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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 4592 p4p, 492 weight class) and Harold Harambe (ranked 5171 p4p, 541 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes swings widly with a right hand
and Harambe counters with a nice body shot.
Harambe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dantes doesn't seem bothered though.
Harambe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dantes misses with a looping right.
Dantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes throws a lazy uppercut
and Harambe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dantes thinking.
Harambe stalks Dantes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dantes's face. Dantes staggers backwards, shaken.
Harambe misses with a few strikes there.
Harambe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harambe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harambe throws a lazy right hand but Dantes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harambe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dantes.
Dantes connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Harold Harambe has been cut.
Harambe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harambe moves into the clinch.
Dantes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harambe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dantes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harambe throws a combination. Dantes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Harambe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harambe.
Harambe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dantes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dantes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harambe.
Harambe ducks under a wild hook from Dantes.
Dantes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harambe.
Dantes misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Harambe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dantes takes one to the chin there.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Harambe slips a straight right by Dantes.
Harambe avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Harambe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Harambe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harambe slips under a jab from Dantes.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Harambe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harambe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Harambe does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws out a loose jab but Harambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dantes throws a shot from downtown. Harambe moves away and avoids it.
Harambe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harambe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Dantes takes a swing at Harambe's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Dantes misses.
Harambe lands with a right hand.
Harambe moves out of range as Dantes strikes.
Dantes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Harambe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harambe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dantes manages to avoid it.
Harambe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dantes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harambe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dantes. Beautiful body shot.
Dantes lands a body shot.
Dantes throws a body punch but Harambe moves out of range.
Harambe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dantes rather than just go for the knockout.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harambe.
Dantes jabs Harambe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dantes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harambe avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Harambe wants to clinch up but Dantes keeps it at a distance.
Harambe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harambe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dantes throws a sloppy body shot
and Harambe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harambe moves away from the strike by Dantes.
Nice cross by Harambe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harambe is just out of range.
Harambe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harambe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dantes lands with a cross.
Dantes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harambe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a right hand that Harambe ducks under and follows up with a left that Harambe also avoids with ease.
Harambe moves out of range as Dantes strikes.
Harold Harambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes throws a hook but Harambe avoids it easily.
Harambe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harambe tries to clinch up.
Dantes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harambe.
Harambe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Harambe throws a head kick that misses
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Dantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Harambe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dantes thuds his right hand into Harambe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Dantes - just one landing.
Harambe is rocked!
Harambe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Harambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Dantes finish him?
Harambe scores with a jab. Dantes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harambe slips under a jab from Dantes.
It seemed like Harambe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harambe seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Harambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmond Dantes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Harambe'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.
Dantes throws a right and a left that Harambe avoids nicely.
Dantes throws the left hand but Harambe avoids the punch easily.
Harambe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dantes throws a hook but Harambe blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Harambe there.
Dantes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harambe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harambe scores with the left hand. Dantes knows he should have avoided that one.
Harambe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harambe thuds a left hand into Dantes's body.
Dantes lands with a nice body punch.
Harambe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Dantes misses
and Harambe counters with a two punch combo.
Dantes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes misses with a few strikes there.
Harambe ducks under a wild hook from Dantes.
Harambe throws a hook but Dantes blocks it.
Harold Harambe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harambe clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harambe moves away from the strike by Dantes.
Harambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harambe.
Dantes has a couple of punches blocked by Harambe.
Harambe lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Harambe.
Dantes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harambe.
A nice left hand lands by Dantes.
Dantes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Harambe.
Harambe tries a body shot but Dantes blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Dantes fails to land.
Dantes misses with the head strike.
Dantes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harambe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dantess head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harambe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a head punch that misses.
Dantes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dantes misses the shot to the body.
Harambe throws a series of punches but Dantes moves out of range.
Harambe defending well as Dantes loads up on a big left hand.
Dantes walks into a straight right hand from Harambe.
Dantes looks to land a combination but Harambe avoids it well.
Harambe avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Harambe is just out of range.
Harambe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Harambe finds it's way through Dantes's defenses.
Dantes misses with a hook to the body
and Harambe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Dantes.
Dantes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harambe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dantes throws a jab when Harambe was well out of range.
Harambe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dantes.
Harambe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Harambe.
Dantes throws a looping overhand right but Harambe ducks down to avoid it.
Dantes throws a hook but Harambe blocks it.
Dantes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harambe on the side of the head.
Dantes jabs Harambe right on the nose. Harambe blinks but takes it well.
Harambe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harambe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dantes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dantes throws out a loose jab but Harambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harambe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dantes loads up on a big right hand but Harambe slips the punch.
Dantes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harambe circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Dantes misses.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dantes jabs Harambe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dantes misses with a body shot.
Dantes scores with a nice strike.
Harambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dantes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harambe avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Harambe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Edmond Dantes is winning the standup battle so far.
Harambe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dantes.
Dantes punishes Harambe's body with a nice straight punch.
Harambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harambe misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Harambe.
Harambe tries to land knees in the clinch but Dantes avoids the damage to the body.
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edmond Dantes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Harambe'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. This is the final round!
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Dantes just misses with a punch to the body.
Harambe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harambe scores with a nice head shot.
Harambe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Dantes backs off Harambe throws a huge counter combo but Dantes manages to avoid it all.
Dantes throws out a loose jab but Harambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harambe lands a glancing blow to the side of Dantes's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dantes misses the target.
Harambe throws a series of punches but Dantes moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes misses with a shot to the body
and Harambe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Harambe.
Harambe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dantes.
Nice sprawl there from Dantes as Harambe shoots in.
Harambe moves away from the strike by Dantes.
Dantes misses with an uppercut. Harambe saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe has closed the distance and engaged Dantes in a clinch.
Dantes breaks from the clinch.
Dantes misses with an uppercut.
Harambe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Harambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Harambe finds it's target.
Harambe throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Harambe misses its intended target.
Dantes just misses with a punch to the body.
Harambe slips under a jab from Dantes.
Harambe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dantes scores with a nice right hand.
Harambe clinches with his opponent.
Dantes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dantes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harambe is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
Dantes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harambe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes throws a right hand that misses
and Harambe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harold Harambe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dantes breaks the clinch.
Dantes throws a lazy right hand but Harambe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Harambe catches Dantes right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Dantes misses.
Harambe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dantes connects with a nice looking jab.
Harambe closes the distance and pushes Dantes back into the cage.
Dantes breaks the clinch.
Harambe tries a head kick but it misses.
Harold Harambe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dantes looks to land a right hand but Harambe moved out of range.
Dantes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dantes lands a jab to Harambe's midsection.
Harambe slips a jab from Dantes.
Harambe instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harambe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dantes.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Harambe digs a right hand into Dantes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dantes's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harambe lands a left hand.
Harambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dantes tries a body shot but Harambe blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmond Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Harambe.
Harambe throws a head punch that misses.
Harambe breaks the clinch.
Harambe rushes Dantes and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harambe avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harambe.
Dantes slips a jab from Harambe.
Dantes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Harambe misses.
Dantes misses with an uppercut. Harambe saw that one coming.
Harambe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dantes punishes Harambe's body with a nice straight punch.
Dantes moves forwards but Harambe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harambe throws a nice looking combination but Dantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Dantes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dantes gets tackled into the cage by Harambe. Harambe maintains the clinch.
Harambe missing with knees to the body.
Dantes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dantes is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Harambe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dantes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edmond Dantes!
A relieved looking Edmond Dantes 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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RATING
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