ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams took place on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Singapore.
On 4 May the promotion unveiled its highly-anticipated mobile app. The ONE Super App, which can be downloaded for free on phones using the iOS or Android operating systems.
In an unprecedented move by any sports media property, ONE Championship will stream every single one of its live shows on the app for free.
For the first time ever, ONE Championship held three world title bouts in a single night. The event was headlined by ONE Women’s Atomweight world champion Angela Lee vs. Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi, as the duo revisited the site of their internationally-acclaimed Bout of the Year effort in 2016.
In addition, ONE featherweight and lightweight world champion Martin Nguyen defended his featherweight crown against Angela’s brother Christian Lee. Further, multiple-time Muay Thai world champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao meet Lion Fight lightweight world champion Sergio Wielzen for the inaugural ONE Super Series Muay Thai flyweight world championship.
Main Card (Live ONE Championship Mobile App, 8:30 a.m. ET)
-Angela Lee defeated Mei Yamaguchi by Unanimous Decision
-Martin Nguyen defeated Christian Lee by Split Decision
-Shinya Aoki defeated Rasul Yakhyaev by Submission (Triangle Choke, Round 1, 3:15)
-Eduard Folayang defeated Kharun Atlangeriev by Unanimous Decision
-Amir Khan defeated Sung Jong Lee by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:39)
Preliminary Card (Live ONE Championship Mobile App, 8:30 a.m. ET)
-Chao Xie defeated Meas Meu by TKO (Strikes, Round 3)
-Xie Bin defeated Shi Had Huang by TKO (Corner Stoppage, Round 2, 2:25)
-Sunoto Peringkat defeated Roel Rosauro by Unanimous Decision
In the main event, Angela ‘Unstoppable’ Lee of Singapore continued her reign as the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion, notching a unanimous decision victory over Japan’s Mei ‘V.V’ Yamaguchi. Lee and Yamaguchi traded heavy blows and showcased high-level, tactical grappling skills all throughout the bout to the delight of a packed Singapore Indoor Stadium crowd. Yamaguchi started out very strong in the early going, but Lee came close with several near-submissions. Throughout five grueling rounds, Lee dug deep to show the heart of a champion, doing just enough to earn the unanimous decision win.
It’s a huge night for me and my family,” said Lee. “It’s not easy to do what we’re doing inside the cage. Martial arts fans and their love for the sport are the reason why we’re fighting. This is for you guys. Props to Mei Yamaguchi. She’s an amazing and very talented competitor. Thank you for the opportunity.
In the co-main event of the evening, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao of Thailand exhibited his stellar and fearsome form against Dutch kickboxer Sergio Wielzen to become the first-ever ONE Super Series Muay Thai Flyweight World Champion. Banking on his trademark power to dominate from start to finish, Sam-A hammered hard elbows to score a knockdown in the fourth round. Reeling in excruciating pain, Wielzen failed to beat the count of ten, compelling the referee to wave off the bout and declare Sam-A the winner via knockout.
Martin ‘The Situ-Asian’ Nguyen of Australia successfully defended the ONE Featherweight World Championship title, defeating Singaporean rival Christian ‘The Warrior’ Lee by way of closely-contested split decision. Neither would give each other any quarter for five whole rounds in the championship clash. Although Nguyen would have his moments on his feet in the first two rounds, most of the action took place in the grappling arena. Lee enjoyed a tremendous advantage on the ground, negating his opponent’s signature firepower. Determined to keep the gold-plated strap around his waist, Nguyen bombarded Lee with a barrage of solid punches midway of the third round. With lesser activity from Lee, Nguyen continued to press the action up to the final round to emerge victorious on two of the three judges’ scorecards, earning him the split decision win.
Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex of Thailand aced his maiden ONE Super Series assignment with flying colors, toppling Dutch-Congolese powerhouse Chris Ngimbi in their three-round kickboxing catchweight collision. Having a stationary target in front of him, Yodsanklai freely clobbered Ngimbi with solid left straights and harrowing right hooks from the get-go. Yodsanklai picked up the pace in the next two rounds of the bout, continuously pummeling Ngimbi with lashing kicks to the body. Yodsanklai closed out the final round of the match on a strong note, stifling Ngimbi with more offense. In the end, Yodsanklai’s dominant performance was rewarded by the three judges at cageside with a unanimous decision victory.
Japanese martial arts legend Shinya ‘Tobikan Judan’ Aoki made quick work of Rasul Yakhyaev, submitting the grizzled Russian combatant in the very first round. The former ONE Lightweight World Champion got the job done by compelling Yakhyaev to wave the white flag, courtesy of a wrenching triangle choke submission.
