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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombo throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Zombo.
Zombo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Zombo staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Zombo misses.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison slips a jab from Zombo.
Zombo wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zombo's calf.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body.
Zombo throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Zombo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zombo throws a body kick that misses.
Zombo moves out of range of the leg kick from Harrison.
Zombo lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Harrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zombo tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison takes a swing at Zombo's ribcage but misses.
Zombo scores with a leg kick.
Zombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zombo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Zombo scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrison throws a hook but Zombo blocks it.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison throws a body punch but Zombo moves out of range.
Zombo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zombo misses with a low kick.
Harrison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zombo throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Zombo tries to score with a low kick but Harrison moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo misses with a body kick.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zombo throws a body kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison misses with an uppercut
and Zombo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrison's knee momentarily.
Zombo throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinny Zombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Zombo counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Zombo.
Zombo throws a head kick that Harrison semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Zombo avoids it well.
Zombo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombo scrambles back to his feet.
Zombo throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Zombo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zombo misses with the body kick
and Harrison counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zombo. Zombo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zombo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Zombo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Zombo backing up. Zombo nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
Zombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zombo throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Zombo throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Harrison moves out of range as Zombo throws a body kick.
Harrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zombos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombo thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it
and Zombo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zombo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harrison.
Zombo is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombo scrambles back to his feet.
Zombo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Zombo throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Zombo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Zombo looks to throw a body kick
and Harrison scores with a counter punch that sends Zombo to the canvas! Harrison smells blood - he's punishing Zombo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zombo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Harrison!
A very excited looking Simon Harrison 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.
Vinny Zombo spoke after the fight, saying 'My head hurts.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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