Featherweight
champion JoseAldo was
expected to retain his title Saturday night against Chan
Sung Jung. And
he did, beating "The Korean Zombie" by fourth-round TKO at
UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro.
What
wasn't expected was the method Aldo used to get the job done. Aldo
threw one leg kick in the first round -- and none afterward -- en
route to victory.
The
end came when Jung suffered a separated right shoulder during an
exchange of punches.
"I
did see that he had separated his shoulder and kicked him and put him
on his back," Aldo said.
Kicks
to the thigh of his opponents have been a trademark in just about all
of Aldo's fights. But not against Jung, who stood in front of the
champion throughout the fight.
Regardless,
Aldo controlled the action from the opening round, almost exclusively
using stiff left jabs to catch Jung on the chin and head movement to
avoid damage. Once in a while Aldo would deliver a left-right
combination to the body.
But
the biggest discrepancy between the fighters was Aldo's speed. He
possessed the faster hands and feet. His reflexes also came into play
a few times in the bout.
In
the third round, Aldo ducked under a Jung right hand and tossed him
to the canvas. On the ground, Aldo landed some hard right hands to
the body.
When
Aldo returned to his corner, he was admonished by his handlers not to
fight that way again. And he listened, returning to his striking game
in the fourth.
"I
saw that it was a tough decision so I thought if I could take him
down and put him on his back I would be able to win the round,"
Aldo said.
During
an exchange, Jung threw a right hand that missed. As Aldo delivered a
left, his arm got caught under Jung's and lifted it up. That's when
Jung's right shoulder was separated.
Jung
tried popping his shoulder back into place, but was unable to and
Aldo lifted him up, tossed him to the canvas and began punching. With
Jung no longer able to defend himself, referee Herb
Dean jumped
in and stopped the fight at the 2-minute mark.
It
was the fifth successful UFC title defense for Aldo, who improves to
23-1. He is currently the third-ranked mixed martial artist on the
ESPN.com pound-for-pound list.
Jung
drops to 13-4.
Source:
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