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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 884 p4p, 727 weight class) and Valdo Calamari (ranked 111 p4p, 99 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. This should be fireworks!
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19 - 13 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 19 - 13 - 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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valdo Calamari!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Darongo.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Darongo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calamari counters with a single leg into guard. Darongo didn't expect that.
Calamari is looking to work some ground and pound but Darongo has wrist control.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calamari working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Calamari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darongo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calamari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari stopping the sweep attempt from Darongo.
Darongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calamari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calamari trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Darongo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Darongo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Darongo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Darongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Darongo controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darongo tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darongo lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari 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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calamari.
Nice body punch from Darongo.
Darongo lands a jab.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calamari's sensitive parts.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Darongo avoids it easily.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
Calamari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darongo defends it well.
Darongo thows a leg kick but Calamari checks it
so Calamari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calamari working some strikes from top position.
Calamari is working Darongo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calamari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darongo's head.
Calamari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calamari throws an elbow that misses. Darongo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calamari's guard. Nice move by Darongo!
Calamari 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.
Calamari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari trying to strike off his back.
Darongo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darongo won't allow Calamari to sweep him here.
Darongo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari 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 trying to control but Calamari is working from the bottom.
Darongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Calamari wants to hit a sweep here but Darongo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Calamari there!
Darongo controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calamari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Darongo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darongo throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Calamari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Calamari's legs.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darongo misses with a straight left.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calamari can do to turn this around?
Darongo thuds a left hand into Calamari's body.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a shoot takedown. Darongo fights it but they end up in guard.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Calamari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calamari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calamari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calamari throwing strikes but missing.
Calamari throwing strikes but missing.
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari throws a strike but Darongo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Darongo passes Calamari's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calamari has a hand on Darongo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Darongo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darongo controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darongo prevents Calamari from getting the reversal.
Darongo controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darongo prevents Calamari from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darongo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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