MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Ramon Gonzales suffered a quick, first-round defeat via rear naked choke to Indonesia’s Eko Roni Saputra, foiling his comeback bid in ONE: Inside the Matrix II last Friday in Singapore.
Gonzales, 33, was never given a chance by Saputra, who sent the fight to the ground at first opportunity and kept it that way until the former tapped out with 53 seconds left in the opening round.
That sent the karate champion to his second straight defeat and fourth overall against four victories.