Koha “Hiroba” Minowa, 21, of Saitama, Japan fought Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang, 27, of Baguio City, Philippines at “ONE: Inside the Matrix III.” ONE Championship taped the mixed martial arts event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore before airing it on November 13, 2020.

Minowa stands 160cm and trains at STF in Fujimi, Saitama. Adiwang, who is 2cm taller, trains at Team Lakay in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Five MMA fights were on the “ONE: Inside the Matrix III” fight card. Four Asian countries were represented namely China, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea.

In the first bout of the evening, Minowa and Adiwang battled it out in the strawweight division. Here are the details:

• REFEREE: Mohamad Sulaiman
• WINNER: KOHA MINOWA
• METHOD: Split Decision
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3

ONE Championship belts

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

1. 1. Brazil: John Lineker, Yuri Simoes
   2. China: Fan Rong
   3. Japan: Hiroyuki Tetsuka, Hiroba Minowa
   4. Philippines: Kevin Belingon, Geje Eustaquio, Lito Adiwang
   5. Russia: Murad Ramazanov
   6. South Korea: Song Min Jong