, 25, of Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia successfully defended his belt at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions.” He submitted Mhar John “Magnanimous” Palalisan Manahan, 25, Philippines via rear-naked choke in the first round.

In the co-main event of the evening, karate fighter Yusuf Susilo, 34, of Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia challenged reigning One Pride MMA Bantamweight Champion Achmad “Electrical Knock Out” Eko Priandono, 25, of Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. The defending champion submitted his challenger via armbar in the second round.

Watch the strawweight contender fight between Mamana and Pasulatan here:

Indonesia's Achmad Eko Priandono defends One Pride MMA belt from Yusuf Susilo at ‘One Pride Never Quit Fight Night 32’

Achmad Eko Priandono (©One Pride MMA)

Reigning One Pride MMA Bantamweight Champion Achmad “Electrical Knock Out” Eko Priandono, 25, of Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia successfully defended his belt at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions.” It was his sixth victory in One Pride MMA.


“One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” took place at the Tennis Indoor Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 21, 2019.  In the co-main event of the evening, karate fighter Yusuf Susilo, 34, of Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia challenged challenged Priandono.


The title bout started off evenly. Priandono landed more strikes while Susilo landing fewer but more powerful shots.


Things got heated up in the second round when Susilo scored a knockdown swarmed on Priandono. The defending champion quickly recovered and switched to his ground game to control the fight and swiftly secured an armbar, which marked his first submission victory in his professional MMA career.



Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), the victory is ours tonight and Yusuf put up a good fight," Priandono said right after his victory. "I’ve made a mistake when I tried to find my distance and Yusuf managed to capitalize on it and landed some hard shots."


Winning at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” improved the professional MMA record to 6 wins and 1 loss. On the other hand, Susilo now has 3 wins and 3 losses.

Born in Indonesia on December 19, 1993, Priandono has been competing professionally since 2017. He is now riding a five-bout winning streak.

When Priandono made his professional MMA debut in One Pride MMA on April 6, 2017, he defeated his countryman "Macho Kamacho" Fajar, 24, via unanimous decision. On September 9, 2017, Priandono had his first loss when his countryman Sony Rizaldi defeated him via unanimous decision.

In the main event of  “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions,”reigning One Pride MMA Lightweight Champion Jeka “Si Tendangan Maut” Asparido Saragih, 24, of Indonesia submitted Mhar John “Magnanimous” Palalisan Manahan, 25, Philippines via rear naked choke in the first round.

Watch the bout between Priandono and Susilo here:


Saturday, September 21, 2019

One Pride MMA champ Jeka Saragih defends belt at ‘One Pride Never Quit Fight Night 32’ in Jakarta, Indonesia

Jeka Saragih (©One Pride MMA)

One Pride MMA Lightweight Champion Jeka “Si Tendangan Maut” Asparido Saragih, 24, of Indonesia successfully defended his belt “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” at the Tennis Indoor Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 21, 2019. His challenger was Mhar John “Magnanimous” Palalisan Manahan, 25, Philippines.

“One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” marked the first international fights of both Saragih and Manahan. The Filipino challenger entered the cage as an undefeated mixed martial artist.

Manahan started strong with a solid right straight that briefly stunned Saragih. The Indonesian defending champion quickly fought back, landing a left kick that knocked the Filipino challenger down that allowed the former to control the back of the latter to sink in a rear naked choke to end the fight on 3:12 of first round.

“This is my first international fight,” Manahan said. “If One Pride offers a rematch, I will not refuse, but not this year, maybe in the coming years.”

During the post-fight interview, Saragih was clear on his goal in One Pride MMA. He explained, “In the beginning, I didn’t want to put pressure on Mhar John and feel out his game.”

“I was surprised that he decided to push the pace earlier so I just answered in kind and win the fight,” Saragih continued. “I am very happy for this international fight and I see this as a proving ground for myself. Going forward, I want to have a second title on a different weight division.”

Losing to Saragih downgraded the professional MMA record to 3 wins and 1 loss. He trains under the tutelage of the wushu world champion Rene “The Challenger” Catalan, 40, of the Philippines.

Manahan is representing Catalan Fighting System and Master Gym Philippines. He was born in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines on December 1, 1993.

Saragih was born on January 1, 1995. He is training out of Satria Negara Fighting Camp Batam and Bandung.

When Saragih made his professional MMA debut in One Pride MMA on September 10, 2016, he was submitted via kimura by his countryman Kevin “Lion Heart” Sulistio, 24. Since then, the former bounced back and won all of his next bouts in the promotion.

Winning at “One Pride Pro Never Quit Fight Night 32: Spirit of Champions” improved the professional MMA record of Saragih to 8 wins and 1 loss. Watch his fight against Manahan here:


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