Ben Askren stops Shinya Aoki to retire undefeated, Khan dominates Pang

ONE welterweight champion and former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren dominated former ONE lightweight champion Shinya Aoki in the main event of ‘ONE: Immortal Pursuit’ Friday night at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. PHOTO BY ONE CHAMPION

SINGAPORE - ONE welterweight champion and former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is retiring undefeated after making quick work of former ONE lightweight champion Shinya Aoki in the main event of ‘ONE: Immortal Pursuit’ Friday night at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

Askren, 33, needed just under a minute to end his mixed martial arts career on a high note.

Pulled down to Aoki’s trademark close guard, Askren didn’t allow the Japanese MMA legend to get close to pulling any submission.

A barrage of punches from a mounted Askren left Aoki helpless on the mat, prompting the referee to stop the contest at the 0:57 mark of round one.

It was Askren’s retirement fight as he ended his career with an 18-0 record while Aoki dropped to 39-8-1.

On the undercard, Singapore's own Amir Khan relied on his accurate striking to emerge victorious over the durable mixed martial arts veteran in Adrian Pang. Khan utilized a wide array of punches and kicks throughout three rounds en route to a unanimous decision.

Khan improved his record to 9-2 while Pang suffered his third consecutive defeat and fell to 22-11-2. — BAP, GMA News