ISA Town – Bahrain. Stephen Loman squares off against Frans Mlambo, winner of last years International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s amateur championship in Las Vegas in ‘Brave: The Beginning’ with both fighters putting on an instant classic!
The bantamweight bout was the second fight on the Brave 1 card. It aired live on bravefights.com and on Arabsmma.com.
The first round had the taller Mlambo take the center of the octagon baiting his opponent to try to close the distance. On one such instance where Loman did attempt to close the distance he was caught flush with a powerful counter right hand by Mlambo that had him stunned. Loman managed to recover however and successfully worked for a takedown delivering a series of strikes from half guard. Mlambo managed to get back to his feet however but was rewarded for his efforts with a strong kick to the face by Loman.
The fighters began the 2nd round baring the scars of the first round. Mlambo reverted to his tried tactic of waiting for the counter opportunity but was taken down again by Loman who slammed the ‘Black Mamba’ to the mat. Frans threatened with a guillotine choke but Loman would escape his attempt and continue his onslaught on the ground. In the final frame Loman quickly went back to the takedown which had proved so effective and at one point had Frans in all kinds of trouble after he had taken his back and was attempting a rear naked choke.
Loman improves to 7-2 with his performance while Frans drops to 2-2 although one could argue that no one lost this fight.
Stay tuned to ArabsMMA.com for live update on Brave: The Beginning.
