ONE On TNT 1 Highlights & Results: Demetrious Johnson KO’ed By Adriano Moraes
Get quick results for ONE Championship’s debut on U.S. network television, ONE on TNT 1.
Take a look below at quick results for the entire card, plus a mini play-by-play for the main event — featuring Demetrious Johnson’s ONE Championship flyweight title fight — and Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event. Continue past the results for the live play-by-play.
Main card (TNT & Fightful, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Adriano Moraes def. Demetrious Johnson via second-round KO (2:24)
Iuri Lapicus def. Eddie Alvarez via disqualification (illegal strike) (R1, 0:58)
Preliminary Card (Fightful, 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT)
Raimond Magomedaliev def. Tyler McGuire unanimous decision
Enriko Kehl def. Chingiz Allazov via split decision
Oumar Kane def. Patrick Schmid via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:48
Main and co-main event play-by-play:
Adriano Moraes def. Demetrious Johnson via second-round KO (2:24)
Round 1: Both men are moving well, side-to-side and in-and-out. A great body kick from Moraes lands. Johnson follows his opponent to the ground but Moraes starts threatening leg attacks. “Mighty Mouse” settles into the guard. Moraes advances on a leg lock position and secures top control to end the round.
Round 2: Lots of in-and-out movement from both men to start. Johnson darting in and out landing strikes, Moraes countering well. Johnson dodges a big shot and moves in, a spinning back-first from Moraes tickles him. Johnson shoots for the takedown but eats an uppercut! He’s down! Moraes swarms with ground-and-pound. “Mighty Mouse” is hurt! Moraes cracks Johnson win a knee on the ground. It’s over! Moraes defends the title!
Adriano Moraes —- SHOCKS THE WORLD, becoming the first man to finish Demetrious Johnson! @adrianomkmoraes #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONEonTNT pic.twitter.com/HhvlmwDwW6
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 8, 2021
Iuri Lapicus def. Eddie Alvarez via disqualification (illegal strike) (R1, 0:58)
Round 1: Alvarez opens with some leg kicks. Get shoots the double leg takedown just after the 30-second mark. He throws some hard punches behind the ear and the referee intervenes. The referee rules the strikes as illegal. Alvarez gets a red card and is disqualified.
Should Eddie Alvarez have been DQ’d for this? — @Ealvarezfight @tntdrama #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONEonTNT pic.twitter.com/pdNYqaOfeJ
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 8, 2021
All class from “The Underground King!” —- @Ealvarezfight #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONEonTNT pic.twitter.com/jvaPUwTkS0
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 8, 2021
We’re all as heartbroken as Eddie — @Ealvarezfight #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #ONEonTNT pic.twitter.com/5RxzAuONRK
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 8, 2021
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