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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 1954 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Mabrouk Al Qirbi (ranked 238 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darongo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 16 - 12 - 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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mabrouk Al Qirbi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi throws the left hand but Darongo avoids the punch easily.
Al Qirbi swinging wildly here.
Darongo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darongo. Al Qirbi shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qirbi. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darongo.
Darongo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darongo scores with a kick to the body.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
Darongo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al Qirbi will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Al Qirbi.
Darongo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darongo misses with a body shot.
Al Qirbi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Darongo finds it's target.
Darongo cracks Al Qirbi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darongo!
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qirbi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qirbi. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qirbi just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Darongo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Qirbi doesn't seem phased though.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Qirbi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Qirbi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Qirbi swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo lands a really nice looking cross but Al Qirbi seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qirbi moves forwards but Darongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darongo lands a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Darongo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darongo.
A jab from Darongo does it's job there.
Darongo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a jab to the nose.
Darongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Qirbi throws a right hand that misses
and Darongo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darongo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Qirbi has time to react.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qirbi moves away.
Darongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Qirbi off the cage and back into range.
Al Qirbi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darongo rather than just go for the knockout.
Al Qirbi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darongo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Al Qirbi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Qirbi slips under a jab.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qirbi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Qirbi misses with a straight left.
Darongo dodges the punch combination from Al Qirbi.
Darongo with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Darongo. Those never looked like landing.
Al Qirbi misses with a wild body shot.
Al Qirbi throws a shot from downtown. Darongo moves away and avoids it.
Al Qirbi throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darongo lands with a straight right. Al Qirbi didn't see that one coming.
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Qirbi.
Darongo slips under a jab from Al Qirbi.
Darongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darongo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo misses with a right hand
and Al Qirbi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darongo connects with a leg kick.
Al Qirbi lands a nice looking body shot.
Darongo is looking to slow Al Qirbi down with leg kicks.
Al Qirbi throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Al Qirbi moves out of range of the leg kick from Darongo.
Al Qirbi looks to land a right hand but Darongo moved out of range.
Al Qirbi loads up on a big right hand but Darongo slips the punch.
Darongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qirbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Darongo coming out on top.
Al Qirbi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darongo moves out of range as Al Qirbi strikes.
Darongo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Darongo.
Darongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Qirbi at a distance.
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darongo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Al Qirbi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Al Qirbi.
Darongo misses with a wild combination.
Al Qirbi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darongo moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Al Qirbi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darongo has got the better of the exchanges.
Darongo blocks a jab.
Darongo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Qirbi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qirbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darongo moves away.
Darongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Qirbi can do to turn this around?
Darongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qirbi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darongo.
Darongo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darongo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Qirbi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
A left lands for Darongo.
Darongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Darongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Darongo keeps Al Qirbi at a distance using the push kick.
Darongo scores with a kick to the body.
Al Qirbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Nice shot by Darongo.
A head kick misses from Darongo.
Darongo takes one to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darongo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Darongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Darongo.
Darongo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darongo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Al Qirbi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Al Qirbi.
Darongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darongo slips under a jab from Al Qirbi.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Darongo tenderised Al Qirbi's leg. Al Qirbi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Darongo.
Darongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darongo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Qirbi has time to react.
Al Qirbi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darongo.
Darongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darongo connects with a right hand. Al Qirbi shakes it off.
Darongo connects with a body shot.
Al Qirbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qirbi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darongo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Qirbi scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Al Qirbi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Qirbi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darongo lands a head kick. Al Qirbi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Al Qirbi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Qirbi throws a looping overhand right but Darongo ducks down to avoid it.
Darongo throws a body punch but Al Qirbi moves out of range.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses.
Al Qirbi throws out a counter right but Darongo avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Al Qirbi misses.
Al Qirbi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo throwing a counter right hand but Al Qirbi manages to avoid it.
Darongo digs a good hook to Al Qirbi's body.
Al Qirbi misses with a straight right.
Al Qirbi misses the shot to the body.
Darongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Al Qirbi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qirbi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
Al Qirbi missing with a left hand there. Darongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darongo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qirbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darongo.
Al Qirbi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darongo takes a swing at Al Qirbi's ribcage but misses.
Al Qirbi throws a big shot that misses.
Al Qirbi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Qirbi misses with an uppercut. Darongo saw that one coming.
Al Qirbi misses with a hook. Darongo ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Darongo with a nice calf kick.
Al Qirbi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Qirbi misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Al Qirbi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darongo cracks Al Qirbi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Al Qirbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darongo lands an overhand right.
Darongo tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Al Qirbi misses.
Al Qirbi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Al Qirbi misses with a straight left.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Qirbi.
Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darongo.
Darongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Al Qirbi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darongo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darongo dips to his left and cracks Al Qirbi with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a kick to the body.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Al Qirbi's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Qirbi tries to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a decent looking hook.
Darongo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Qirbi walks into a straight right hand from Darongo.
Al Qirbi blocks a head kick by Darongo.
The fighters circling - Al Qirbi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qirbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darongo is just out of range.
Darongo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darongo.
Darongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Darongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qirbi in the body.
Darongo scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qirbi misses with a hook. Darongo ducked under it nicely.
Darongo feints a jab promting Al Qirbi to slip. Darongo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Al Qirbi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Darongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qirbi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo tried to counter with a leg kick but Al Qirbi avoided it.
Darongo throws a low kick but Al Qirbi avoids it.
A nice side step and Al Qirbi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Qirbi at a distance.
Al Qirbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses.
Al Qirbi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darongo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darongo.
Darongo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Qirbi avoids the head kick by Darongo.
Al Qirbi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Al Qirbi misses
and Darongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darongo defending well as Al Qirbi loads up on a big left hand.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qirbi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darongo staying out of range there.
Darongo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Darongo.
Al Qirbi looks to land a right hand but Darongo moved out of range.
Al Qirbi missing with a left hand there. Darongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Al Qirbi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qirbi throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Qirbi throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.
Al Qirbi misses with a combination
and Darongo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Al Qirbi's knee momentarily.
Al Qirbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Qirbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qirbi throws a shot from downtown. Darongo moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Darongo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qirbi avoids the head kick by Darongo.
Darongo slips a straight right by Al Qirbi.
Darongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
A solid body kick from Darongo.
Darongo lands a nice shot that snaps Al Qirbi's head back.
Darongo digs a good body shot into Al Qirbi's ribs.
Al Qirbi misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Qirbi's sensitive parts.
Darongo misses with a head kick.
Al Qirbi misses with a left hand
and Darongo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darongo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darongo 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronan Darongo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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