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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rebelo (ranked 3157 p4p, 370 weight class) and Harold Harambe (ranked 3725 p4p, 428 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Rebelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harambe throws a lazy right hand but Rebelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harambe jabs at Rebelo's body.
Harambe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rebelo has closed the distance and engaged Harambe in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rebelo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rebelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rebelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Harold Harambe has been cut.
Harambe struggles to land a body shot inside as Rebelo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harambe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harambe blocking some punches.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Harambe blocks an uppercut.
Rebelo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rebelo is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Harambe to work.
Harambe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rebelo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rebelo misses with a body punch.
Rebelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harambe misses with some punches.
Rebelo throws a head punch that misses.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rebelo throws an elbow but misses.
Rebelo pushes Harambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harambe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rebelo lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rebelo - that landed with a thud.
Harambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harambe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rebelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rebelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harambe's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harambe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rebelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rebelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Harambe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebelo.
Rebelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harambes head.
Harambe blocks a body shot from Rebelo.
Rebelo slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rebelo fails to land.
Rebelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harambe's elbow.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Rebelo.
Harambe looks winded!
Rebelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebelo.
Rebelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rebelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rebelo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rebelo on the inside.
Harambe avoids a wild elbow strike from Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rebelo has a couple of punches blocked by Harambe.
A hook to the body from Rebelo.
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!
Rebelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harambe controls his hands.
Rebelo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rebelo lands a nice uppercut.
Rebelo slowing the pace effectively.
Rebelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harambe misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Rebelo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Harambe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rebelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rebelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harambe moves away.
Rebelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Harambe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harold Harambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harambe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harambe throws a hook but Rebelo blocks it.
Harambe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rebelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harambe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rebelo.
Rebelo sets himself, and Harambe steps forward looking for the clinch! Rebelo avoids it this time.
Harambe looks to land a combination. Rebelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rebelo tries to clinch up but Harambe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rebelo misses the shot to the body.
Rebelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Harambe circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harambe misses with a wild body shot.
Harambe missing with a left hand there. Rebelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harambe keeps the fight on the outside.
Rebelo loads up on a big right hand but Harambe slips the punch.
Rebelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harambe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebelo staying out of range there.
Rebelo misses the shot to the body.
Rebelo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rebelo scores with a hook to the body. Harambe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harambe is breathing heavily.
Rebelo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harambe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rebelo moves away.
Rebelo misses with a wild body shot.
Rebelo slips a jab and a cross from Harambe.
Harambe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rebelo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harambe tries to bum rush Rebelo with a series of wild strikes but Rebelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rebelo is looking to wear down Harambe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rebelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harambe.
Rebelo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harambe has a couple of punches blocked by Rebelo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebelo has Harambe pressed against the cage, preventing Harambe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo throws a head punch that misses.
Rebelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harambe backwards.
Rebelo misses with the head strike.
Harambe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebelo backwards.
Rebelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rebelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harambe can do to turn this around?
Rebelo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harambe up against the cage.
Harambe misses with some punches.
Rebelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rebelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harambe controls his hands.
Rebelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renato Rebelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harambe.
Rebelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Rebelo.
Harambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harambe's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Rebelo fails to land.
Rebelo tries a body shot but Harambe blocks it.
Rebelo misses with some punches.
Rebelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harambe blocks a body shot from Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo lands a left hand.
Rebelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rebelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harambe.
Rebelo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harambe backwards.
Rebelo tries a body shot but Harambe blocks it.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rebelo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Harambe fails to land.
Harambe blocking some punches.
Rebelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rebelo drops Harambe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harambe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harambe is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Rebelo finish him?
Rebelo lands an elbow just above Harambe 's eye.
Rebelo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Harambe! Rebelo unloads with more strikes and Harambe sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Rebelo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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