Carlo Von Bumina-ang wasted no time in showcasing his talent as he finished his opponent in less than a minute to kick off his debut at ONE Friday Fights 27 on August 4.
Bumina-ang impressed the crowd inside the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand with a 52 second finish of Reza Saedi.
The multi – medalled Southeast Asian Games kickboxer had a seamless return to mixed martial arts, needing only 52 seconds to finish off the Iranian wrestler thanks to his lethal striking.
A booming left straight rocked Saedi and the moment Bumina-ang smelled blood, he followed it up with a barrage of straights, uppercuts and knees, forcing referee Herb Dean to mercifully stop the fight.
“This feels so good. It’s my first time here, and the people here are so nice, I’m so grateful I pulled it off and got the KO win, I’m so happy” an excited Bumina-ang said. “It took me five years to get here and it truly feels great.”
Bumina-ang is the latest Team Lakay athlete to make waves in the weekly Friday Fights after teammate Carlos Alvarez, who was also present in his corner tonight.
Alvarez is currently unbeaten in Friday Fights, having dominated Saedi’s compatriots in Reza Abasi and Sadegh Ghasemi in the previous editions of the weekly Lumpinee show.
While Bumina-ang impressed in his debut, Jhanlo Mark Sangiao meanwhile tasted his first defeat with a second round kimura submission by Mongolian Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu.
The Team Lakay prince utilized his fierce striking to great effect in the opening round, dropping Baatarkhuu twice with a pair of dizzying right hands. But the Mongolian returned the favor and rocked his foe with a left elbow early in round two of their bantamweight MMA duel.
Baatarkhuu followed his 21-year-old rival to the canvas, where he immediately began his hunt for a kimura. Sangiao withstood the pressure for as long as he could, but the Team Tungaa representative soon used top pressure to find an opening and cranked the Filipino’s right arm to force the tap at 2:53 of the second frame.
With the highlight-reel win, the Mongolian secured his third promotional victory, upped his record to 10-2, and earned a US$50,000 performance bonus for his efforts while handing Sangiao’s first defeat after an impressive six straight wins. NL Monitor