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Event:
CFC 608
Date: Nov 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma's corner calls for a 1-2. Chukwuma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bouba catches Chukwuma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Bouba - just one landing.
Bouba avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bouba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a nice right hand.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bouba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moussa Bouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouba throws out a loose jab but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chukwuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Chukwuma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Bouba lands with an overhand left.
Bouba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Bouba. That snapped Chukwuma's head back.
Bouba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bouba misses with a left hand
and Chukwuma counters with a good low kick that Bouba was not able to check.
Bouba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chukwuma's head.
Bouba misses with a body punch
and Chukwuma counters with a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Chukwuma moves away from the strike by Bouba.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Chukwuma throwing a counter right hand but Bouba manages to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses with a leg kick
and Bouba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Bouba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chukwuma staying out of range there.
Bouba throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma moves out of range as Bouba strikes.
Chukwuma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chukwuma takes a swing at Bouba's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bouba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chukwuma scores with a nice head shot.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bouba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Chukwuma misses. #T3##CL#
Chukwuma has managed to clinch.
Bouba fails to pull guard.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouba is trying to pull guard but Chukwuma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bouba blocks the elbow strike.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Bouba avoids the damage to the body.
Bouba tries to pull guard but Chukwuma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moussa Bouba.#TD2#
Bouba gets control of Chukwuma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bouba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bouba controlling the position.
Chukwuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouba is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Bouba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at EMP WORLDCLASS inform us that Bouba has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chukwuma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4#
Bouba sneaks back into half guard.
Chukwuma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chukwuma is thwarting Bouba's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Bouba looking for submissions off his back.
Chukwuma is looking to take a break and control but Bouba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bouba controlling the position well.
Bouba is trying to maintain the position but Chukwuma is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moussa Bouba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Chukwuma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bouba to score with a decent uppercut.
Bouba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
and Bouba counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Chukwuma! He's just covering up as Bouba starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moussa Bouba! |
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Event:
CFC 599
Date: Oct 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma lands a nice shot that snaps Magabi 's head back.
#CUT#It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Chukwuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magabi cracks Chukwuma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chukwuma wants to land a leg kick but Magabi is out of range.
Magabi throws a leg kick
and Chukwuma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Chukwuma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magabi , pushing him back against the cage.
Magabi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magabi takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi is working Chukwuma over against the cage.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Magabi blocking some punches.
Chukwuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magabi backwards.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magabi tries to break the clinch but Chukwuma is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Magabi .
#BC2#
Magabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magabi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chukwuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magabi misses with a kick to the body
and Chukwuma counters with a thumping low kick.
Magabi looks winded!
Magabi misses with a left hand
letting Chukwuma counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Mombasa Magabi 's cut even more.#T2#
Chukwuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice 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!
Magabi 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chukwuma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magabi scrambles back to his feet.
Chukwuma misses with a left hand
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Magabi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Magabi tries to avoid it.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Magabi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chukwuma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
Chukwuma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magabi throws a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Magabi tries a low kick but Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magabi is able to avoid easily.
Chukwuma lands a really nice looking cross but Magabi seems unphased.
#CUT#The cut above Mombasa Magabi 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chukwuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magabi throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the liver by Chukwuma. Beautiful body shot.#T4#
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chukwuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Chukwuma there.#CUT#Mombasa Magabi 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mombasa Magabi 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tinashe Chukwuma!
A relieved looking Tinashe Chukwuma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 590
Date: Sep 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw. #TD2#
Shaw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chukwuma to the mat! Chukwuma manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shaw cracks Chukwuma with a solid left hand.
Chukwuma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
Shaw throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Shaw drops back looking for a leg! Chukwuma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chukwuma manages to kick Shaw off! Shaw jumps back into Chukwuma's guard.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
#T1#
Shaw won't allow Chukwuma to sweep him here.
Shaw arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Chukwuma's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leopold Shaw!
After winning the bout, Leopold Shaw thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 582
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Chukwuma is looking to slow Devil down with leg kicks.
Devil misses with a hook. Chukwuma ducked under it nicely.
Devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chukwuma tests Devil's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Chukwuma drives through and clinches with Devil against the cage.
A short left from Chukwuma. #CUT2#It looks like Tazmanian Devil has been cut.
Chukwuma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Devil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chukwuma scores with a knee to the head.
Devil is trying to break the clinch but Chukwuma is controlling him.
Chukwuma scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Devil is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chukwuma lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#Tazmanian Devil's cut is getting worse.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chukwuma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma scores with a shot to the side of Devil's head. #KD2#
Chukwuma drops Devil onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Devil is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Devil is rocked!#CUT2#Tazmanian Devil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chukwuma pushes Devil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Devil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devil backwards. #T1#
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Devil to his knees! Chukwuma keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tinashe Chukwuma!
After winning the bout, Tinashe Chukwuma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 569
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Sanford takes a swing at Chukwuma's ribcage but misses.
Chukwuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanford counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanford counter with a right hand.
Sanford takes a swing at Chukwuma's ribcage but misses.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Sanford lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanford cracks Chukwuma with an open hand slap.
