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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by These Worries. Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voices. Randy Orton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm
32
185 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Harrison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Orton. That's going to slow Harrison down. Harrison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Harrison throws a body punch but Orton moves out of range. Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target. Orton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily. Orton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Harrison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. That kick from Harrison tenderised Orton's leg. Orton is trying to keep his angry face on. Orton throws a leg kick that is checked and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice defenses there by Harrison. Harrison looks to land a left hand but Orton moved out of range nicely. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrison. Orton shrugs it off though. Orton throws a leg kick that misses. Harrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Orton throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harrison throws a push kick but Orton slaps the foot to one side. Orton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively. Orton cracks Harrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Harrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orton. Harrison misses with a hook. Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target. Orton misses the shot to the body. Orton slips under a jab. Harrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orton is out of range and Harrison settles back down. Orton avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Harrison lands with a right hand. Orton lands a nice hook to Harrison's body. Harrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Harrison misses with a straight right. Harrison scores with the left hand. Orton knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harrison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Harrison misses with a body kick. Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison lands a jab to Orton's midsection. Harrison closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Orton! Harrison dives in looking to finish! Orton is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Harrison! A relieved looking Matthew Harrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
57% |
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