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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 817 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 106 p4p, 174 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ante Petric enters the cage!
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20 - 14 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 20 - 14 - 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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darongo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petric misses the shot to the body.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Petric's legs.
Darongo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Petric.
Darongo blocks a jab.
Darongo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
A big left from Petric misses.
Petric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Petric misses its intended target.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric misses with a straight left.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petric loads up on a big right hand but Darongo slips the punch.
Petric is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Darongo moves away and avoids it.
Petric takes one on the button.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
Darongo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darongo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petric there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Darongo misses.
Some wild striking there from Petric.
Darongo thuds a left hand into Petric's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric tries to bum rush Darongo with a series of wild strikes but Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Darongo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Darongo.
Darongo lands a big right hand that sends Petric crashing to the mat! Darongo stays standing though and waves Petric back to his feet!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darongo, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Petric. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darongo.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darongo counters with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Darongo as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Ante Petric's cut even more.
Darongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petric circles away quickly and effectively.
Darongo throws a front kick that sends Petric stumbling back into the cage.
Petric looks winded!
Petric staying out of range there.
Darongo scores with a nice strike.
Darongo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric 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 misses with the combination.
Petric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Darongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petric swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
Petric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darongo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darongo is looking to counter punch.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petric swings widly with a right hand
and Darongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darongo works Petric's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric throws a lazy uppercut
and Darongo counters with an outside leg kick.
Darongo misses with a looping left.
Petric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Darongo counters with a straight right hand.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
Petric misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Ante Petric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ante Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petric.
A counter left hand to the body from Darongo misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Darongo.
Darongo misses with a body kick.
Petric digs a good hook to Darongo's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petric missing with a left hand there. Darongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darongo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petric on the side of the head.
Petric misses with a body shot.
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 Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Petric 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 lazy right hand but Petric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Darongo is out of range.
Petric throws a looping overhand right but Darongo ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petric.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petric.
Darongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric throws a right hand that misses
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Petric misses.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petric.
Petric defending well as Darongo loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Darongo thumps Petric with a low kick.
Petric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petric misses the jab.
Petric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darongos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darongo staying out of range there.
Darongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petric throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.
Darongo slips under a jab from Petric.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petric just manages to avoid it.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Petric.
Darongo is looking to counter punch.
Darongo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Petric.
Petric throws a hook to the side of Darongo's head but Darongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petric throws a poor cross that misses
and Darongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Petric misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ante Petric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darongo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Darongo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ante Petric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ronan Darongo!
Ronan Darongo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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