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Event:
20
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1#
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.#CL2#
Raivo has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Raivo has double underhooks. #BC2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T2##BC2#
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.
#CL2#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
Raivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
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!#BC2#
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.
#TD2#
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!
#R2#
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.#T1##CL2#
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.#BC#
Ahmad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
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.
#BC2#
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.#T2##CL2#
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.#BC2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3##CL2#
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.
#BC2#
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.#T1#
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.#CUT#
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!#T2#
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.#CL2#
Raivo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahmad, pushing him back against the cage.
Raivo working aggressively here.
#BC#
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.
#CL2#
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.#T3##BC2#
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. #CL2#
Raivo takes the fight into the clinch.
Raivo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
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. #T4#
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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Event:
19
Date: Jan 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Vrinceanu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raivo.#TD2#
Raivo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vrinceanu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Raivo is in Vrinceanu's guard.
Raivo distracts Vrinceanu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raivo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vrinceanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raivo cracks Vrinceanu with a solid left hand.
Raivo throws an elbow that misses. Vrinceanu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raivo's guard. Nice move by Vrinceanu!#REVR#
Vrinceanu throws an elbow that misses. Raivo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vrinceanu's guard. Nice move by Raivo!#REVB#
Vrinceanu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raivo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vrinceanu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Vrinceanu postures up in Raivo's guard and throws a big left but Raivo blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raivo is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Vrinceanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SU2#
Raivo stands up from Vrinceanu's guard - Raivo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Raivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vrinceanu.
Raivo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raivo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Raivo lands an overhand right.
Raivo throws a push kick but Vrinceanu slaps the foot to one side.
Vrinceanu with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Raivo counters by clinching up. #T2#
Raivo is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raivo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vrinceanu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vrinceanu.
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!#TD2#
Raivo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vrinceanu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Raivo postures up in Vrinceanu's guard and throws a big left but Vrinceanu blocks it. #SU2#
Raivo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vrinceanu tries for a takedown but Raivo circles away easily
and Raivo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Vrinceanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Vrinceanu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raivo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vrinceanu is breathing heavily.
Raivo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Raivo moves into range and clinches up with Vrinceanu.
Raivo misses with the head strike.
Vrinceanu has been working on his balance at Evolution MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Raivo.
Vrinceanu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Raivo.
The referee calls for Raivo to work.
Raivo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Raivo controlling the action here for a moment.
Vrinceanu trying to stall but Raivo improves his position.
Raivo tries a knee to the head but Vrinceanu blocks it.
Raivo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raivo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raivo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vrinceanus head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raivo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vrinceanu has him pressed against the cage.
Raivo wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrinceanu won't allow it.
Vrinceanu has Raivo pressed against the cage, preventing Raivo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raivo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apina Raivo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Vrinceanu throws a body punch but Raivo moves out of range.
As Vrinceanu backs off Raivo throws a huge counter combo but Vrinceanu manages to avoid it all.
Vrinceanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raivo.
Morgan Vrinceanu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raivo throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan Vrinceanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrinceanu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vrinceanu with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Raivo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vrinceanu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raivo tries to avoid it but Vrinceanu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raivo to the ground. Raivo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vrinceanu moves out of range of the leg kick from Raivo.
Vrinceanu fails with the takedown
and Raivo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Vrinceanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrinceanu ducks under a wild hook from Raivo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Raivo moves into the clinch.
Raivo tries to work over Vrinceanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Raivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vrinceanu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vrinceanu dodges the punch combination from Raivo.
#T1#
Raivo tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Raivo takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raivo.
Raivo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrinceanu blocks it with crossed arms.
Raivo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrinceanu fails to pull guard.
Raivo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrinceanu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Vrinceanu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Raivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raivo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrinceanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Raivo.
Vrinceanu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raivo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raivo misses with a wild body shot.
Vrinceanu tried to counter with a leg kick but Raivo avoided it.
Raivo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vrinceanu wants to clinch up but Raivo keeps it at a distance.
Vrinceanu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raivo is fending him off so far but Vrinceanu persists. Nope, Raivo circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vrinceanu misses with a takedown attempt - Raivo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raivo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrinceanu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raivo pinned against the cage. Raivo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raivo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Raivo lands with a cross.
Vrinceanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vrinceanu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vrinceanu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raivo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Apina Raivo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raivo digs a good body shot into Vrinceanu's ribs.#TD2#
Vrinceanu tries to sprawl but Raivo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vrinceanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raivo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Raivo scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SU2#
Raivo gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T4#
Raivo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raivo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vrinceanu at a distance.
Raivo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Raivo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vrinceanu quickly recovers to half guard.
Raivo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vrinceanu!
Raivo controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raivo cracks Vrinceanu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Raivo controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apina Raivo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Raivo has Vrinceanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Raivo taking a breather.
Raivo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vrinceanu up against the cage.
Raivo is pushing Vrinceanu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Raivo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raivo is trying to stall.
Raivo stalling against the cage.
#T1#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Apina Raivo.
Vrinceanu leaves Raivo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raivo wants to clinch
and Vrinceanu counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Raivo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raivo.
Vrinceanu tries for a takedown but Raivo circles away easily
and Raivo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raivo lands a glancing blow to the side of Vrinceanu's head.#CL2#
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Raivo avoiding damage.
Vrinceanu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Raivo breaks from the clinch.
#T2##CL2#
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Raivo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vrinceanu up against the cage.
Raivo working aggressively here.
Well,Vrinceanu is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Vrinceanu dodges an elbow strike from Raivo.
Raivo controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrinceanu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 throws a hook to the side of Vrinceanu's head but Vrinceanu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Vrinceanu throws a leg kick which misses Raivo's front leg but catches the back leg as Raivo tries to avoid it.
Raivo thumps Vrinceanu with a low kick.
Raivo just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrinceanu is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vrinceanu.
An inside leg kick lands from Vrinceanu.
Raivo throws an overhand right that lands on Vrinceanu's shoulder, as Vrinceanu tries to avoid the shot.
Raivo wants to clinch.
Raivo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vrinceanu.#T4#
Vrinceanu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raivo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raivo takes a swing at Vrinceanu's ribcage but misses.
Raivo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vrinceanu.
Raivo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vrinceanu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#
It looks like Apina Raivo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raivo shoots and misses
and Vrinceanu counters with a head kick. That will keep Raivo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrinceanu lands a nice looking body kick.
Vrinceanu throws a leg kick which misses Raivo's front leg but catches the back leg as Raivo tries to avoid it.
Raivo digs a good body shot into Vrinceanu's ribs.#CL2#
Raivo has Vrinceanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Raivo lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apina Raivo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raivo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Apina Raivo!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Apina Raivo!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Apina Raivo!
Apina Raivo wins by unanimous decision!
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