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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Blind by Korn. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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212 cm
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286 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Semmy Vukovic! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vukovic motions for Lee to come forward. Vukovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
Chung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vukovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Vukovic breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vukovic, pushing him back against the ropes. Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vukovic's efforts to push away. Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lee lands a shot to the body. A short right from Lee on the inside. Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Vukovic looks gassed! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee has hold of one of Vukovic's legs. Vukovic is fighting the takedown attempt but Lee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Lee scoring with some ground and pound. Lee throwing strikes but missing. Lee lands a couple of digs. Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vukovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee stands up over Vukovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots. Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vukovic swivels though and keeps the full guard. Lee postures up in Vukovic's guard and throws a big left but Vukovic blocks it. Lee thows a big elbow that misses. Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vukovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vukovic swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Vukovic is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Vukovic. Vukovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lee chips away with some ground and pound. Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Vukovic has wrist control. Vukovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee stands up over Vukovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lee throws a big right hand that misses. Lee with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Vukovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee. Lee landing with the ground and pound. Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vukovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lee throws a strike but Vukovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Vukovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Lee keeping moving, preventing Vukovic from controlling successfully. Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vukovic with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Lee dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vukovic 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Lee tries to clinch up. Lee blocks a head kick by Vukovic.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lee blocks a head kick by Vukovic.
A punch combination from Lee misses. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vukovic swats him away and circles back towards the center. Vukovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A leg kick checked by Lee. Vukovic throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well. Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Lee manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vukovic swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vukovic keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick. Semmy Vukovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vukovic tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Vukovic scores with a head kick.
Lee closes the distance and clinches. Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Vukovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee moves in looking to clinch but Vukovic pushes him off. Lee is looking to clinch but Vukovic is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch up. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Vukovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vukovic paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Vukovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee moves out of range as Vukovic throws a body kick.
Lee moves into the clinch. Vukovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vukovic tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes. Vukovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes. Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Good leg kick by Vukovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Vukovic is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position. Lee breaks the clinch.
Vukovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee. Lee wants to clinch up but Vukovic keeps it at a distance. Lee fails in his attempt to clinch. Vukovic wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range. Lee tries to clinch up but Vukovic circles away and keeps his distance. Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee thows a huge punch but Vukovic dodges it nicely.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Vukovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back! Vukovic has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vukovic's arms. Vukovic tries to keep control of the position but Lee is staying busy. Vukovic gets his hands free as Lee looks to control. Lee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lee landing rabbit punches to the side of Vukovic's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points. Vukovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Vukovic with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard. Lee keeping moving, preventing Vukovic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Vukovic. A nice left hand lands by Lee.
A short left from Lee. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee. Lee manages to break the clinch.
Vukovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Lee tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range. Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee throws a right and a left that Vukovic avoids nicely. Lee scores with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee has Vukovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Vukovic's head. Vukovic tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Lee dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vukovic on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lee tries to clinch up. Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head. Nice shot by Lee. Vukovic throws a quick inside leg kick. Lee avoids the head kick by Vukovic.
Lee closes the distance and clinches. Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vukovic is rocked! Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vukovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him? Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards. Vukovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut. Lee breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lee cracks Vukovic on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Vukovic falls backwards against the ropes. Lee follows up with more strikes that drop Vukovic to his knees. Lee keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Vukovic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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