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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 2424 p4p, 2422 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 102 p4p, 101 weight class). Watch Out Ronaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Darwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Darwin.
Darwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Despite the aggression on Darwin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ronaldo with a hook.
Ronaldo throws a wild body kick that Darwin sees coming a mile off.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Ronaldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldo.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Darwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
Ronaldo dips to his left and cracks Darwin with an uppercut!
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ronaldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darwin counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Darwin 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.
Ronaldo missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo throws the left hand but Darwin avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Darwin blocks a jab.
Ronaldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darwin tries a quick counter leg kick but Ronaldo is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darwin's head.
Darwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Darwin's head.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
letting Darwin counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo digs a good hook to Darwin's body.
A lazy left from Darwin finds it's target.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
Darwin lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo clinches.
Darwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ronaldo as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Darwin trying to stall but Ronaldo improves his position.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darwin breaks from the clinch.
Darwin lands a head shot.
Darwin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ronaldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ronaldo.
Darwin connects with a leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a front kick that sends Darwin stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo clinches up with Darwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Darwin tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Darwin back against the cage.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin trying to control the position but instead, Ronaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darwin into the cage.
Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Ronaldo counters with a low kick, right behind Darwin 's knee.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronaldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Darwin off the cage and back into range.
Darwin takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Darwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands with a nice body kick.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ronaldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darwin staying out of range there.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Ronaldo scores with a jab.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronaldo lands with a right hand.
Ronaldo misses with a hook.
Darwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Ronaldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Ronaldo lands with an overhand left.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin blocks a head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ronaldo as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darwin stalling the fight.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ronaldo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darwin's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
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!
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darwin on the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darwin can do to turn this around?
Ronaldo needs to keep his hands up - Darwin had a free shot at his head there.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
Darwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Ronaldo.
Darwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ronaldo cracks Darwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo throws a front kick aimed at Darwin's knee but Darwin avoids it well.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darwin counters with a head kick that drops Ronaldo to the mat! Ronaldo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ronaldo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Ronaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ronaldo missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo with a nice calf kick.
Ronaldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Darwin slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darwin on the side of the head.
Darwin takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo backing away here, and Darwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ronaldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronaldo clobbers Darwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Darwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ronaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Darwin counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Watch Out Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ronaldo takes a swing at Darwin's ribcage but misses.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Ronaldo backs off Darwin throws a huge counter combo but Ronaldo manages to avoid it all.
Darwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Darwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin counters with a good low kick that Ronaldo was not able to check.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Darwin moved away.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo cracks Darwin with an open hand slap.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Darwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Ronaldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch
and Darwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo swings widly with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darwin. Darwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ronaldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.
Ronaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darwin on the side of the head.
Darwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darwin slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Watch Out Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Ronaldo - just one landing.
Ronaldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darwin.
Ronaldo defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Darwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Darwin avoids nicely.
Darwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ronaldo misses.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ronaldo cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Darwin should have avoided that one.
Ronaldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darwin walks into a left hand.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Ronaldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ronaldo cracks Darwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Darwin avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Darwin throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darwin on the side of the head.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo cracks Darwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
A relieved looking Watch Out Ronaldo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Charlie Darwin spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm contemplating my future.. I don't think I have what it takes anymore. This might've been my last fight of my career. '.
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