Fighters wow the crowd with high-octane show

“They will record more wins in the tournament,” Shaikh Khalid said adding: “The tournament saw a very distinguished Bahraini presence through a group of fighters who were keen to provide their best technical skills and dedicating all their experience in order to win these bouts.”

The fighters, Shaikh Khalid said, have shown varying levels of capabilities.  “Some have won and others have been very strong but lost.” “We believe that the future will be better for them because of their impressive levels and strong representation of the Kingdom,” he said. 

Khalid Abdul-Aziz Al-Khayat, Head of the Executive Committee of the BRAVE International Combat Week, said, “Shaikh Khalid’s continuous presence at the IMMAF shows his passion for the national team.” 

Graceful gesture 

When Bahrain’s mixed martial arts player Ramadan Gitenov was injured from his match against his French rival Xecebede His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa showed a graceful gesture towards Gitenov by escorting his personally to the medical clinic for treatment. 

During the game, the Frenchman Xecebede punched the face of Ramadan, causing him to fall injured on the ground, and was treated by paramedics, announcing after that his withdrawal from the match and announcing Frenchman Xecebede as the winner.

The fighter rose and managed to walk out of the ring amidst applause from sports fans who wished the fighter a swift recovery and return to the ring to join the rest of the team.

Biggest supporter 

“The biggest supporter of this game is His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, where he was keen to support the players during the bouts, which is a clear indication of His Highness’s efforts to provide full support to the national team and the tournament”.

He added that the organising committee is working around the clock to have the event as a success.  He said that Bahrain Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs have also been instrumental in the success of the tournament. 

Ali Yaqoub loses to Stevens

The bouts saw mixed results for players who began with the loss of Ali Yaqoub to American player Cyan Stevens in the afternoon. Despite the loss, optimism was present and the Bahrainis did not feel despair.

Loss of Hamad Matar

Hamad Matar lost to his Canadian rival Ali Wasiq, who presented a strong level in combat, and in which Matar was unable to win and fell victim to the Canadian player.

Mehmeedov starts victories

Morals rose with the wining of Gamzet Mehmeedov against Tajik Manushiker, Mehmeedov performed at distinct levels, and his strikes were focused to begin the harvesting victory in the first day of the competition amidst the interaction of the masses near the ring viewing the bout.

Fikri prepares for Alessandro

Our player Nayef Fekri starred in his match against Alessandro and achieved an early win from the second round thanks to his strong blows, dropping his opponent more than once, punches in the face, high concentration, and avoiding the Italian’s strikes.

Abdul-Manaf grabs second win

The level of optimism soared in the third game with our talented player Abdal-Manaf Megadov in his meeting with Japanese hocky, amidst a huge development in the results and determination of our player Megadov, who tried to get a quick win thanks to his strong strikes and attempts to finish the game early.

Abbas Khan loses to Benjamin

In the seventh game, Abbas Khan lost to American Benjamin in the third round, despite Khan’s attempts to catch up with the results, the strikes of American Benjamin were faster and guaranteed him a win.

First Day results:

 Irishman Ilan Kennedy defeated Tajikistan’s Tohir Sidov, 

 Kazakh Dastan defeated Bulgaria’s Nukulya,

 Brazilian Karos defeated Irishman Ronan, 

 Giacom defeated Mexican Rangroot,

 Indian Shiva defeated Lebanese Rolandi, 

 Kazak Ozzas defeated Indian Akash, 

 French Morio defeated Panamanian David, 

 British Ben defeated Cypriot Sitvanus, 

 American Shaz defeated British Kerandeeb,

 Kazak Nautilic defeated Spaniard Alvaro, 

 Albanian Florin defeated Italian Alessandro, 

 Kazakh Denislam defeated Azerbaijani Mohamed Alif, 

 Belarusian Arsim defeated South African Katsum, 

 Russian Vilari defeated Frenchman Sammy, 

 Australian Abzi defeated Swede Timurmalik,

 Irishman Austin defeated Bulgarian Owen, 

 Frenchman Petach defeated Bulgariain Lundy, 

 American Jack defeated South African Shan, 

 Mexican Jonathan defeated American Orlando, 

 Finnish Huwail defeated Italian Francesco,

 Frenchman Puma defeated Turkish Abdullah Mehit, 

 Spaniard Carlos defeated Indian Karishna, 

 Swede Hooger defeated Czech Thomas, 

 New Zealander Clarik defeated Indian Aniuring, 

 Azerbaijani Kazar defeated Polish Daniel, 

 American David defeated Lebanese Grogis, 

 Canadian Dylan defeated Lebanese Eli, 

 American Kutin defeated British Scott,

 Irishman Kieran defeated Brazilian Vitor, 

 Panamanian Irland defeated Irish Joni, 

 Luxembourger Jossi defeated Russian Zida, 

 Austrian Bogdan defeated Finnish Kevin, 

 Bulgarian Vetarelli defeated Colombian Johann, 

 Australian Ethin defeated Jordanian Moataz, 

 New Zealander Oskel defeated Turkish Yildirim, 

 Irishman Jack defeated Polish Pioter

 Czech Jacob defeated Kazakh Drakan, 

 Australian Cody defeated South African Sheldon, 

 Kazak Makir defeated Bulgarian Nikolai.