Kenyan fighters produced a winning display as the curtains came falling on the ANZA Mixed MArtial Arts (MMA) Pro Nights 3 held over the weekend at Village Market.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOn a night that brought together the finest athletes from Africa, it was Kenya’s trio of George “The Maverick” Itumo, Brian Munyi and Kevin Odongo who stole the show in front of a boisterous home crowd, with all of them picking crucial first round wins.Kenyan tennis star crashes out early in Italian tournamentOdongo, fighting in the heavyweight category, had an easy task against Uganda’s Kasozi Umaru, to secure a first-round win via TKO (Technical Knockout).©ANZA MMAA similar result came from his compatriot Munyi, as he floored another Ugandan, Cyplian Katumba, via TKO in the first round, to win the featherweight contest.©ANZA MMAThe two wins by Munyi and Odongo saw them both preserve their perfect records, with both men unbeaten at 2-0-0 and 4-0-0 respectively.Itumo, fighting in the main event on the night, meanwhile delivered one of the evening’s standout performances, as he secured a technical submission victory against Angola’s Jorge Correia in the bantamweight division.©ANZA MMAItumo, who now has a 3-1-0 professional record, secured victory by armbar, ensuring that all his three previous wins came via first-round stoppages.Earlier in the night, Angola’s four-time national champion Daniela Mandanji wasted little time in her professional debut, as she submitted Uganda’s Rebecca Amongi by rear-naked choke in the flyweight contest.##NAJAVA_MECA_9980847##The international eight-fight card also featured wins for Tanzania’s duo of Rashid Mlegelo and Chris Tibenda, who all got the best of their Ugandan rivals, Kennedy Serunyange and Farouk Ogwal, to win via TKO and Rear-Naked Choke submission respectively.The fight-of-the-night award was given to Madagascar’s Tsinjo Rakotomaria, who defeated Uganda’s Lawrence Mukiibi via TKO in the lightweight division.Kenya dominates Sunshine Development Tour contingent at Rwanda OpenGiven the success of the event, ANZA MMA Founder Peng Chen revealed that the organizers will introduce official branded championship belts for its Pro Fight Nights, beginning with the promotion’s next planned event in December.“Tonight is another important step for ANZA MMA and for the growth of professional MMA in Africa,” Chen said. “We are building a platform where fighters can compete, develop and be seen, and the introduction of our branded belts is another step in building the identity and legacy of the Pro Fight Nights. We look forward to bringing them to the cage at our next event in December.”Former Nairobi Polo chairman offers solution to growing rift between Kenyan rugby clubs
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