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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zombie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rob Zombie - Dead Girl Superstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie misses with a wild combination.
Zombie tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Zombie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zombie clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zombie tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith misses with a combination
and Zombie moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Zombie won't allow it.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Zombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Zombie shoots in.
Zombie moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
Zombie lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Zombie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zombie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zombie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smith has one foot on Zombie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zombie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zombie looks gassed!
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Zombie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zombie's guard.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zombie counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Zombie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zombie trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Zombie stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zombie remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zombie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zombie tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zombie off and has taken his back!
Zombie wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zombie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zombie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zombie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zombie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Zombie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zombie looking to pass the guard.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zombie's guard.
Zombie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looking to control.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zombie's guard.
Zombie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zombie pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zombie wants to clinch.
Zombie is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Zombie fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Zombie.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Zombie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith shoots in but Zombie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zombie has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zombie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zombie tries to clinch up.
Zombie shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Zombie.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zombie wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zombie trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zombie looking for a sweep. Not yet Zombie, not yet.
Zombie is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Zombie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zombie looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Zombie landing strikes from the mount.
Zombie tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Zombie is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zombie controlling from the full mount.
Zombie with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Zombie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Zombie's attempts to control the action.
Zombie landing shots from mount.
Zombie lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zombie lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zombie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zombie tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Zombie dominating with strikes here.
Zombie controlling his opponent.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Zombie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zombie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zombie working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
Smith wants to control but Zombie is having none of it.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zombie raining down shots from the mount!
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zombie raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zombie working Smith over with strikes.
Zombie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith tries to kick Zombie off but Zombie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zombie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smith stalks Zombie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zombie's face. Zombie staggers backwards, shaken.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zombie slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Zombie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith stalks Zombie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zombie's face. Zombie staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Zombie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zombie throws an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Zombie has him pressed against the cage.
Zombie lands a knee to the body.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Zombie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie breaks from the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zombie has a takedown stuffed.
Zombie darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Zombie.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paul Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zombie tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Zombie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith lands with a hook. Zombie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
Zombie slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zombie circles away.
Zombie throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zombie misses the jab.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zombie misses with a straight left.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zombie as he avoids it easily.
Zombie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zombie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Zombie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zombie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Zombie tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zombie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zombie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Zombie slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zombie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith rushes Zombie and presses him up against the cage.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Zombie, against the cage.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zombie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zombie landing knees to the head.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Zombie's takedown attempt.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Zombie won't allow it.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Zombie lands a knee to the head.
Zombie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zombie jumps guard but Smith stands there with Zombie around his waist. Zombie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Smith.
Zombie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zombie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Zombie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zombie to the mat! Zombie manages to get full guard.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Zombie is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Smith.
I think Zombie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Noel Zombie!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Noel Zombie!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Noel Zombie!
Noel Zombie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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