Sanford has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chukwuma is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.#T1#
Sanford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chukwuma counters with a nice body shot.
Chukwuma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chukwuma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chukwuma tries to clinch there but Sanford circles away.
Sanford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford throws a right hand that misses
and Chukwuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanford takes a swing at Chukwuma's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Chukwuma throws a shot to the body.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chukwuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
Chukwuma jabs Sanford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Sanford misses with a wild combination.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanford lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Sanford.
Sanford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chukwuma with a body shot.
Sanford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanford ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Sanford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick
and Sanford counters with a big right hand! Oh Chukwuma is in trouble here! Sanford follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiff Sanford!
After winning the bout, Tiff Sanford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 559
Date: Jun 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#It looks like Lom Seis has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma doesn't manage to clinch there - Seis circles away.
Seis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seis staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seis! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma tried to score with a low kick but Seis checks it.
Chukwuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chukwuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Chukwuma swings widly with a right hand
and Seis counters with a left to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a hook. Seis ducked under it nicely.
Seis throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Seis throws a right hand that misses
and Chukwuma counters with a leg kick.
Seis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chukwuma. That one must have hurt.
Seis misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Chukwuma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chukwuma wants to clinch.#T2#
Chukwuma lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seis looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Chukwuma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chukwuma scores with a nice strike.
Chukwuma digs a good body shot into Seis's ribs.#T3#
Chukwuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seis. That did some damage!
Chukwuma stuns Seis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD#
Chukwuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Seis sprawling to the canvas! Seis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chukwuma finish him?!
#ROC#Seis is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Lom Seis's cut even more.#CL#
Chukwuma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seis misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chukwuma.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Seis blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seis misses with a punch to the body.
Seis cracks Chukwuma with a nice body shot.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seis tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seis lands a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
Seis swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
A short left from Seis.
Chukwuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Seis.
Seis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seis as Chukwuma tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Seis.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Seis.
Seis scores with a shoulder strike.
Seis blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seis lands a shot to the body.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Seis uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Seis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chukwuma with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lom Seis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot.
Seis flicks out a counter leg kick but Chukwuma steps away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chukwuma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chukwuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Seis scores with a hook to the body. Chukwuma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Chukwuma thows a leg kick but Seis checks it
and Seis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma jabs at Seis's body.
Chukwuma throws the kick towards the body but Seis avoids it.
Seis misses with a right hand
and Chukwuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chukwuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seis manages to avoid it.#T2#
Seis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chukwuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Seis.
A little feinted left hand from Chukwuma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chukwuma connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#The cut above Lom Seis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Seis throws a chopping leg kick but Chukwuma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chukwuma connects with a crisp jab.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chukwuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Seis is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Seis misses.
Chukwuma tries a low kick but Seis avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seis checks a leg kick. #T3#
Chukwuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chukwuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#Lom Seis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chukwuma throws a hook but Seis blocks it.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Seis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chukwuma at a distance.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but Seis avoids it.
Seis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chukwuma blocks it well.#T4#
Seis tries to move into range but Chukwuma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lom Seis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tinashe Chukwuma!
After winning the bout, Tinashe Chukwuma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 549
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Akamu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chukwuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Akamu.
Akamu moves out of range of the strikes.
Akamu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akamu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Akamu.
Akamu drops his hands momentarily and Chukwuma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akamu misses with a left hand
and Chukwuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akamu throws a leg kick
and Chukwuma counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Chukwuma moves into range and clinches up with Akamu.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamu blocks it with crossed arms.
Akamu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Akamu blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Akamu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akamu.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akamu backwards. #T1#
Chukwuma lands a shot to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Chukwuma - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma presses Akamu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akamu is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akamu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akamu misses with an elbow over the top.
Akamu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akamu stalling in the clinch.
Akamu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like John Akamu has been cut.
Akamu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akamu pressing his opponent against the cage. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akamu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akamu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chukwuma is defending well.
A short left from Akamu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamu avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akamu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a knee to the head.
Akamu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#TD#
Akamu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Akamu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chukwuma is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Akamu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Akamu passes into side control, despite Chukwuma's attempt to control the position.
Akamu is working Chukwuma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Akamu controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Akamu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chukwuma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chukwuma is looking for a sweep.
Chukwuma can't do much from the bottom here.
Chukwuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akamu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Akamu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chukwuma down.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Akamu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chukwuma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akamu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chukwuma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Akamu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akamu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akamu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chukwuma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akamu connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Akamu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Akamu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Akamu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akamu stalks Chukwuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chukwuma's face. Chukwuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Chukwuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akamu throws out the jab. #TD#
Akamu scores with a takedown into Chukwuma's guard.
Akamu works over Chukwuma with some ground and pound from guard.
Akamu pushing down on Chukwuma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akamu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Akamu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chukwuma is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Akamu jumps into side control!#T1#
Chukwuma is trying to control Akamu's posture but Akamu avoids it.
Chukwuma is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Chukwuma wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Akamu has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Chukwuma's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Chukwuma is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Akamu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Akamu!
