Geje exacts revenge against Bunrad

WITH HIS highly regarded striking skills doing most of the damage, Team Lakay’s Geje Eustaquio pulled of his revenge against former Thai tormentor Anatpong Bunrad.

Eustaquio escaped with a split decision win Friday evening in the undercard of ONE Championship’s Dynasty of Champions at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

In the highly-anticipated rematch, Eustaquio and Bunrad went to battle over three rounds to the delight of the capacity crowd.

Eustaquio, operating behind his world-class wushu base, tagged Bunrad with pinpoint accurate punches and kicks. Bunrad, a karate champion, had his moments in the fight but it wasn’t enough to claim victory.

In the end, it was another close split decision, this time in favor of Eustaquio who avenged his loss to Bunrad two years ago.

In the main event, reigning ONE women’s atomweight world champion Angela Lee overcame a spirited performance from challenger Istela Nunes to win by submission in the second round.

After catching Nunes with a twister in the first stanza, the bout appeared all but over. However, through sheer willpower and determination, Nunes was able to power through the situation and survive. In the second round, Lee went right back to work on the ground, finishing Nunes with an anaconda choke to retain her title.

In the co-main event, reigning ONE welterweight world champion Ben Askren of the United States easily took care of previously unbeaten Agilan Thani of Malaysia, taking his younger foe down to the mat at will with his world-class wrestling and finishing him with an arm triangle choke.

On the mat, the former US Olympian caught Thani in a mounted crucifix and pounded on the Malaysian before locking in the fight-ending submission just past the twominute mark of the first round. Roderick Osis