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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paynuss Chonus (ranked 22508 p4p, 751 weight class) and Chol-Hyon An (ranked 8522 p4p, 664 weight class). Chonus comes to the cage accompanied by Reverend Paynus. The crowd seem to be enjoying An's choice of entrance music: Aegukka (DPRK national anthem). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paynuss Chonus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chol-Hyon An!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Chonus.
Chonus dips to his left and cracks An with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - An looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An tries to close the distance and clinch but Chonus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An drives through with a takedown into Chonus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
An stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chonus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chonus has his hands on An's head, controlling the position.
Chonus is looking for a triangle but An pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chonus with a nice head shot there.
An is looking to sweep but instead, Chonus has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Chonus.
An wants to get back to his feet.
An missing with punches from the bottom.
Chonus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
An actively working from the bottom here.
An trying to control here.
Chonus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chonus scores with a couple of nice shots.
An is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
An is trying to control but Chonus passes into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chonus scoring with punches from side control.
Chonus trying to control the position but An is working away.
You can see the frustration on An's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chonus wants to control but An is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An is looking for a sweep.
Chonus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chonus cracks An with a big elbow.
Chonus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused An some visible discomfort.
An is looking to regain half guard here but Chonus keeps moving and retains side control.
Chonus looks up at the clock and then as An takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chonus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An tries to improve position but can't.
An is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chonus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chonus working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chonus just content to control the position.
An wants to control but Chonus postures up.
An is looking to reverse the position.
Chonus lands a nice forearm strike.
An tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chonus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if An can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chonus landing a few strikes.
An is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chonus working away.
An tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chonus is putting a hurting on An here, landing some big shots from side control.
An is looking to regain half guard here but Chonus keeps moving and retains side control.
An really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chonus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
An gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chonus working An over with strikes.
An actively working from the bottom here.
An is trying to maintain the position but Chonus is very close to passing his half guard.
An is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chonus scores with a couple of nice shots.
An tries to roll over but Chonus keeps him under control.
Chonus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
An looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chonus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for An!
An tries to hold on but Chonus pushes him away.
Chonus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish An?
An tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An keeps trying to improve his position.
Chonus tries to control but An wriggling away.
Chonus lands a couple of good shots and An has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Chonus wants to control but An is keeping busy.
Chonus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften An up.
An is trying to break free.
An is trying to remain composed but Chonus is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Chonus 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonus punishes An with strikes from the back mount.
Chonus has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for An.
An rolls, trying to escape but Chonus keeps control of the position.
Chonus connects with a big shot to the side of An's head.
Chonus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, An has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Chonus lands punches and elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Chonus is working the ground and pound. Can An escape?
An is really stuck here.
Chonus lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can An hold on?!
An preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chonus.
You can see the frustration on An's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chonus avoiding An 's attempts to control his hands.
Chonus lands with a hammerfist to the side of An's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paynuss Chonus dominated that round.
That's time! Chonus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
An tries to clinch but Chonus moves out of range.
Chonus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paynuss Chonus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chonus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chonus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chonus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chonus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from An.
An tries to clinch but Chonus moves out of range.
Chonus throws a right hand that An ducks under and follows up with a left that An also avoids with ease.
Chonus misses with a wild combination.
An steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
An moves in looking to clinch but Chonus pushes him off.
Chonus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chonus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An closes the distance and clinches.
An gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chonus regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
An wants to control but Chonus passes into side.
An takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chonus scores with a couple of short elbows.
An taking a bit of punishment here - Chonus scoring with strikes.
An struggling a bit here.
An tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chonus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chonus connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonus lands a decent elbow from side control.
An tries to buck Chonus off but Chonus is having none of it.
Chonus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chonus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An is breathing heavily.
Chonus grinds an elbow into An's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonus landing a few strikes.
An is looking to regain half guard here but Chonus keeps moving and retains side control.
Chonus landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chonus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paynuss Chonus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An is being controlled here.
An is looking for a sweep.
Chonus cracks An with a big right hand but An just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An tries to bench press Chonus off him but Chonus keeps the position.
An takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An tries to bench press Chonus off him but Chonus keeps the position.
Check out the look on Chonus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chonus working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
An is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chonus connects with a decent elbow.
Chonus cracks An with a big right hand but An just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chonus cracks An with a big elbow.
Chonus cracks An with a big elbow.
Chonus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by An, who protects the arm well.
Chonus cracks An with a big right hand but An just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chonus working the head with strikes.
An is rocked!
An gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chonus working the head and body with strikes.
Chonus working the head and body with strikes.
Chonus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chonus landing shots from mount.
An is still in real trouble! Can Chonus finish him?
An squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
An seems to have recovered his senses.
Chonus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chonus looking to control but An is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
An is working to get back to half guard.
Chonus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. An looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that An really doesn't like being in this position too much.
An keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chol-Hyon An has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paynuss Chonus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chonus content just to control the position here.
Chonus continues to stall.
An tries to hold on but Chonus pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chonus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
An is trying desperately to improve position.
Chonus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More hug and hope from Chonus.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An tries to hold on but Chonus pushes him away.
An regains half guard.
An has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Chonus. Oh but An has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Chonus goes limp - he's gone! An jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chol-Hyon An!
Chol-Hyon An is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Chol-Hyon An 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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