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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Traven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robert Traven enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Traven!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Ahma clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Ahma pushes Traven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma keeps control of Traven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahma is stalling here.
Ahma digs a right hand into Traven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traven's gas tank.
Ahma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahma.
Traven is trying to force a seperation but Ahma has the dominant position.
Traven wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traven wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahma won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Ahma.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahma misses with a punch to the body.
Traven tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma just leaning against Traven, taking a breather.
Ahma avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ahma for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma is struggling to control the position.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Travens head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a light punch inside.
Ahma stalling in the clinch.
Ahma stalling the fight.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Ahma.
Ahma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahma clinches up with Traven and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahma is pushing Traven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traven is trying to push Ahma away but Ahma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traven tries to break free but Ahma pushes him back against the cage.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma is pushing Traven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Traven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Traven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Traven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahma has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ahma.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Ahma stalling.
Ahma slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
Traven is trying to push Ahma away but Ahma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Traven tries to break the clinch but Ahma is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Ahma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahma misses with a hook to the body
and Traven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahma misses with a straight right.
Traven feints the counter takedown.
Traven lands a jab-cross combination.
Ahma forces Traven back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahma.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traven is trying to force a seperation but Ahma has the dominant position.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma misses with a body punch.
Traven is trying to break the clinch but Ahma has him pressed against the cage.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma lands a left hand.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahma.
A short right from Ahma on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahma lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahma tries to work over Traven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma works on Traven's body with a couple of short punches.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahma pushes Traven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma is working Traven over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
Ahma presses Traven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Traven takes a shot to the head.
Ahma has Traven pressed against the cage, preventing Traven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma lands a body punch.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Traven is breathing heavily.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Travens head.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Ahma scores with a shot to the side of Traven's head.
Ahma digs a right hand into Traven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traven's gas tank.
Ahma cracks Traven with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
Traven is rocked!
Ahma stalling against the cage.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Traven is trying to break the clinch but Ahma is controlling him.
Antti Ahma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Traven is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahma finish him?
Ahma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Traven.
Nice body punch from Ahma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahma.
Traven being controlled against the cage.
Traven seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma gets through Traven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Traven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahma has double underhooks.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Traven controls his hands.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traven can do to turn this around?
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Come on Ahma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Ahma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Traven misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Ahma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antti Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma forces Traven back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahma.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma prevents Traven from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahma.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Ahma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Traven can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma is leaning against Traven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma is struggling to control the position.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahma seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ahma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahma stalls.
Ahma keeps control of Traven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Ahma.
Ahma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma has Traven pushed against the cage.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Traven up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Ahma stalling against the cage.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Traven's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Traven's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ahma lands a shot to the body.
Ahma lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
Good body shot from Ahma.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Traven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antti Ahma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Ahma digs a right hand underneath Traven's ribcage. Traven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Ahma.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robert Traven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Ahma!
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