STEPHEN Loman wrapped 2019 with another victory.
Loman retained his bantamweight world title and extended his reign as the longest Brave Combat Federation champion with a unanimous decision victory over Louie Sanoudakis, at the main event of BRAVE CF 30, Saturday in Hyderabad, India.
It will be the fourth time the Team Lakay fighter defended his world title since winning the world championship in 2017.
Mixing up his strikes and movements with a fierce pace, Loman was able to score at will with leg kicks, jabs and straight lefts, baffling the challenger, who simply didn't have an answer to the champion's speed.
In the final round, however, Sanoudakis showed why he was chosen to challenge Loman, as he took the center cage and started relentlessly stalking the champion.
However, it was too little too late for Sanoudakis, as ringside judges scored the bout unanimously in favor of Loman, who improves to 6-0 in his BRAVE CF career, and has no immediate plans to go up in weight to eventually face Bubba Jenkins, the featherweight king.
"I would like to thank everyone who has helped me. To Indian fans, I love you. My coaches, training partners, family, and friends, and to BRAVE CF for allowing me to do what I do. Right now, I have a lot of people to fight still, maybe one day (I'll go up in weight)," said the champ.
In the co-main event, Phil Hawes had a flawless debut for BRAVE CF, as he was able to take down Dominik Schober and tap him out with a rear-naked choke in the first round. After the bout, he expressed interest in being the first challenger to the Middleweight title that will be up for grabs in two weeks' time at BRAVE CF 31.
Mohammad Farhad had a comeback for the ages, as he thrilled his countrymen present at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium with a violent performance, scoring a first-round TKO via leg kicks of Kushal Vyas.