ONE Championship 101 results: Kiamrian Abbasov claims welterweight belt; John Lineker wins debut

Kiamrian Abbasov became the fourth welterweight titleholder in ONE Championship history when he dethroned Zebaztian Kadestam on Friday in the ONE Championship 101 headliner.

The fight proved entertaining for all five rounds, but Abbasov (22-4) was the more effective athlete. He bloodied Kadestam (12-5) and produced a well-rounded effort to take the title in the main event bout, which took place at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, and streamed on B/R Live.

Abbasov did what challengers are meant to do in a title fight by coming out of the gate strong. He had some good moments in the first round, including a near-submission attempt that could’ve ended the bout quickly.

Kadestam showed his champions spirit, though, and got himself back into the fight in the second round. He put in a hard effort to sap away Abbasov’s energy, who looked like he was starting to fatigue badly going into the second half of the fight.

Abbasov found his second win, though, and tuned up the volume in the latter rounds. He worked over Kadestam in the striking and grappling, even opening some cuts on the face of his opponent to make the fight even more definitive in his favor.

When 25 minutes were complete it was obvious Abbasov had won. The judges agreed and the Kyrgyzstan-born fighter left with the gold after his 14th win his past 15 fights.

John Lineker edges out win in debut

One of the most consistently entertaining fighters in MMA made his ONE Championship debut in successful fashion when John Lineker completed his crossover from the UFC with a unanimous decision victory over Muin Gafurov.

Lineker (32-9), who was among the top contenders at bantamweight and flyweight during his 16-fight UFC tenure, was able to put his aggressive pressure game and borderline recklessness to good use as he outworked Gafurov (16-3) over the course of three rounds.

The first round of the fight was big for the Brazilian, because he managed to hurt Gafurov to the body and deliver effective offense. Lineker somewhat slowed as the second and third rounds came, and that’s when Gafurov got himself back in it and made the fight highly competitive. However, it wasn’t enough to take the win away from Lineker.

Despite nine wins in his final 10 UFC fights, Lineker split from the promotion. He seems to have landed well on his feet, though, because he got off to a solid start with his new home at ONE Championship.

Complete ONE Championship 101 results included:

• Kiamrian Abbasov def. Zebaztian Kadestam via unanimous decision – to win welterweight tile
• Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol def. Bozhena Antoniyar via unanimous decision
• John Lineker def. Muin Gafurov via unanimous decision
• Mark Abelardo def. Jumayi Ayideng via unanimous decision
• Eko Roni Saputra def. Kaji Ebin via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 0:19
• Stefer Rahardian def. Adrian Mattheis via unanimous decision
• Pieter Buist def. Antonio Caruso via unanimous decision
• Abro Fernandes def. Rudy Agustian via unanimous decision
• Kazuki Tokudome def. Johnny Nunez via unanimous decision
• Elipitua Siregar def. Egi Rozten via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:00
• Adi Paryanto def. Angelo Bimoadji via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:04