The reign of John Lineker’s terror continues in his new home at the ONE Championship.
In his third promotional appearance, Lineker used an effective body throughout the opening round, which led to a big hit and a fight that ended with his right hand on a grounded Troy Worthen, putting him at cold at 4:35 of the first round in the main event of the ONE on TNT 3. With the second consecutive final, the Brazilian center improved to 3-0 under the ONE banner, since the transition from the UFC.
Lineker dug into Worthen’s body with strong fists to start the fight. After a short break in action due to an accidental low shot, Lineker continued to target the middle section and Worthen’s feet. In less than 90 seconds, Worthen showed the effects of Lineker’s work with his feet on his section. Worthen would have hung hard, but every time he threw a strike, Lineker would respond with a barrage of body fire again and again. The “stone hands” began to score in front of Worthen as the opening round continued before leaving the American short with a kick.
With just over 30 seconds left in the first, Lineker landed a piston with his right hand to leave Worthen. A straight pursuing hand pulled Worthen out.
After the victory, Lineker called the current bantamweight champion, Bibiano Fernandes.
“I came here to be a champion,” Lineker said. “I want Bibiano to show that I am better than him and that I am the best in the world.
The main book broadcast on TNT opened with a fight with the weight of flies between Reece McLaren and Yuya Wakamatsu. The remarkable Japanese came out with heavy shots, looking to quickly complete the fight. McLaren managed to get past the aggressive start at Wakamatsu, ending the opening round with full mounting, hard elbows and multiple deposition attempts.
Wakamatsu resumed things in the second and had McLaren with leg problems. McLaren would open third in a bid to get into the fight, but Wakamatsu showed an excellent defense for elimination, making McLaren pay for every chance he could have, including some vicious knees in the last 30 seconds of the game. fight. After 15 minutes, all the judges saw him for Wakamatsu.
In the last preliminary fight, Ok Rae Yoon won a victory decision over Marat Gafarov. For the third straight victory, the South Korean fighter will face former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at next week’s ONE on TNT 4 event.
Get the full ONE results for TNT 3 below:
John Lineker def. Troy Worthen via KO (punch) – Round 1, 4:35
Yuya Wakamatsu def. Reece McLaren by unanimous decision
Preliminary card
Ok Rae Yoon def. Marat Gafarov by unanimous decision
Miao Li Tao def. Ryuto Sawada by unanimous decision
Nieky Holzken def. John Wayne Parr by KO (round) – Round 2, 1:23 (muay thai)