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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Baals (ranked 1415 p4p, 150 weight class) and Korean Zombie (ranked 472 p4p, 51 weight class). Zombie has chosen ZOMBIE as his entrance music. Korean Zombie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
22 - 6 - 1 |
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Baals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick and Baals moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Baals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baals moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
A jab from Zombie misses.
Zombie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baals.
Zombie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zombie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baals is out of range and Zombie settles back down.
Zombie lands a really nice looking cross but Baals seems unphased.
Baals stuffs the takedown attempt from Zombie. Zombie gets slowly back to his feet.
Baals really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baals digs a good body shot into Zombie's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Zombie. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie thows a body kick. Baals tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zombie throws a low kick but Baals avoids it.
Baals tries to keep at a distance but Zombie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baals misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Baals is blocking nicely.
Zombie blocking some punches.
Baals misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Baals.
Baals misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baals can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Zombie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals blocks a body shot from Zombie.
Zombie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie lands with a short shot to the head.
Baals lands a body punch.
Baals avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baals.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Baals.
Zombie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baals blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baals misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zombie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baals avoids it.
Zombie misses with a knee to the head.
Zombie lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zombie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zombie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baals is defending well for now.
Baals softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Baals.
Zombie misses with a knee to the head.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie scores with a shot to the side of Baals's head.
Zombie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baals misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baals misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baals goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Baals.
Baals managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
A short right from Zombie.
Baals takes an elbow to the temple.
Baals blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zombie with a knee to the head.
Zombie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baals scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baals struggles to land a body shot inside as Zombie controls his hands.
Baals lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Baals lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baals scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baals creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zombie misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Baals controls the action.
Zombie misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zombie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baals's brow.
Baals lands a hook that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Baals lands a right hand.
Baals's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie blocks a body shot from Baals.
A right hook to the body lands for Baals.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Zombie trying to land knees to the body.
Zombie lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zombie.
It looks like Harry Baals has been cut.
Baals throws a head punch that misses.
Zombie throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korean Zombie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Baals's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baals darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baals misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zombie rushes Baals and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baals misses with a body punch.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baals.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
Baals lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zombie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zombie connects with a knee to the head.
Baals blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Zombie blocks a body shot from Baals.
Zombie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baals misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baals.
Baals struggles to land a body shot inside as Zombie controls his hands.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Baals.
A shot in the inside from Baals.
Baals throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
Baals can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Nice body punch from Baals - that landed with a thud.
Zombie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie trying to land knees to the body.
Baals tries a body shot but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie trying to land knees to the body.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zombie.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zombie lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baals swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie struggles to land a body shot inside as Baals controls his hands.
Baals avoids the elbow strike from Zombie, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Baals.
Baals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Baals moves out of range.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie pushes Baals up against the cage in a clinch.
Baals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baals tries a body shot but Zombie blocks it.
Baals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zombie landing knees to the head.
Baals lands a nice uppercut.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Baals.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baals.
Zombie lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands with a right to the head.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Baals.
Zombie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baals doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zombie misses with an elbow strike.
Baals blocks an elbow strike from Zombie.
Baals is trying to push Zombie away but Zombie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zombie misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie misses with a knee strike.
Baals blocks the elbow strike.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baals lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baals looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Baals is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Baals.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baals blocks an elbow strike from Zombie.
Baals digs a right hand into Zombie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zombie's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Zombie.
Baals on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baals is defending well for now.
Korean Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baals lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baals misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baals has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
Zombie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baals.
Baals breaks from the clinch.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Baals.
Korean Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baals misses with a low kick as Zombie jumps back.
Korean Zombie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zombie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
Baals tries to land a front kick but Zombie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harry Baals's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Baals tries to move into range but Zombie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baals connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zombie with a poor takedown
and Baals counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zombie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zombie is rocked!
Baals avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Baals finish him?
Zombie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Baals looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Zombie pushes past his half guard into mount!
Zombie lands a big shot there that rocks Baals but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baals gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baals moves into full guard.
Baals manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zombie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baals trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zombie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zombie throwing shots but Baals is blocking nicely.
Baals manages to get to full guard.
Zombie stands and steps away. Baals gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Korean Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals lands a really nice looking cross but Zombie seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zombie.
Baals is looking to counter punch.
Baals connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zombie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harry Baals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Some wild striking there from Baals.
Harry Baals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Baals counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zombie shoots in looking for a takedown but Baals manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zombie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zombie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baals finds it's way round the side to connect with Zombie's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Zombie.
Zombie tries to clinch up but Baals circles away and keeps his distance.
Zombie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baals tries to avoid it but Zombie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baals to the ground. Baals escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Baals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baals rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zombie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zombie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baals to score with a decent uppercut.
Zombie moves out of range as Baals throws a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Zombie as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Baals lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zombie doesn't seem phased though.
Zombie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baals is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
Zombie is looking to clinch but Baals is avoiding it.
Baals scores with a decent looking hook.
Baals rushes Zombie and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Zombie is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Baals piles on the pressure and Zombie crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Baals!
A very excited looking Harry Baals made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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