A relieved looking John Akamu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 544
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chukwuma. Chukwuma obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Chukwuma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chukwuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chukwuma but Chukwuma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chukwuma thinks about countering with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chukwuma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chukwuma counters with an inside leg kick.
Chukwuma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Chukwuma is avoiding it.
Chukwuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chukwuma works the jab nicely.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Chukwuma.
#CL#
Chukwuma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Chukwuma.
Nelson looks winded!
Chukwuma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T2#
Chukwuma landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Chukwuma.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Kyle Nelson has been cut.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chukwuma.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. #ROC#Nelson is rocked!#T3#
Chukwuma lands a big right hand that drops Nelson! The killer instinct kicks in and Chukwuma finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chukwuma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tinashe Chukwuma!
Our winner, Tinashe Chukwuma, 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:
CFC 535
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravius Jr checks a leg kick.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravius Jr's hands.
Gravius Jr thows a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it
and Chukwuma counters with a low kick, right behind Gravius Jr 's knee. #CL2#
Gravius Jr tries to keep at a distance but Chukwuma has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a left to the head.
Gravius Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chukwuma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravius Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravius Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chukwuma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravius Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Gravius Jr blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravius Jr avoids it.
Chukwuma crunches a lovely knee into Gravius Jr's ribcage.
Gravius Jr crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Gravius Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chukwuma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Gravius Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravius Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravius Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravius Jr's face.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
Gravius Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T3#
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Gravius Jr blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Sellus Gravius Jr has been cut.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Gravius Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T4#
Chukwuma tries to throw a body punch but Gravius Jr avoids it by throwing Chukwuma back against the cage.
Chukwuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravius Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravius Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravius Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Chukwuma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chukwuma takes a swing at Gravius Jr's ribcage but misses.
Gravius Jr wants to land a leg kick but Chukwuma is out of range.
Gravius Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chukwuma counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma moves out of range of the body kick from Gravius Jr.
A leg kick checked by Chukwuma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius Jr. #CL#
Gravius Jr drives through and clinches with Chukwuma against the cage.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Gravius Jr throws knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chukwuma lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Chukwuma lands a right hand.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma is working Gravius Jr over against the cage.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chukwuma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Chukwuma on the inside.
Gravius Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T2#
Chukwuma is working Gravius Jr over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chukwuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands a nice elbow.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravius Jr avoids it.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Gravius Jr.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr blocking some punches.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Gravius Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a shot to the head.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravius Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chukwuma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chukwuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chukwuma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gravius Jr blocking some punches.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravius Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL2#
Chukwuma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
#T1#
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Gravius Jr is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gravius Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Chukwuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravius Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Sellus Gravius Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravius Jr is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
A right hand to the body from Chukwuma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Gravius Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Gravius Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands an uppercut.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma lands a right hand. #T3#
Chukwuma tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravius Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravius Jr avoiding damage as Chukwuma throws knees to the body.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chukwuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravius Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gravius Jr missing with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Gravius Jr misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
A short left from Chukwuma.
Gravius Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravius Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tinashe Chukwuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chukwuma landing knees to the head.
Chukwuma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravius Jr's face.
A shot in the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Chukwuma lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Chukwuma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chukwuma 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CFC 524
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Chukwuma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Li.
Chukwuma is breathing heavily.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chukwuma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Chukwuma is blocking nicely.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.#T1#
Li lands a knee to the head.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Knees to the body from Chukwuma.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Chukwuma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Chukwuma tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Li tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Chukwuma lands a right hand.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma misses with a knee to the head.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chukwuma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Li landing knees to the head.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Jing Li dominated that round.
That's time! Chukwuma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Li lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Chukwuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chukwuma obliges.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li avoiding damage as Chukwuma throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li blocking some punches.
Chukwuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Jing Jing Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.#T2#
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chukwuma misses with some punches.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks with his arms.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Chukwuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li crunches a lovely knee into Chukwuma's ribcage.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Chukwuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
#T3#
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike.
Li prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chukwuma is leaning against Li and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma digs a right hand underneath Li's ribcage. Li let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Chukwuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Li in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chukwuma.
#CUT#It looks like Jing Jing Li has been cut.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma trying to land knees to the body.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma misses with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jing Jing Li's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL#
Chukwuma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Chukwuma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
Li with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chukwuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the body.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chukwuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Chukwuma.
#T2#
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma pushes Li back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Chukwuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li lands a knee to the body.
#T3#
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chukwuma throws a head punch that misses.
Li blocking some punches.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Chukwuma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chukwuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chukwuma connects with a knee to the head.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chukwuma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Li's face.
Chukwuma gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
Chukwuma misses with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Chukwuma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma scores with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Li tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chukwuma 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
A very excited looking Tinashe Chukwuma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Date: Nov 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Chukwuma jabs at Gravas's body.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Chukwuma.
It appears Gravas was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chukwuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T1#
Chukwuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Chukwuma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravas.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Chukwuma down.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Chukwuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Chukwuma off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gravas 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Latka Gravas wins by unanimous decision! |
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