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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fatey Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apina Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apina Raivo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fatey Ahmad's chin.
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131 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fatey Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apina Raivo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.
Raivo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raivo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raivo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raivo misses with an uppercut. Ahmad saw that one coming.
Raivo throws an overhand right that lands on Ahmad's shoulder, as Ahmad tries to avoid the shot.
Raivo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahmad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raivo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahmad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raivo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raivo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raivo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raivo has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Raivo has double underhooks.
Raivo breaks the clinch.
Raivo misses with a wild body shot.
Ahmad appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ahmad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raivo rushes Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raivo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raivo has Ahmad pressed against the cage.
Raivo has Ahmad pressed against the cage, preventing Ahmad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahmad wants to break free but Raivo has control.
Raivo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahmad backwards.
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Raivo has double underhooks.
Raivo stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raivo misses with a double jab
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raivo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raivo is looking to clinch but Ahmad is avoiding it.
Raivo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raivo rushes Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raivo has him pressed against the cage.
Raivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fatey Ahmad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahmad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raivo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahmad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahmad misses with a few strikes there.
Ahmad sets himself, and Raivo steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahmad avoids it this time.
Raivo looks to throw the jab but Ahmad is out of range.
Raivo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Raivo throws a head kick that misses
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahmad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raivo wants to clinch.
Ahmad scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raivo moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raivo throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Raivo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Raivo throws an off balance right hand
and Ahmad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raivo throws out a leg kick but Ahmad moves out of range and Raivo only half commits.
As Raivo looks to move away, Ahmad throws a big counter combo but Raivo just gets out of the way.
Raivo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmad.
Ahmad lands a body shot.
Raivo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ahmad was covering up waiting for the punch and Raivo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raivo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatey Ahmad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raivo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahmad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raivo at a distance.
Raivo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Ahmad.
Ahmad scores with a hook to the body. Raivo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raivo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raivo fails with the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad lands with a shot to the body.
Ahmad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahmad scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Raivo is struggling to control the position.
Raivo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ahmad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Ahmad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ahmad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raivo can do to turn this around?
Raivo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raivo lands a left hand.
Raivo breaks from the clinch.
Raivo misses with a shot to the body
and Ahmad counters with a series of strikes. Raivo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fatey Ahmad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahmad throws a combination. Raivo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmad is trying to push Raivo away but Raivo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ahmad is trying to break the clinch but Raivo has him pressed against the cage.
Raivo keeps control of Ahmad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahmad being controlled against the cage.
Raivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raivo back to the cage. Ahmad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Ahmad can't break the clinch.
Raivo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raivo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahmad avoids the damage to the body.
Raivo prevents Ahmad from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raivo stalling the fight.
Raivo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Raivo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Raivo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Apina Raivo.
Ahmad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Raivo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahmad's waist but Ahmad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raivo off to one side.
Raivo is breathing heavily.
Ahmad misses with a two punch combination.
Apina Raivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmad avoids the body shot from Raivo.
Ahmad connects with a single shot there.
Ahmad swats away the attempt to clinch by Raivo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ahmad here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ahmad throws a one two combo.
Fatey Ahmad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raivo throws a right hand that misses
and Raivo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmad stalks Raivo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raivo's face. Raivo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ahmad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatey Ahmad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahmad tries to keep at a distance but Raivo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raivo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahmad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raivo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ahmad blocks an elbow strike.
Ahmad can't break the clinch.
Raivo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raivo with a poor takedown
and Ahmad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raivo has his takedown stuffed
and Ahmad counters with a nice uppercut.
Raivo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo misses with a left hand
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahmad slaps away a takedown attempt from Raivo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fatey Ahmad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apina Raivo.
Ahmad throws a combination. Raivo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Apina Raivo has been cut.
Ahmad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raivo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Raivo misses with a combination
and Ahmad counters with a series of strikes. Raivo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ahmad throws a nice looking combination but Raivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raivo unleashes a big counter combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Ahmad scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raivo circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Raivo misses with a body shot
and Ahmad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raivo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahmad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raivo circles away quickly and effectively.
Raivo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahmad, pushing him back against the cage.
Raivo working aggressively here.
Ahmad breaks the clinch.
Raivo walks into a stiff left hand from Ahmad.
Raivo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raivo moves into the clinch.
Ahmad is trying to push Raivo away but Raivo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raivo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahmad circles away.
Ahmad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ahmad lands with a nice body punch.
Raivo takes the fight into the clinch.
Raivo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raivo breaks the clinch.
Raivo throws a body punch but Ahmad moves out of range.
Raivo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ahmad rather than just go for the knockout.
Ahmad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raivo.
Ahmad is working the combinations to good effect here.
Raivo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ahmad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad blocks a jab.
Ahmad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahmad connects with the punch.
Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raivo.
Raivo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raivo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ahmad should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raivo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahmad blocks a head kick by Raivo.
Ahmad is looking for a counter combo.
Raivo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raivo there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatey Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahmad, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Fatey Ahmad!
Fatey Ahmad wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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