UFC VEGAS 29: KOREAN ZOMBIE VS IGE | 6th Round Post-Fight Show
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Jun 20, 2021
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01:01:39
Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here tonight – Sat, June 19th, to breakdown the UFC VEGAS 29: Korean Zombie vs Dan Ige Fight Night event, which was broadcast from the UFC APEX Center in Las Vegas, NV. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. Returning to the down-sized APEX octagon for the main event, we had a Featherweight tilt between the #4 ranked, Chan Sung Jung, aka: ‘The Korean Zombie’, with an impressive 16-6 record, three of those more recent bouts were first round finishes, including Frankie Edgar, Renato Moicano and Dennis Bermudez; and his opponent tonight being the #8 ranked, Dan ‘50K’ Ige; who was coming off a first round victory over Gavin Tucker back in March of this year via a sweet Right Cross just 22 seconds into the round. The Zombie, the obvious favorite, won the fight tonight via unanimous decision, outgrappling Ige throughout the five-round main event fight. Post-fight he was awarded his black belt and was noticeably and understandably more excited about this achievement than defeating the likes of Dan Ige. It’s time for TKZ to get a title shot. In the co-main event, we had a Heavyweight contest featuring the underdog, Sergey ‘Polar Bear’ Spivak, who was coming at this bout on a two-fight win streak against Jared Vanderaa and Carlos Felipe since last July, 2020. His opponent in this bout was #15 ranked Aleksei ‘The Boa Constrictor’ Oleinik; the Russian brawler had an impressive 59-15 career record, but was coming into the octagon tonight off of two losses to Chris Daukaus and Derrick Lewis since last August, 2020. He is the only fighter to win a UFC fight via Ezekiel choke, doing so twice; also holding the record for most Ezekiel choke wins in MMA competition, with fourteen. Regardless Okeinik’s abundancy of career wins, he lost unanimously when the bout went to decision tonight. In the end, he was not favored on the judges scorecards, Spivak took the ‘W’ tonight. Also on the card, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera made an epic effort with a thrilling win after a legendary scrap with ‘Dangerous’ Davey Grant, putting an abrupt end to his three-fight win streak. We also had a Welterweight clash when Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown went up against Dhiego Lima, in a tilt that ended when Brown devastated Lima with a Right Cross in the second round. Overall, this 12-bout card saw 3 1st Rd finishes, 5 KO/TKO’s – 1 stoppage, 1 sub, & 6 decisions, including our Main & Co-Main events - 2 of those 6 being Split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Matt Brown & Seungwoo Choi; FOTN honors went to Vera vs. Grant. Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 29: ‘KOREAN ZOMBIE VS IGE’ RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS: ESPN 2/ESPN+ MAIN EVENT | SAT. JUNE 19 12. Chan Sung Jung (17-6) DEF. Dan Ige (15-4) – DEC, Unanimous 11. Sergey Spivak (13-2) DEF. Aleksei Oleinik (59-16) – DEC, Unanimous 10. Marlon Vera (19-7) DEF. Davey Grant (11-5) – DEC, Unanimous 9. SeungWoo Choi (10-3) DEF. Julian Erosa (25-9) – KO/TKO, Left Hook to G&P at 1:37 of Rd 1 8. Bruno Silva (20-6) DEF. Wellington Turman (16-5) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:45 of Rd 1 7. Matt Brown (23-18) DEF. Dhiego Lima (15-9) – KO/TKO, Right Straight at 3:02 of Rd 2, Total 8:02 ESPN2/ESPN+ PRELIMS 6. Nick Negumereanu (10-1) DEF. Aleksa Camur (6-2) – DEC, SPLIT 5. Virna Jandiroba (17-2) DEF. Kanako Murata (12-2) – KO/TKO, Dr Stoppage (Arm/Shoulder Injury) at the end of the second round 4. Khaos Williams (12-2) DEF. Matt Semelsberger (8-3) – DEC, Unanimous 3. Josh Parisian (14-4) DEF. Roque Martinez (15-8) – DEC, SPLIT 2. Ricky Glenn (22-6) DEF. Joaquim Silva (11-3) – KO/TKO, Left Hook to Flurry of Punches at 0:37 of Rd 1 1. Casey O’Neill (7-0) DEF. Lara Procopio (7-2) – SUB, Standing Rear Naked Choke at 2:54 of Rd 3, Total 12:54 Be sure to follow Zane - @TheZaneSimon & Eddie - @TheEddieMercado; and follow @BloodyElbow on twitter as well, for all the latest in MMA happenings.

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