Dustin Poirier vs The Korean Zombie
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
Chan Sung Jung aka The Korean Zombie comes out to “Zombie” by The Cranberries. Terrible song, but a hilarious choice under the circumstances. Man, some of the stuff they played on the radio in the nineties was horrible, but I guess it’s better than the crap kids are listening to on the internets nowadays. Next time Jung should go for “Astro Zombies” by The Misfits, which is considerably more badass. Danzig is one of my favorite small people of all time.
Dustin Poirier is the favorite here, but I don’t know why. I don’t see him winning this one. The Zombie is better on the ground, has heavier hands, and is impossible to knock out. Live updates after the jump:[[MORE]]
Round 1: Zombie gets the takedown on a kick. He’s landing nice elbows. Poirier has the Zombie pinned against the cage, but the Zombie works a nice trip. Zombie’s got a crucifix, which is the last place you want to be with someone so sick on the ground, but Poirier is able to get back into full guard. Zombie is landing short elbows from the top.
Dustin’s head is cut. The Korean smells brains and is going in for the kill. Zombie is trying to open that skull up, he must be starving after cutting so much weight for this fight. Poirier almost lands an upkick and gets a sweep on the Korean, but the Zombie is sitting up on the cage and looking bored. Love the Zombie, but I hope he doesn’t fall asleep. He seems content to wait the round out on the cage.
The Korean is up and Poirier lands a nice elbow as they separate. Poirier goes for a takedown, but the Zombie sprawls and forces Poirier to the mat.
10-9 for the Zombie.
Round 2: Zombie with leg kick. He catches Poirier’s leg and gets the takedown. Zombie pounding Poirier from the top position. Zombie now in full guard and the crowd is loving it, coming back with a Zombie chant. Zombie postures up and lands a big left as he lets Poirier stand. Poirier is landing a few shots, but the Zombie comes forward with a massive flying knee. He’s killing Poirier.
Poirier shoots, but the Zombie flips out of it. Zombie is in a full mount , trying to break Poirier’s skull open and get to his delicious brains. This is a really dangerous position for Poirier to be in. Zombie gets an arm and quickly goes for the arm bar. He transitions to triangle. He’s got it tight, but Poirier is still throwing elbows from the triangle, so it must not be perfect. Zombie back to armbar, but Poirier gets out of it to chants of “USA”. Poirier is in the Korean’s open guard and Zombie sinks another dope triangle, but Poirier is saved by the bell.
Round 3: Front kick by Zombie, but Poirier looks like he landed in the exchange. Not sure Poirier should stand and trade with the Zombie, but I guess he’s got a better shot striking than on the ground. The Zombie lands a few shots including a nice left. Poirier is landing a few blows of his own, but Zombie keeps coming forward and lands a nice right. Poirier is landing with the left, but the Zombie takes him down and has a crucifix. Zombie is landing, but Poirier is able to roll off the cage by walking up with his feet.
Now Zombie is beating the stuffing out of Poirier against the fence, but Dustin comes back with a nice elbow of his own. Bboth fighters look gassed. Zombie lands a kick and comes forward. Another nice combination finds home. Korean Zombie has his hands completely down and Poirier is starting to land, but the Zombie keeps coming. The Korean has a granite chin; he won’t stop throwing bombs as the round ends.
That was the closest round so far. I think Poirier landed more shots there. 10-9 Poirier.
Round 4: Zombie throws a head kick. Poirier is landing punches, but the Zombie just keeps coming forward. Zombie with the uppercut and a flying knee. Poirier is hurt badly; he goes for a takedown and falls on his face. The Korean has a D'arce choke, Poirier looks out. The ref stops the fight. Someone remove the body before the Zombie makes a mess.