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Event:
GDL 54:
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sefina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obi throws a body punch but Sefina moves out of range.
Sefina jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Sefina closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Obi did well to prevent Sefina getting side control.
Sefina performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Obi actively working from the bottom here.
Sefina is taking a breather. Obi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi trying to hold on to Sefina's head to control him but Sefina postures up.
Obi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sefina preventing the sweep. #T1#
Sefina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Sefina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Obi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sefina is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Obi looking to control but Sefina passes into half guard.
Obi wants to get back to full guard.
Sefina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Obi actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Sefina is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sefina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sefina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Obi is looking for a sweep. Sefina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sefina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sefina trying to control the pace.
Sefina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Obi is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Obi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sefina stalling.
Obi tries to get to full guard but Sefina has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Sefina seems content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Obi actively working from the bottom here.
Obi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Obi looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obi wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sefina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.
A good leg kick by Sefina.
Sefina works Obi's body with a nice hook.
Sefina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Sefina moves away and avoids it.
Obi walks into a left hand.
Sefina misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Obi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sefina moves out of range of the strikes.
Obi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sefina.
Sefina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanuola Sefina dominated that 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.#R2#
Sefina doesn't manage to clinch there - Obi circles away.
Obi throws out a counter right but Sefina avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Sefina clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Sefina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sefina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sefina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sefina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Sefina misses.
A slow jab from Obi misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina throws a lazy right hand but Obi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lanuola Sefina is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
Sefina throws a hook but Obi blocks it.
Sefina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Obi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lanuola Sefina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sefina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Obi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lanuola Sefina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sefina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chike Obi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sefina's corner calls for a 1-2. Sefina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sefina. #TD#
Sefina feints and as Obi raises his hands in defense, Sefina changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Obi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sefina controls the pace.
Obi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obi is trying to keep Sefina in close.
Sefina stays in close to Obi's body and controls the position.
Sefina postures up.
#T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sefina sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sefina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sefina trying to control but Obi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Obi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sefina defends it easily.
Obi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sefina lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
A big left from Obi misses.
Sefina misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Obi misses.
Sefina throws a right hand that Obi ducks under and follows up with a left that Obi also avoids with ease.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Sefina moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Obi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obi with a jab.
Obi staying out of range there.#TD#
Obi gets caught flat footed, as Sefina shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sefina looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Sefina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Sefina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sefina slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Sefina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Obi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sefina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sefina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sefina stays in close to Obi's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanuola Sefina dominated that second round.
That's time! Sefina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
The fighters circling - Obi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Sefina changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Obi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Obi pushes Sefina away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sefina gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Obi tries to buck Sefina off but Sefina is having none of it.
Obi seems a little lost for a moment, as Sefina dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina moves into full mount!
Sefina controlling the position easily from mount.
Obi wants to hold on but Sefina pushes him away.#T1#
Obi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sefina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sefina wants to control the pace but Obi is squirming around nicely.
Obi is looking to get to half guard.
We've been hearing that Sefina has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Obi is squirming around, avoiding Sefina's attempts to control the action.
Sefina prevents Obi from getting the reversal.
Sefina scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T2#
Sefina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Obi is looking to improve his position but Sefina isn't that keen on the idea.
Sefina controlling the position easily from mount.
Obi can't escape the position.
Sefina controlling the position easily from mount.
Sefina trying to control but Obi is having none of it. #T3#
Sefina controlling the pace for now.
Sefina with the ground and pound from mount.
Obi is trying desperately to improve position.
Sefina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Obi's face.
Sefina controlling his opponent.
Sefina has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Obi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Sefina in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sefina looking to control but Obi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sefina is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Obi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sefina lands a nice shot to the head.
Sefina controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sefina.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lanuola Sefina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sefina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lanuola Sefina!
The defeated Chike Obi had this to say: 'It was a good fight, he was a better fighter today going back to the gym make some correction.'. |
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Event:
GDL 49: John vs Alvar
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obi lands a jab to the head.
Matazz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matazz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Obi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matazz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#KD2#
and Obi counters with a nice right hand that sends Matazz toppling to the canvas! Matazz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Obi finish him?!#ROC2#Matazz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BAM! Obi delivers a spinning backfist that drops Matazz like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Chike Obi!
Our winner, Chike Obi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GDL 40: Stone vs Obi
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone tests Obi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
Obi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Obi misses with a wild combination.
Obi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Obi has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Obi moves out of range easily.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi misses with a straight left.
Obi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Obi misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Obi gets tackled into the cage by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch. #BC#
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obi tries to clinch up.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone works the jab nicely.#ROC#Obi is rocked!
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Stone misses.
A slow jab from Obi misses its intended target.
Stone defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Obi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL#
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Obi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obi is still on wobbly legs! Can Stone finish him?
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!#BC#
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Stone has Obi up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone lands a right hand. #T2#
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Obi with a big uppercut! Obi tries to clinch up but Stone pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Obi to the mat! Obi covers up and Stone unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aaron Stone!
Aaron Stone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Chike Obi had this to say: 'It was a good fight, he was a better fighter today going back to the gym make some correction.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 28, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiuwei gets tackled into the cage by Obi. Obi maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obi.
Obi is trying to force a seperation but Xiuwei has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiuwei.
Obi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiuwei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiuwei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiuwei cracks Obi with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obi.
Xiuwei throws a head punch that misses.
Obi looking to slow down the pace here.
Obi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body punch from Xiuwei - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi just leaning against Xiuwei, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Xiuwei breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiuwei throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Obi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi tries to clinch up but Xiuwei circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiuwei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiuwei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donk. Xiuwei catches Obi right on the button with a cross.
Xiuwei punishes Obi's body with a nice straight punch.
Obi tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiuwei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obi dodges the punch combination from Xiuwei.
Obi ducks right into an uppercut from Xiuwei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi instigates a clinch.
Xiuwei is stalling here.
Obi can't break the clinch.
Xiuwei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiuwei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obi taking a breather.
Xiuwei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obi blocks a body shot from Xiuwei.
Xiuwei breaks the clinch.
Obi is looking to clinch.
Xiuwei lands a big uppercut and Obi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Obi looks OK. Xiuwei waves Obi back to his feet!
Obi is rocked!
Obi tries to clinch but Xiuwei moves out of range.
Xiuwei throws out a counter right but Obi avoids it with no problem.
Oh Obi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiuwei darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Obi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Xiuwei before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheng Xiuwei! |
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