TOKYO — Russian Timofey Nasyukhin upset American Eddie Alvarez with a first-round technical knockout in the mixed martial arts One Championship on Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s premier sumo venue. Nasyukhin floored Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head with 55 seconds left in the opening round of the lightweight bout, which was Alvarez’s debut with One Championship. With a minute left, Nasyukhin again stunned Alvarez who went down on a knee and his opponent was relentless until the referee stepped in. Also, Aung La N Sang retained his middleweight title with a second-round TKO of challenger Ken Hasegawa. Hasegawa immediately fell to the canvas and La N Sang moved in to get the finish.

Source: National Post March 31, 2019 12:00 UTC