ONE Friday Fights 81 results: Nong-O Hama vs. Kiamran Nabati

Former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Nong-O Hama was matched with surging contender Kiamran Nabati in the co-main event of the ONE Friday Fights 81 pay-per-view, which went down at the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Nong-O looked to continue his momentum from his bounce-back win in his previous fight against Kulabdam, while the Russian rising star wanted to barge into the top five rankings of the weight class and score the biggest victory of his pro career.

See the blow-by-blow action below.

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Round 1: Nabati attacked Nong-O's lead leg early with multiple low kicks. Nabati also marched forward and pressured Nong-O, forcing him to fight on the back foot. Nabati continued the onslaught of Nong-O with blitzes of punch. Nong-O finally landed a powerful leg kick on Nabati's body in the waning moments of the opening round. But Nabati continued to look confident as he clipped him with a check left hook in the last second of the round.

Round 2: Nabati continued the pressure with punches, but Nong-O let go of his kicks and fired more volume in the opening phase of the second frame. Nabati attempted a spinning roundhouse kick, but it was blocked by Nong-O. Nabati also began to fire off leg kicks to mix his attack.

Nong-O clipped Nabati with under two minutes into the round, but Nabati recovered fast. The Thai legend targeted the body of Nabati, while Nabati was constantly headhunting in the last seconds of the round.

Round 3: With the fight seemingly hanging in the balance, both fighters went all in the third and final round, as they had more urgency in their offense. Nabati continued to target Nong-O's head with punches, but Nong-O initiated a launch to use his lethal knee strikes against the Russian phenom.

With under a minute left, Nong-O again insisted on a clinch to inflict damage with his knees. Nabati, though, shifted to another gear with relentless attack in the closing moments of the match to cap off a thrilling back-and-forth clash.

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ONE Friday Fights 81 - Nong-O Hama vs. Kiamran Nabati official result

A massive upset was witnessed at the sold-out Lumpinee Stadium crowd in Bangkok, Thailand, as undefeated Russian contender Kiamran Nabati unanimously beat the former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Nong-O Hama in their pivotal battle in ONE Friday Fights 81's co-main event.

The Archangel Michel representative employed an effective fight plan to inflict damage against Nong-O using his punches. His best moment occurred in the opening round when he landed a beautiful check left hook that wobbled the Thai legend.

This outstanding performance by Nabati has sent shockwaves throughout the division and could earn him a spot in the top five rankings of the weight class.

Kiamran Nabati defeated Nong-O via unanimous decision in their bantamweight Muay Thai match.