Join us tonight for an action-packed ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs. Abdullaev live from Bangkok! Suablack vs. Dmitrii Kovtun at bantamweight Muay Thai starts the night! Kovtun working behind the jab, Suablack utilizes his leg kicks. Suablack trying to establish his clinch game. Kovtun throws a hook, misses, and eats an overhand counter left! That's the end of the first. Suablack has work to do in the second after getting dropped in the first. Kovtun throwing some bombs at the start of the second. Suablack working the clinch. Visible swelling on Kovtun's lead leg after absorbing multiple leg kicks from Suablack. Third round starts. Suablack unloading some leg kicks to start the third. Kovtun tags Suablack with a short elbow. A cut has opened up on the right side of Suablack's forehead. That left elbow producing some wonders for Kovtun. That's the end of the fight. We go to the cards. Dmitrii Kovtun defeats Suablack Tor Pran49 via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – bantamweight). Chihiro Sawada vs. Meng Bo at atomweight MMA starts. Sawada, the no.3 contender, quickly shoots for a takedown against the KO machine Meng. Sawada just couldn't land the takedown against Meng, who stands six inches taller than her. Sawada just couldn't land the takedown against Meng, who stands six inches taller than her. Meng lands a couple of shots in the clinch. Amazing takedown defense by Meng. Meng catches Sawada with a short right hook. Bruising looking evident on Sawada's face. That's the end of the first round, and a defensive masterpiece for Meng. Round 2 starts. Sawada shoots again, Meng defends it again. Meng tags Sawada with a stiff counter left, and she stuff Sawada's takedown attempt again. Sawada shoots for a single leg, she takes Meng's back, but no takedown. Meng escapes, blasts Sawada with a right hook! Meng now on top position against Sawada. Meng gets back up. Sawada finally lands a takedown! But things get up to the feet and Meng clocks Sawada with an exit kick to the midsection. Round 3 starts. Sawada tries for another takedown, amazing defense by Meng, and she now works to get into side control. Meng now on the north-south, gets on full guard. Meng now on half mount, trying to establish her base for ground and pound. Meng now on side control, passes, and she gets back on her feet. Another defensive sequence for Meng to throw off Sawada's takedown attempt. Sawada, though, found success with her jab. Meng's left eye visibly swollen. Cracking kick to the midsection of Sawada! That's the fight. Official result: Meng Bo defeats Chihiro Sawada via unanimous decision (MMA - atomweight). Aaron Canarte vs. Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at catchweight (160.75 lbs) MMA is next. Baatarkhuu throwing bombs at the opening bell, Canarte stops him with his clinch. This is the first time that Baatarkhuu will fight above the bantamweight division in ONE Championship. Spinning heel kick by Baatarkhuu, takes down Canarte, but Canarte gets back up. Baatarkhuu scrambles! Locks in the Kimura! Canarte surviving! That is painful! That's it! Canarte submits! Back-to-back wins for Baatarkhuu! Official result: Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu defeats Aaron Canarte via submission (kimura) at 3:43 of round one (MMA - catchweight of 160.75 pound). Tatsumitsu Wada vs. Sanzhar Zakirov at strawweight MMA is up next. Wada is making his strawweight debut and looks to capture a third straight win. Zakirov is 3-0 in ONE Championship. Zakirov working behind his jab early on. Wada trying to cut the distance, but Zakirov maintaining his range early on. Zakirov shoots and lands the takedown. Zakirov now working on the clinch. Sweeping leg kick by Wada sits Zakirov. Wada yet to establish his ground game, and he eats a stiff jab from Zakirov. Accidental low blow again tags Wada. Injury time called in the final 10 seconds of the first round. That's the end of the first. Round 2 starts. Zakirov attempts a takedown after some unorthodox striking sequence. Wada walking Zakirov down, but he gets tagged with another low blow. Herb Dean issues a yellow card on Zakirov. Zakirov back to working his jab, Wada defends the takedown attempt. Spinning heel kick cracks Wada in the midsection. Zakirov fakes the suplex, jumps to take control of Wada's back. Body