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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 303 p4p, 106 weight class) and Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 13 p4p, 6 weight class). Darongo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chaos And Destruction. Kaafjord is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 7 - 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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tungsten Kaafjord!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaafjord has a takedown stuffed.
Darongo works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaafjord misses with a body kick.
Darongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Kaafjord's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaafjord tries to avoid it.
Darongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darongo blocks the body kick.
Kaafjord moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darongo misses with a looping left.
Kaafjord tries to clinch there but Darongo circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Kaafjord. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaafjord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kaafjord has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kaafjord needs to keep his hands up - Darongo had a free shot at his head there.
Kaafjord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darongo.
Kaafjord smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kaafjord misses with a hook to the body
and Darongo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaafjord blocks a jab.
Darongo looks to land a right hand but Kaafjord moved out of range.
And Kaafjord tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaafjord looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darongo is fending him off so far but Kaafjord persists. Nope, Darongo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice cross by Darongo.
A combination from Kaafjord does no damage.
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaafjord 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 lands a slapping body shot.
Darongo digs a good hook to Kaafjord's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Darongo.
Kaafjord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Tungsten Kaafjord has been cut.
Kaafjord throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darongo was covering up waiting for the punch and Kaafjord finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darongo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaafjord is fighting to break Darongo's control of his arms but Darongo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaafjord must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Darongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Darongo is adopting a defensive guard.
Darongo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaafjord is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaafjord won't allow Darongo to sweep him here.
Kaafjord looking to pass the guard.
Kaafjord throwing strikes but missing.
Kaafjord trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaafjord stands up over Darongo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaafjord wants to control from the top but Darongo keeps moving.
Kaafjord being controlled here momentarily.
Darongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaafjord pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darongo is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darongo takes a swing at Kaafjord's ribcage but misses.
Kaafjord is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darongo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kaafjord just manages to avoid it.
Ronan Darongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tungsten Kaafjord.
A low kick from Darongo is predictable there
and Kaafjord counters with a left and a right that stings Darongo.
Ronan Darongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaafjord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaafjord tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darongo defends well and Kaafjord ends up having to push Darongo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tungsten Kaafjord's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darongo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darongo throws a big shot that misses.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaafjord's head backwards.
Darongo misses with an uppercut. Kaafjord saw that one coming.
Darongo digs a good body shot into Kaafjord's ribs.
Kaafjord lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darongo scores with a nice strike.
Darongo tries to keep at a distance but Kaafjord has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaafjord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darongo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kaafjord.
Kaafjord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaafjord misses with a punch to the body.
Kaafjord tries to throw a body punch but Darongo avoids it by throwing Kaafjord back against the cage.
Kaafjord blocks a body shot from Darongo.
Darongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darongo lands a shoulder strike.
Darongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kaafjord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaafjord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaafjord.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaafjord can do to turn this around?
Kaafjord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darongo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaafjord has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo misses with a low kick.
Darongo tries to keep at a distance but Kaafjord has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Darongo tries to throw a body punch but Kaafjord avoids it by throwing Darongo back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darongo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaafjord controls his hands.
Kaafjord displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darongo up against the cage.
Kaafjord is trying to stall.
Darongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darongo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaafjord backwards.
Kaafjord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaafjord tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord misses with some punches.
Darongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darongo lands with a light punch inside.
Darongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaafjord breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Darongo lands.
Kaafjord throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
A telegraphed right hand from Darongo misses the target.
Kaafjord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darongo. Kaafjord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darongo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darongo slips a jab from Kaafjord.
No luck for Kaafjord with that takedown attempt.
Ronan Darongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tungsten Kaafjord.
Kaafjord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaafjord.
Darongo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaafjord's hands.
Good work by Kaafjord as he checks the leg kick.
Kaafjord looks to throw the jab but Darongo is out of range.
Darongo fails to land with a series of punches.
Darongo throws a hook to the side of Kaafjord's head but Kaafjord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darongo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaafjord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Kaafjord moves out of range of the body kick from Darongo.
Kaafjord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaafjord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darongo misses with a looping 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 Tungsten Kaafjord's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaafjord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darongo pinned against the cage. Darongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tungsten Kaafjord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaafjord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
Darongo scores with a body shot.
Darongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darongo missing with a left hand there. Kaafjord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaafjord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaafjord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaafjord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaafjord dives in and grabs Darongo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darongo pushes down on Kaafjord's head and hops out.
Darongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darongo lands with a hook. Kaafjord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Darongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaafjord. Kaafjord circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaafjord checks a low kick from Darongo.
Kaafjord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darongo lands with a good body shot.
Kaafjord throws a looping overhand right but Darongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kaafjord misses with a hook. Darongo ducked under it nicely.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo cracks Kaafjord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaafjord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaafjord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Darongo finds it's way through Kaafjord's defenses.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo punishes Kaafjord's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaafjord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo lands with a hook. Kaafjord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaafjord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darongo pinned against the cage. Darongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronan Darongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tungsten Kaafjord.
Kaafjord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darongo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darongo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darongo gets tackled into the cage by Kaafjord. Kaafjord maintains the clinch.
Kaafjord throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaafjord backwards.
Darongo manages to break the clinch.
Kaafjord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Nice body punch from Darongo.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Kaafjord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaafjord closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Darongo quickly recovers to half guard.
Darongo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kaafjord keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kaafjord is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaafjord.
Kaafjord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaafjord lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaafjord throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
Kaafjord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darongo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaafjord closes the distance and clinches up with Darongo, looking for a takedown. Kaafjord pushes Darongo against the cage but Darongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaafjord tries to bum rush Darongo with a series of wild strikes but Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronan Darongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaafjord doesn't manage to clinch there - Darongo circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darongo. That's going to slow Kaafjord down.
Darongo connects with a body shot.
Darongo digs a good hook to Kaafjord's body.
Darongo digs a good hook to Kaafjord's body.
Kaafjord throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Kaafjord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darongo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A victorious Ronan Darongo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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