Carlo “The Bull” Bumina-ang started the year on a high note, making a significant statement with a resounding first-round victory at ONE Friday Fights 50 held at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Team Lakay upstart secured the win by submitting Xie Zhipeng with a ruthless arm triangle choke at the 1:29 mark of the first round.
Bumina-ang wasted no time in claiming his fourth consecutive win, stunning his Chinese opponent with a powerful right hook that sent him to the mat within seconds of the match starting.
Sensing victory, the 29-year-old Filipino continued his onslaught, pinning Xie down and delivering ground and pound before transitioning to the mount and securing the arm-triangle submission.
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The helpless Chinese opponent didn’t even have the chance to tap out before succumbing to sleep.
It was a masterful performance that earned “The Bull” a USD 10,000 bonus.
More importantly, it elevated Bumina-ang’s stock as he approaches a potential ONE contract after securing his fourth consecutive win, with three of those victories occurring within the first two minutes of the first round.
