The highest profile American fighter on Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 fight card was probably former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley. "Suga" faced No. 6 ranked Aiemann Zahabi and hoped to build off his previous win Song Yadong.
Zahabi looked to pick up the biggest win of his career and move into **** le contention. The Canadian entered the bout riding a seven-fight winning streak.
O'Malley took the center of the octagon and pressured Zahabi. He landed to t he body with a right hand. Zahabi pressed forward and delivered a leg kick. O'Malley continued to target Zahabi's body. O'Mally dictated the pace through the first half of the round. He switched stances. Zahabi connected with a leg kick. He rushed forward with another inside leg kick. O'Malley responded with a right hand to the body. Zahabi connected with a left hook. The crowd began changing, 'USA, USA.' O'Malley landed a left hand followed by a right. He connected with a combination late in the frame. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for O'Malley.
O'Malley pressed forward in the second. Zahabi landed two leg kicks followed by a right hand. O'Malley doubled up on his jab and followed with a left. Zahabi rushes in with a leg kick. He continued to target O'Malley's legs. O'Malley met Zahabi with a left hand as he moved into the pocket. O'Malley delivered a combination. Zahabi answered with leg kicks. The leg kicks from Zahabi began adding up. O'Malleuy responded with a right hand. A left hand knocked Zahabi down. He tried to get up and was hit again and O'Malley walked off and saluted.
The official time of the TKO win was 4:09 of the second round.
Zahabi looked to pick up the biggest win of his career and move into **** le contention. The Canadian entered the bout riding a seven-fight winning streak.
O'Malley took the center of the octagon and pressured Zahabi. He landed to t he body with a right hand. Zahabi pressed forward and delivered a leg kick. O'Malley continued to target Zahabi's body. O'Mally dictated the pace through the first half of the round. He switched stances. Zahabi connected with a leg kick. He rushed forward with another inside leg kick. O'Malley responded with a right hand to the body. Zahabi connected with a left hook. The crowd began changing, 'USA, USA.' O'Malley landed a left hand followed by a right. He connected with a combination late in the frame. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for O'Malley.
O'Malley pressed forward in the second. Zahabi landed two leg kicks followed by a right hand. O'Malley doubled up on his jab and followed with a left. Zahabi rushes in with a leg kick. He continued to target O'Malley's legs. O'Malley met Zahabi with a left hand as he moved into the pocket. O'Malley delivered a combination. Zahabi answered with leg kicks. The leg kicks from Zahabi began adding up. O'Malleuy responded with a right hand. A left hand knocked Zahabi down. He tried to get up and was hit again and O'Malley walked off and saluted.
The official time of the TKO win was 4:09 of the second round.
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