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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Shima (ranked 579 p4p, 448 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 74 p4p, 59 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by C. R. E. A. M. Darongo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chaos And Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo throws a leg kick
letting Shima counter with a right hand.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
Darongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darongo misses with an uppercut.
Shima lunges at Darongo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darongo's hand.
Darongo misses with a body kick.
Shima takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Darongo lands a nice shot that snaps Shima's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darongo throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darongo moves away.
Shima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima doesn't manage to clinch there - Darongo circles away.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Shima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Shima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shima is looking to counter punch.
Darongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shima.
Shima throwing a counter right hand but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Darongo misses with a wild combination.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shima's sensitive parts.
Shima misses with a hook. Darongo ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shima.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Shima.
Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shima is looking to counter punch.
Darongo misses with a leg kick.
Shima moves out of range of the strikes.
Darongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shima misses the target.
Shima misses with a body shot.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Shima sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Darongo does it's job there.
Darongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darongo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shima tries to clinch but Darongo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shima.
An attempted straight right counter from Shima misses the target.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses
and Darongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shima. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darongo.
Darongo lands a body shot.
A cross from Darongo lands.
Darongo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
A left lands for Darongo.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo misses with a right hand
letting Shima counter with a right hand.
Shima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darongo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shima's sensitive parts.
Darongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shima checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo throws a leg kick but Shima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shima throws a hook but Darongo blocks it.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Darongo tests Shima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darongo.
Shima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darongo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shima misses with an uppercut.
Ronan Darongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shima was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Shima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Darongo tenderised Shima's leg. Shima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darongo takes a swing at Shima's ribcage but misses.
Darongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shima avoids the head kick by Darongo.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo with a hook.
Darongo lands a leg kick that knocks Shima off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima throws a shot to the body.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Darongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima misses the body punch
and Darongo counters with a good low kick that Shima was not able to check.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darongo looks for the body kick but Shima saw that one coming.
Shima avoids the body shot from Darongo.
Shima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darongo staying out of range there.
Shima lands a jab.
Shima throws the left hand but Darongo avoids the punch easily.
Darongo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darongo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shima cracks Darongo with an open hand slap.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darongo.
Shima swings widly with a right hand
and Darongo counters with a good low kick that Shima was not able to check.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darongo throws a shot to the body.
Shima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darongo slips under a jab.
Darongo thumps Shima with a low kick.
Darongo thows a leg kick but Shima checks it
and Shima counters with a straight right hand.
Darongo looks to land a right hand but Shima moved out of range.
Shima misses the jab.
Shima backing away here, and Darongo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darongo has time to react.
Darongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shima is looking to clinch.
Darongo needs to keep his hands up - Shima had a free shot at his head there.
Shima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Darongo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shima rather than just go for the knockout.
Darongo misses with a left hand
and Shima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Shima's legs.
Shima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darongo.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Shima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shima might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darongo throws a series of strikes that have Shima backpedaling.
Darongo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.
Shima lands a head shot.
Darongo throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
It looked like Shima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Darongo is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Darongo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shima lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darongo. Darongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
Shima dips to his left and cracks Darongo with an uppercut!
Shima takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Darongo catches Shima right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darongo.
Nice defenses there by Shima.
Shima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darongo.
Both fighters circling a little - Darongo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darongo jabs Shima right on the nose. Shima blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shima misses with a leg kick.
Shima lands a nice looking body shot.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Shima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Darongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo lands a leg kick that knocks Shima off balance momentarily.
Darongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shima counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo lands a body shot.
Darongo misses with a leg kick
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darongo is rocked!
Darongo moves out of range as Shima strikes.
Darongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darongo cracks a nice hook into Shima's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima needs to keep his hands up - Darongo had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Darongo.
Shima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo tries to work over Shima's front leg with a kick but Shima checks it.
It looked like Shima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Darongo.
Darongo tries to score with a low kick but Shima moves his leg out of the way.
Darongo throws a right hand that misses
and Shima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darongo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shima ducks under a wild hook from Darongo.
Shima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shima misses with a shot to the body
and Darongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Shima as he checks the leg kick.
Shima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darongo misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Darongo.
A big left from Shima misses.
A little jabbing left from Darongo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darongo is looking to slow Shima down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darongo. Shima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shima blocks the body kick.
Shima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Shima.
Shima scores with a jab to the body.
Hero Shima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo slips a straight right by Shima.
Darongo takes a swing at Shima's ribcage but misses.
Darongo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Darongo catches Shima right on the button with a cross.
Shima checks a leg kick.
Darongo blocks a jab.
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Darongo misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Shima blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Shima misses its target.
Darongo slips under a jab from Shima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Shima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo lands a jab to Shima's midsection.
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Darongo.
Shima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darongo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ronan Darongo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick lands for Darongo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Darongo.
Darongo lands with a good body shot.
Darongo throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Darongo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A relieved looking Ronan Darongo 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
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hype
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