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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Duality - Slipknot. Avalon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk. James Avalon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
33 - 22 - 0 |
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205 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Avalon flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Noel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avalon takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Avalon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avalon cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Avalon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Avalon's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Avalon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avalon.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Avalon lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avalon misses with a straight left.
Avalon tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like James Avalon has been cut.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avalon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Smith lands a beautiful left hook that drops Avalon. Avalon tries to recover but Smith is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Avalon lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Noel Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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