MMA: Nigeria, Cameroon win in bitter, sweet Abuja fight

It was a drama-filled fight night in Abuja on Saturday laced with mixed feelings as Cameroon’s Octave Ayinde defeated Nigeria’s Vincent Ebenezer in the Mixed Martial Art ( MMA) event’s main card which was held at the Mo Arena on Saturday in Abuja.

Earlier before Ayinde’s and Ebenezer’s rumble, Nigeria’s Yahaya Yahuza had defeated Christopher Moly of DR Congo in the -84kg weight class. A total of 16 fighters slugged it out for honour and glory in eight blockbuster bouts.

Cameroon’s Ayinde wasted no time to assert his dominance as he quickly grappled and wrestled Nigeria’s Ebenezer to the ground, unloading a torrent of elbows to the latter’s head to secure the finish and the referee had to intervene by calling the attention of the medics. He then awarded a Technical Knockout (TKO) decision in favour of the Cameroonian, barely three minutes into the first round of the -77kg weight class encounter.

It was, however, joy for Nigeria in the 84kg weight class as Yahuza remained unbeaten in his MMA career, forcing erstwhile undefeated DR Congo’s Moly to retire early in the first half of a pulsating encounter. The co-main event of the evening also saw Nigeria’s undefeated female sensation, Terlumun Gertrude, successfully defend her belt in the Bantamweight category.

Results of other bouts saw Peter Onuh defeat Dilli Ohabuire by TKO in the -71kg weight class while Jeb Philemon beat Osoba Peleja by split decision in the -75kg weight class. Stanford Ebere defeated Felix Ncheta by a split decision in the Bantamweight class while Swande Christopher also beat David Ezekiel by a split decision in the -65kg weight class

The Abuja Mixed Martial Arts Fight night was organised by Akala Spirit of the Warrior in collaboration with the Nigerian Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF).