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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Smajlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Go Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed Smajlovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahmed Smajlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Go Chung!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go Chung has managed to clinch.
Smajlovic wants the takedown. Go Chung is fighting it off but Smajlovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Go Chung's guard against the cage.
Go Chung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Go Chung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smajlovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smajlovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smajlovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Go Chung wants to get back to his feet but Smajlovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smajlovic stands and steps away. Go Chung gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smajlovic misses with a takedown attempt - Go Chung sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Go Chung throws a right hand that Smajlovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Smajlovic also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Go Chung lands but Smajlovic takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ahmed Smajlovic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smajlovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Go Chung throws a series of punches but Smajlovic moves out of range.
Go Chung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic shoots in but Go Chung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Smajlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Go Chung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Go Chung gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smajlovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Go Chung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Go Chung throws a lazy uppercut
and Smajlovic counters with a single leg into guard. Go Chung didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Go Chung wants to stand up but Smajlovic is controlling him.
Smajlovic wants to control from the top but Go Chung keeps moving.
Smajlovic is really struggling to control Go Chung but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smajlovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Go Chung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smajlovic trying to control but Go Chung is working from the bottom.
Ahmed Smajlovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Go Chung. Those never looked like landing.
Smajlovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Go Chung is looking to clinch but Smajlovic is avoiding it.
Smajlovic slips a jab and a cross from Go Chung.
Smajlovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Go Chung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smajlovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smajlovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Go Chung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smajlovic somewhat.
Smajlovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Go Chung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Go Chung counters with a big head kick but Smajlovic shrugs it off.
Go Chung clinches with his opponent.
Go Chung lands a damaging elbow.
Go Chung manages to break the clinch.
Go Chung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Son Go Chung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Go Chung tries to clinch but Smajlovic is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Go Chung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Go Chung.
Smajlovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Go Chung as he jumps to the side.
Smajlovic is breathing heavily.
Go Chung is looking to clinch but Smajlovic is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Go Chung.
Go Chung tries a head kick but it misses.
Go Chung looks to land a combination but Smajlovic avoids it well.
Go Chung misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Go Chung tries to clinch up.
Go Chung stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Go Chung. No joy for Smajlovic on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Go Chung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Go Chung moves in looking to clinch but Smajlovic pushes him off.
Go Chung doesn't manage to clinch there - Smajlovic circles away.
Go Chung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ahmed Smajlovic's cut is getting worse.
Go Chung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Go Chung.
Go Chung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Go Chung wants to clinch up but Smajlovic keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Go Chung misses.
A punch combination from Go Chung misses.
Smajlovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Go Chung misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Go Chung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Smajlovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Go Chung slaps away a takedown attempt from Smajlovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smajlovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Son Go Chung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smajlovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Go Chung sprawls well. Go Chung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smajlovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Smajlovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Go Chung defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Smajlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Go Chung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smajlovic. That did some damage!
Go Chung tries to clinch there but Smajlovic circles away.
Go Chung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooh a lovely combination from Go Chung sends Smajlovic down but not out. Go Chung dives into side control looking to finish.
Smajlovic is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Go Chung wants to stand but Smajlovic has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Oh Smajlovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Go Chung is looking to stand up but Smajlovic won't let him.
Smajlovic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go Chung wants to stand and escape but instead Smajlovic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smajlovic stands up from Go Chung's guard - Smajlovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Go Chung tries to clinch up.
Go Chung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smajlovic.
Go Chung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circle momentarily. Go Chung darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Go Chung misses with the combination.
Go Chung tries to clinch but Smajlovic moves out of range.
Smajlovic fails to land the takedown.
Go Chung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smajlovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Go Chung pinned against the cage. Go Chung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Go Chung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Go Chung has closed the distance and engaged Smajlovic in a clinch.
Go Chung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Go Chung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smajlovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Smajlovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Go Chung connects with a high kick.
Ahmed Smajlovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Go Chung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Go Chung throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Go Chung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Go Chung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go Chung throws a right hand that Smajlovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Smajlovic also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go Chung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smajlovic.
Go Chung clinches up with Smajlovic and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go Chung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Go Chung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Go Chung.
Jeez, Ahmed Smajlovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smajlovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Go Chung.
Go Chung lands a damaging elbow.
Go Chung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smajlovic.
Smajlovic looking for a takedown.
Smajlovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Go Chung.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ahmed Smajlovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Son Go Chung!
Son Go Chung got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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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
59% |
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