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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 1189 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Libor Lunak (ranked 156 p4p, 163 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 17 - 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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Darongo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darongo lands with a nice combination. Lunak backs away looking to recover.
Darongo misses with a body kick.
Lunak throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Darongo digs a good hook to Lunak's body.
Nice shot lands for Lunak.
Darongo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darongo lands with a shot to the body.
Lunak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lunak lands with a hook. Darongo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darongo slips a straight right by Lunak.
Lunak misses the jab.
Lunak looks to land a left hand but Darongo moved out of range nicely.
Darongo slips under a jab.
Darongo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lunak will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Darongo.
Lunak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darongo takes a swing at Lunak's ribcage but misses.
Lunak wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Darongo counter with a right hand.
Lunak doesn't manage to clinch there - Darongo circles away.
Darongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lunak off the cage and back into range.
Darongo throws a head kick that misses.
Lunak misses with a looping left.
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
Lunak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Lunak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darongo stuns Lunak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darongo dips to his left and cracks Lunak with an uppercut!
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
Darongo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lunak tries a head kick but it misses.
Lunak misses with a hook. Darongo ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lunak misses with a body shot
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lunak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lunak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darongo. Darongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Darongo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lunak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Lunak's front leg but catches the back leg as Lunak tries to avoid it.
Darongo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lunak tries to clinch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lunak in his tracks.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lunak's sensitive parts.
Lunak catches Darongo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lunak throws a jab when Darongo was well out of range.
Darongo fakes the leg kick and cracks Lunak in the body.
Lunak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darongo throws a looping overhand right but Lunak ducks down to avoid it.
Darongo thuds his shin into the meat of Lunak's side.
Darongo connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darongo.
Lunak looks to throw the jab but Darongo is out of range.
A combination from Darongo does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo slips a straight right by Lunak.
Darongo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Lunak's front leg but catches the back leg as Lunak tries to avoid it.
Lunak takes one to the side of the head.
Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lunak.
Darongo dodges the punch combination from Lunak.
Darongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lunak.
Lunak throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lunak.
Darongo is looking for a counter combo.
Lunak takes one on the button.
Lunak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darongo.
Darongo tries to land a front kick but Lunak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darongo throws a nice looking combination but Lunak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darongo scores with a nice body kick.
Darongo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lunak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lunak misses.
Darongo lunges at Lunak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lunak's hand.
Lunak misses with a body shot.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lunak looks to score with a jab to the body but Darongo is just out of range.
Darongo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lunak dodges the punch combination from Darongo.
A countering left hand to the body from Lunak misses.
Darongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lunak misses with a head kick.
Darongo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darongo pushes Lunak away with a front kick.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunak swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Lunak misses
letting Darongo counter with a right hand.
Lunak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darongo scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darongo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lunak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lunak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lunak fails to land with a series of punches.
Lunak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lunak's sensitive parts.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Lunak's legs.
Lunak scores with the left hand. Darongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Darongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lunak misses with a two punch combination.
Darongo is looking to counter punch.
Darongo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lunak backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darongo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darongo tests Lunak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darongo misses with a kick to the body.
Darongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lunak cracks Darongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
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.
Lunak 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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lunak 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.
Lunak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lunak thows a leg kick but Darongo checks it
and Darongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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.
Lunak misses with a looping left.
Darongo is looking to slow Lunak down with leg kicks.
Darongo lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Darongo both land. Nice combination.
Darongo lands a nice looking body kick.
Lunak is breathing heavily.
Lunak tries to bum rush Darongo with a series of wild strikes but Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darongo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lunak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darongo manages to avoid it.
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!
Darongo jabs Lunak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darongo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lunak has time to react.
Darongo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lunak can do to turn this around?
Darongo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lunak misses with a wild body shot.
Darongo tried to counter with a leg kick but Lunak avoided it.
Lunak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lunak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lunak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darongo lands a head kick. Lunak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lunak throws a hook to the side of Darongo's head but Darongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darongo scores with a spinning back kick!
Lunak misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lunak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Lunak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lunak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lunak.
Lunak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darongo can pounce on him.
Lunak throws a head kick that misses.
Darongo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lunak backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lunak. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darongo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darongo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunak cracks Darongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darongo lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darongo!
You can see that Lunak has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Darongo slips under a jab from Lunak.
Darongo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lunak.
Darongo lands a slapping body shot.
Lunak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darongo can pounce on him.
Darongo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lunak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lunak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darongo.
A combination from Lunak does no damage.
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
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!
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lunak's sensitive parts.
Darongo lands a head kick!
It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
Darongo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darongo throws a push kick but Lunak slaps the foot to one side.
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo staying out of range there.
Lunak throws out a powerful jab.
Lunak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo jabs at Lunak's body.
Darongo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lunak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lunak just manages to avoid it.
Darongo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lunak if he has to take too many more of those.
Lunak wants to clinch.
Lunak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darongo slips under a jab from Lunak.
Darongo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lunak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Darongo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lunak backs up against the cage.
Lunak lunges at Darongo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darongo's hand.
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 Libor Lunak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Darongo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Darongo. Those never looked like landing.
Lunak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
A low kick lands for Darongo.
Lunak looks to throw the jab but Darongo is out of range.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lunak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darongo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Darongo.
Lunak throws a low kick, looking for Darongo's leg but Darongo calmly moves out of range.
Darongo connects with the punch.
Lunak scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lunak.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lunak just manages to avoid it.
Darongo lands with a nice body kick.
Darongo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lunak checks the leg kick.
Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lunak.
Lunak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lunak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Darongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lunak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lunak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lunak misses with a right hand
and Darongo counters with a good, hard body kick but Lunak shrugs it off.
Lunak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lunak tries to clinch up but Darongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darongo.
Darongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lunak.
Darongo lands a really nice looking cross but Lunak seems unphased.
Darongo connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lunak misses the target.
Darongo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lunak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunak throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Lunak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunak.
Lunak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunak.
Lunak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darongo delivers a nice body kick.
Lunak thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darongo throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darongo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darongo with the inside leg kick.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Darongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Darongo cracks Lunak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darongo lands with a good body shot.
Lunak doesn't manage to clinch there - Darongo circles away.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Lunak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo is looking to slow Lunak down with leg kicks.
Darongo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lunak.
As Lunak looks to move away, Darongo throws a big counter combo but Lunak just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lunak if he has to take too many more of those.
Darongo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darongo scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo lands with an overhand left.
Lunak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darongo moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darongo.
Darongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lunak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lunak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lunak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lunak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darongo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lunak scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lunak.
Lunak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darongo manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darongo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Darongo.
Lunak checks a leg kick.
Darongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darongo throws a nice looking combination but Lunak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darongo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darongo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lunak under the eye.
Lunak throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.
Lunak throws a hook but Darongo avoids it easily.
Libor Lunak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darongo blocks a head kick by Lunak.
Lunak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Darongo.
Nice shot by Darongo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lunak takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Lunak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lunak.
It looked like Darongo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lunak.
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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ronan Darongo made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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