Such a start to the match was probably unexpected by almost no one. The confident Irishman 🇮🇪 surprised the audience and Buchinger himself when he took the Slovak legend 🇸🇰 to the ground 🤼 at the beginning of the first round, where he was also quite successful. In the second round, however, Buchinger began to take the reins 💪, and in the third round, Smullen had no strength left 😩 to resist such an experienced fighter. Buchinger scored his 27th submission victory 🥋 and confirmed his position as the clear #1 lightweight. 👑 | 🇨🇿 OKTAGON 79 | KALAŠNIK vs. SURDU |📍 BRNO 🎫 https://oktagonmma.com/en/events/okta... 📺 https://oktagon.tv Experience the very best of European MMA! 🎫 Tickets for the OKTAGON tournaments are on sale at 👉 https://oktagonmma.com/en/ 🔴 ➡️ Watch the event live! 🖥 Buy PPV on https://oktagon.tv/en/ or watch on DAZN. Be sure to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE ✅ 👊 | OKTAGON CAN BE FOUND ON https://www.instagram.com/oktagonmma/ https://www.tiktok.com/@oktagon_uk_ireland https://twitter.com/oktagonofficial 🇸🇰 | IVAN "Buki" BUCHINGER https://www.instagram.com/ivanbuchinger/ 🇮🇪 | RICHIE SMULLEN https://www.instagram.com/richiesmullen/ #OKTAGON #OKTAGONMMA #MMA