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Odie Delaney remained excellent in his profession after he submitted Mehdi Barghi within the second spherical of their heavyweight MMA bout at ONE 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen on the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The American submission specialist took Barghi to the bottom and locked in a straight armlock 2:22 into the second spherical.
The victory pushed Delaney to an ideal 4-0 document and gave him a 3rd straight submission win. He’s additionally 2-0 in ONE Championship after scoring a first-round submission win over Thomas Narmo in his promotional debut in February 2022.
Shade commentator Mitch Chilson stated after the match:
“Odie’s actually good at these kimuras, particularly from aspect management. That was a straight armbar and I feel he may’ve acquired it a bit of bit faster.”
Odie Delaney initially seemed to have a kimura locked in however he cranked Barghi’s arm right into a straight armlock. There was a little bit of pause throughout Delaney’s submission after referee Mohamad Sulaiman signaled “catch!” which made Delaney to momentarily loosen his armlock.
Realizing he shouldn’t have executed that, Delaney cranked Barghi’s left arm as soon as extra and compelled the Iranian heavyweight to submit.
Odie Delaney utilized his hanging early within the combat
Whereas he’s extra generally known as a submission artist, Odie Delaney employed a hanging strategy within the first spherical. The American High Staff fighter used kicks to maintain Barghi at bay, touchdown a number of occasions on the Iranian fighter’s mid-section.
Delaney had some success together with his early hanging however he ultimately moved on to his grappling halfway by means of the spherical to manage Barghi’s again.
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With not a lot motion happening, Sulaiman signaled for each large males to disengage and return to the middle of the circle. As soon as within the center, Delaney went again to his kicks to dictate the circulation of the competition.
Come the second spherical, Barghi had a little bit of success utilizing his proper overhand to maintain his distance from Delaney. Nevertheless, the NCAA Division I All-American ducked beneath a type of proper palms to take the match to the bottom.
Establishing prime place, Delaney ultimately remoted Barghi’s arm for the submission win.