triangle locked in, multiple shots connect and Wada is bleeding. Zakirov looking for the rear-naked choke. That's the end of the second. Round 3 starts, and Zakirov looking for that show-stopper. Zakirov shoots for the takedown, it gets defended, he tags Wada with a knee to the body. Wada clocks Zakirov with a 1-2. Zakirov abandons his striking, looks to bring Wada to the ground with his wrestling again. Wada, however, stuffs it. Both fighters exchange stiff shots upstairs. Zakirov tees off with several jabs. That's the end of the fight. We go to the judges' score cards. Official result: Sanzhar Zakirov defeats Tatsumitsu Wada via unanimous decision (MMA - strawweight). Tommy Langaker vs. Dante Leon at catchweight (180 lbs) submission grappling. Leon gets a hold of Langaker's waist, and nearly slams the Norwegian down. No fighter keen on pulling guard, this two looking for that takedown. Leon pulls guard, and he tries to isolate a limb. Leon now looking to take hold of Langaker's left leg. Langaker escapes and now looks to mount his offense from top position. Langaker trying to pass Leon's guard, yet he can't find a limb to isolate. Leon scrambles, reverses, and is now on top of Langaker. Langaker gets a hold of Leon's left heel! Berimbolo by Langaker, but Leon counters and takes a hold of Langaker's left leg. Leon trying to lock in for an armbar! Time expires! What a sequence by Leon to end the fight. Official result: Dante Leon defeats Tommy Langaker via unanimous decision (Submission grappling - catchweight of 180 lbs). Luke Lessei vs. Cody Jerome at catchweight (160.5 lbs) Muay Thai is next. ONE women's atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex in attendance. She was the guest for the fan meet-and-greet before the start of ONE Fight Night 27 in Bangkok. Lessei is the fifth-ranked featherweight Muay Thai contender.  Jerome charges, Lessei answers with elbows! Body kick by Lessei lands! Jerome goes down! Front kick to the body! And another! Jerome is hurt and down! Lessei unleashes more body kicks to finish Jerome in the first! Lessei a storm of strikes! That's it! Jerome goes down for the third time in the first! Official result: Luke Lessei defeats Cody Jerome via TKO (3 knockdowns in a round) at 2:00 of round one (Muay Thai - 160.5-pound catchweight) Luke Lessei gets the first $50,000 bag of the night! Denice Zamboanga vs. Alyona Rassohyna for the ONE interim women's atomweight MMA world title is next. Zamboanga is the number two-ranked contender in the division. Rassohyna is the fourth-ranked fighter. Zamboanga is on a three-fight winning streak. Rassohyna is the first woman to beat and submit Stamp Fairtex in MMA. Stamp in attendance and watching this fight intensely. Round 1 starts. Zamboanga lands a counter straight right. Zamboanga working behind her boxing against Rassohyna. Rassohyna looking to cut the distance and bring this fight to the ground. Both fighters exchange some stiff leg kicks. Rassohyna gets the clinch, Zamboanga defends the surge by immediately going to the corner. Cracking elbow by Zamboanga and she gets the takedown. Zamboanga gets back up after Rassohyna tries to establish her submission game. Rassohyna lands the takedown, Zamboanga scrambles and gets into side control. Rassohyna tries an inverted triangle, but round 1 ends. Round 2 starts. Rassohyna now initiates the striking exchange. Rassohyna lunges, pulls guard, but she eats some serious punches from Zamboanga. Zamboanga maintans the pressure from above. Zamboanga continues the ground and pound and pins Rassohyna's right leg to the ground. Great methodical pace from the Filipino star. Rassohyna trying to isolate Zamboanga's right leg. Rassohyna persistent in her hunt for that submission. Rassohyna's isolated Zamboanga's right leg. Zamboanga escapes momentarily. Now she escapes, side control, hammer fists! Zamboanga raining punishment from above! This is about to end!  