Referee Olivier Coste Fabricio (center) declares Fabricio Andrade (right) the winner of his mixed martial arts bout against Kwon Won II at ONE 158 on June 3 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Andrade won by knockout and goes on to face John Lineker for the bantamweight crown.

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