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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 119 p4p, 220 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 22 p4p, 36 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi throws a body kick that misses.
Darongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darongo cracks Lampi with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Darongo. Those never looked like landing.
Lampi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darongo finds it's way round the side to connect with Lampi's head.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Darongo lands a nice shot to the body.
Lampi 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.
Lampi moves out of range of the leg kick from Darongo.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo misses with a looping right.
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Lampi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darongo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi digs a good hook to Darongo's body.
Lampi lands with a right hand.
Darongo jabs at Lampi's body.
Lampi motions for Darongo to come forward. Lampi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lampi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darongo blocks the body kick.
Lampi takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Darongo takes one to the side of the head.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lampi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo with a nice calf kick.
Darongo swings for the body but Lampi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darongo slips a jab from Lampi.
Lampi is looking to chop away at Darongo's legs.
Lampi is looking to land body kicks.
Darongo misses with a hook to the body
and Lampi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lampi connects with a single shot there.
Lampi tries to move into range but Darongo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lampi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darongo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lampi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo checks a low kick from Lampi.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
Lampi throws a hook but Darongo blocks it.
Darongo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darongo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lampis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lampi avoids the body shot from Darongo.
Darongo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Darongo as he connects with a hook.
Darongo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darongo blocks a jab.
Lampi throws a body kick that misses.
Darongo misses with a jab to the body
and Lampi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darongo takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Darongo misses.
Darongo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lampi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lampi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darongo lands with a nice body punch.
Darongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lampi cracks Darongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lampi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darongo digs a good body shot into Lampi's ribs.
Darongo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lampi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darongo throws a solid leg kick but Lampi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darongo.
Darongo misses with a leg kick
and Lampi counters with a crisp one two that drops Darongo! Lampi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Darongo to his feet! Darongo is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darongo scores with a decent looking hook.
Darongo is looking to wear down Lampi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lampi defending well as Darongo loads up on a big left hand.
Lampi flicks out a counter leg kick but Darongo steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
Lampi lands a jab to Darongo's midsection.
Lampi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darongo.
Lampi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lampi checks a low kick from Darongo.
Lampi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lampi scores with a hook.
Lampi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
Darongo avoids the head kick by Lampi.
Some wild striking there from Darongo.
Darongo moves out of range of the body kick.
As Lampi backs away, Darongo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left and a right from Darongo both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Eemeli Lampi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lampi at a distance.
Darongo lands with a straight right. Lampi didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Lampi counters with a body kick.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lampi can do to turn this around?
Lampi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
It seemed like Lampi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lampi throws a head kick but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lampi.
Lampi throws a leg kick but Darongo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo catches Lampi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lampi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo digs a good body shot into Lampi's ribs.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lampi takes one on the button.
Darongo scores with a nice head shot.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Darongo scores with a nice right hand.
Lampi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darongo. Darongo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo tries to land a body kick
and Lampi counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darongo punishes Lampi's body with a nice straight punch.
Darongo throws an overhand right that lands on Lampi's shoulder, as Lampi tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Darongo misses the target.
Lampi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Lampi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lampi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darongo.
Lampi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darongo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Lampi's front leg but catches the back leg as Lampi tries to avoid it.
Lampi misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eemeli Lampi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darongo misses with a right hand
and Lampi counters with an inside leg kick.
Darongo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lampi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darongo's knee momentarily.
Eemeli Lampi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Lampi misses.
Darongo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darongo throws a series of strikes that have Lampi backpedaling.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lampi's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Darongo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darongo.
Lampi misses with a hook
and Darongo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick lands for Darongo.
Lampi misses with a kick to the body
and Darongo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lampi checks a leg kick.
Lampi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lampi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lampi throws a sloppy body shot
and Darongo counters with an inside leg kick.
Darongo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lampi lands a high kick!
Lampi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lampi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lampi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darongo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lampi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darongo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lampi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darongo lands with a hook. Lampi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darongo cracks Lampi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lampi is rocked!
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Darongo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi is looking for a sweep. Darongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lampi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darongo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darongo's back!
Lampi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Darongo just trying to survive but Lampi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lampi looking to break Darongo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Darongo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lampi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lampi has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Darongo is defending well but eventually Lampi manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Darongo has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eemeli Lampi!
A very excited looking Eemeli Lampi 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.
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