Zamboanga's unstoppable! That's it! Gold secured! Zamboanga becomes the first Filipino female MMA world champion! Official result: Denice Zamboanga defeats Alyona Rassohyna via TKO (ground and pound) at 4:47 of round two to win the Interim Atomweight MMA World Championship Denice gets the $50,000 bonus! Stamp and Denice now in the ring holding their respective belts. These two are close friends and former training partners at Fairtex Training Center. Such a wholesome moment between these two champs and friends, but their slugfest is inevitable. Kulabdam vs. John Lineker at catchweight (150.75 lbs) Muay Thai is next. Lineker immediately launches his bombs against Kulabdam. He's swinging, but Kulabdam fights back from the ropes! Uppercut puts Kulabdam down! Lineker not rushing in, Kulabdam lands left hooks! Lineker unloading, he gets tagged! Lineker lands again! Kulabdam survives the onslaught! Kulabdam lands terrifying hooks and backs Lineker! Kulabdam now resumes his charge! Kulabdam clinches and lands a knee! Kulabdam feeling it! He's recovered from that knockdown and looks to finally heat up! That's the end of the first! Round 2 starts. Kulabdam now looking to take charge at the start of the second. Kulabdam relying on his kicks to keep the distance. Bangkok crowd about to go crazy. Stiff body kick nearly folds Lineker! Accidental low blow lands on Lineker. Injury time is called. Lineker again unloads! Kulabdam answers back! These two want a showstopper!  That's the end of another action-packed round! Round 3 starts, and the carnage continues. Kulabdam now pressing, he's back resorting to his kicks to soften Lineker up. Lineker swinging and clocks Kulabdam with a left hook! Kulabdam clocks Lineker with a straight left! Kulabdam has the rhythm, he wants to end this. Lineker cracks him with a left hook! Kulabdam is on fire! Lineker clinches to slow him down! Lumpinee Stadium about to get unglued! Kulabdam desperate for that knockout! That's it! We go to the judges' score cards! Official result: Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai defeats John Lineker via unanimous decision (Muay Thai - 150.75-pound catchweight). Knockout machines Tang Kai and Akbar Abdullaev at catchweight (156.75 lbs) MMA will close this card. Tang Kai is the reigning ONE featherweight MMA world champion. Abdullaev has a 100 percent finish rate in ONE Championship. These two gauging each other first in the first minute of the match. Both fighters know how dangerous each other is, they're not risking anything in these early exchanges. Abdullaev finds the range and tags Tang with a stiff jab. Tang Kai now bleeding from the nose. Abdullaev feeling it and he's now in control of this matchup. Tang Kai now trying to drain Abdullaev's gas tank in the clinch. That's the end of the first. Round 2 starts. Abdullaev immediately goes to his jab to establish his range. Abdullaev shoots and lands the takedown. This is the first time that Tang has been taken down in ONE Championship. Tang gets back up but he ate several shots from Abdullaev. Abdullaev in total control of Tang right now. He lands another takedown on Tang Kai. Tang is in unfamiliar territory right now. Tang Kai gets back up again, but Abdullaev still in complete control of this one. Round 2 ends with Abdullaev firmly in control. Round 3 starts and Abdullaev launches into a flurry! Another great takedown by Abdullaev! Abdullaev lands some vicious knees on the grounded Tang. Abdullaev continues his offensive burst. Tang looking for answers to stop Abdullaev's onslaught. Abdullaev cracking Tang with a couple of elbows as he tries to drain every bit of energy from Tang. This fight is back on the feet and Abdullaev clocks Tang! That's the end of the third. Round 4 starts. Tang has to find a way to stop Abdullaev in the latter rounds. Abdullaev rag-dolls Tang and lands another takedown. Abdullaev easily takes full mount, Tang is gassed right now. Knees and elbows landing for Abdullaev from top position. Blood streaming from Tang's nose, He just can't find any answer against Abdullaev's unstoppable barrage. Abdullaev is unrelenting right now, Tang still looking to establish his offense. Another takedown by Abdullaev, Tang's corner in shambles right now. That's the end of the fourth. Round 5 starts. Abdullaev immediately charges at Tang. Abdullaev scores another takedown. Vicious ground and pound by Abdullaev, Herb Dean looking closely now. That's it! Abdullaev finishes Tang Kai! The Kyrgyz slugger remains perfect with a 100% finish rate! Official result: Akbar Abdullaev defeats Tang Kai via TKO (ground and pound) at 1:21 of round five (MMA - 156.75-pound catchweight). That's it for an electric ONE Fight Night 27 card!
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