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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 1880 p4p, 2278 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 46 p4p, 57 weight class). Darongo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darongo's half guard.
Paul moves into full mount! Darongo won't be happy about that!
Paul controlling from mount.
Paul blocks Darongo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Paul is landing with some decent strikes but Darongo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darongo is in a horrible position here. Paul smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Darongo is looking to get to half guard.
Paul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paul trying to control but Darongo is having none of it.
Darongo is trying desperately to improve position.
Darongo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Darongo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Paul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Darongo?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darongo working to try and regain half guard.
Paul looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Darongo is bucking up trying to escape but Paul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paul scoring with strikes but Darongo is staying in there.
Darongo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Darongo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paul unloading with bombs!
Paul looking to control but Darongo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darongo looks a forlorn figure.
Darongo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Darongo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darongo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Paul.
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!
Paul controlling his opponent.
Paul trying to control but Darongo is having none of it.
Darongo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Darongo's face.
Paul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Darongo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paul. What's that going to do exactly?
Paul wants to control the pace but Darongo is squirming around nicely.
Paul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Darongo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Darongo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paul. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darongo can't escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Darongo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Darongo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Darongo tries to roll over but Paul keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Paul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Paul lands strikes from half guard.
Paul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darongo missing with punches from the bottom.
Paul winds up and cracks Darongo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Darongo is staying active underneath Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paul blocks the strikes from Darongo.
Darongo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Paul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Darongo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Darongo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Darongo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Paul trying to control the pace.
Darongo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling the action here.
Darongo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darongo's head.
Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Darongo is retaining full guard.
Darongo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Darongo is striking but Paul is not phased and passes to half guard.
Darongo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paul's back!
Darongo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Darongo throwing sloppy strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darongo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Paul preventing the sweep.
Paul content to stall in guard here.
Darongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Darongo throws a big elbow that misses.
Paul pulls Darongo in to control the position.
Paul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo throws a strike but Paul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Darongo is keeping the position.
Darongo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Darongo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul distracts Darongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Darongo is striking but Paul is not phased and passes to half guard.
Paul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Darongo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Darongo missing with punches from the bottom.
Darongo punching from the bottom.
Paul blocks the strikes from Darongo.
Darongo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Darongo punching from the bottom.
Paul is trying to control the action in half guard but Darongo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darongo is pressing down on Paul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paul landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo trying to strike off his back.
Paul postures up and lands a big shot to Darongo's brow.
Darongo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Darongo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Darongo trying to strike off his back.
Paul preventing the sweep.
Darongo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Darongo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paul wants to control from the top but Darongo keeps moving.
Paul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darongo takes the fight into the clinch.
Darongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Darongo regains guard immediately.
Darongo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul pushing down on Darongo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paul is trying to control. Darongo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Darongo missing with punches from the bottom.
John Paul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paul is taking a breather. Darongo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Darongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paul wants to free his trapped foot but Darongo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Darongo missing with punches from the bottom.
Darongo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Paul blocks the strikes from Darongo.
Darongo missing with punches from the bottom.
Darongo wants to get back to full guard.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Darongo is defending well.
Paul works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo is trying to get back to half guard.
Darongo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darongo misses with a strike from the bottom.
Darongo is not content to let Paul control the position.
Darongo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Darongo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Paul cracks Darongo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darongo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Paul wants to control but Darongo is keeping him busy.
Darongo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darongo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Paul trying to control the action but Darongo is working from the bottom.
Darongo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Darongo's half guard.
Darongo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paul is looking to advance position but Darongo won't allow it.
Darongo is staying active underneath Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darongo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Darongo punching from the bottom.
Paul blocks the strikes from Darongo.
Darongo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Darongo striking off his back but it's not causing Paul any problems.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Darongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darongo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo wants to sweep but no luck.
Paul trying to control but Darongo is working from the bottom.
Paul distracts Darongo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul landing some decent shots from guard.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Darongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul won't allow Darongo to sweep him here.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darongo can do to turn this around?
Darongo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Darongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darongo striking off his back but it's not causing Paul any problems.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Darongo trying to strike off his back.
Paul slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darongo's elbow.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Darongo misses with the head strike.
Ronan Darongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a right hand.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Darongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Darongo fails to land.
Paul lands with a right to the head.
Darongo blocks a body shot from Paul.
Paul tries a body shot but Darongo blocks it.
Darongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darongo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
A head punch on the inside from Darongo fails to land.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Darongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Darongo trying to strike off his back.
Paul throwing strikes from guard but Darongo blocks nicely.
Darongo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Darongo tries to strike from the bottom.
Darongo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Darongo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Darongo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
John Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darongo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Darongo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paul clinches with his opponent.
Darongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Darongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Darongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darongo backwards.
Darongo prevents a body shot from Paul.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darongo.
Darongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darongo pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Darongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darongo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darongo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Paul.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Paul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paul, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Paul!
John Paul bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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