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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Smyslov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Potpourri D'Orange (SZS MAD Ver.) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
13 - 4 - 2 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
Smyslov swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Smyslov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim misses the jab.
Kim wants to clinch up but Smyslov keeps it at a distance.
Smyslov throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Smyslov misses.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Smyslov is just out of range.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Smyslov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim misses with a hook. Smyslov ducked under it nicely.
Smyslov tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Smyslov tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim blocks a body shot from Smyslov.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smyslov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smyslov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smyslovs head.
Smyslov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Smyslov misses with a body punch.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Smyslov tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Smyslov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smyslov leaning against his opponent.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smyslov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Smyslov controls the action.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smyslov or not.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smyslov throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smyslov scores with a nice body kick.
Smyslov connects with a solid leg kick.
Smyslov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.
Smyslov throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyslov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smyslov misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smyslov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smyslov checks it well.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim misses with an uppercut. Smyslov saw that one coming.
Kim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smyslov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Smyslov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smyslov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smyslov misses with a two punch combination.
Smyslov avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smyslov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Smyslov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smyslov takes a little break here. Kim wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smyslov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smyslov grinds an elbow into Kim's temple.
Smyslov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smyslov controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
Smyslov prevents Kim from improving his position.
Smyslov is just content to waste time from the top position. Kim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smyslov controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smyslov throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim'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.
Smyslov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smyslov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Smyslov cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Smyslov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byeongsuk Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smyslov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Smyslov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smyslov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smyslov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kim!
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Smyslov trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyslov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kim kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smyslov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Kim wants to control but Smyslov is having none of it.
Smyslov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smyslov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Smyslov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smyslov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kim is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim postures up.
Smyslov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kim controls the pace.
Smyslov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smyslov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smyslov is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smyslov is proving hard to escape from.
Kim is fighting to break Smyslov's control of his arms but Smyslov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov has a closed guard, preventing Kim from standing up.
Kim trying to control but Smyslov is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smyslov scores a takedown into full mount!
Smyslov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim is trying to escape the mount.
Smyslov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smyslov looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smyslov avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Kim blocking the ground and pound.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smyslov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smyslov with a couple of short strikes.
Smyslov tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Kim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Smyslov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smyslov thows a body shot but no joy.
Smyslov thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim is looking to wear down Smyslov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kim throws a body punch but Smyslov moves out of range.
Smyslov is looking to land body kicks.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyslov moves away.
Smyslov throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smyslov manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Smyslov lands a jab-cross combination.
Byeongsuk Kim's cut is getting worse.
Smyslov tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Smyslov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smyslov controlling the pace.
Smyslov throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyslov is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
Smyslov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kim!
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kim taking shots to the head.
Smyslov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smyslov avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smyslov lands a nice shot to the head.
Byeongsuk Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smyslov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying desperately to improve position.
Smyslov cracks Kim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Byeongsuk Kim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smyslov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smyslov wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Smyslov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kim turns into him and now he's in Smyslov's guard.
Kim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vasily Smyslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim is fighting to break Smyslov's control of his arms but Smyslov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kim trying to control but Smyslov is working from the bottom.
Kim passes Smyslov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Smyslov is controlling Kim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Smyslov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Kim prevents Smyslov from improving his position.
Smyslov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kim wants to free his trapped foot but Smyslov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smyslov wants to control but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim with the ground and pound but Smyslov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Smyslov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smyslov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Smyslov!
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