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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 646 p4p, 863 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 83 p4p, 104 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21 - 14 - 0 |
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15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 21 - 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darongo defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Darongo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darongo slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson misses with a shot to the body
and Darongo counters with a straight right hand.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
Darongo throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darongo.
Thompson feints the counter takedown.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Darongo counters with a good low kick that Thompson was not able to check.
Darongo throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Darongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ronan Darongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Thompson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darongo connects with a leg kick.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darongo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darongo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Darongo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Darongo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darongo pinned against the cage. Darongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from Darongo finds it's target.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Thompson.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Darongo misses with a body punch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Darongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Darongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Thompson throws a hook but Darongo avoids it easily.
Darongo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Darongo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darongo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Darongo down.
Darongo is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Darongo cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
Darongo slips a jab from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darongo lands a jab to the head.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darongo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Darongo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darongo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Darongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Darongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darongo throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Darongo holds on and takes a little breather.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darongo's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Thompson.
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.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darongo wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darongo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darongo lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Darongo misses with a wild body shot.
Darongo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darongo avoids the body shot from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darongo swivels and escapes.
Ronan Darongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson.
Darongo throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darongo circles away.
Darongo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Darongo lands a two punch combo.
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.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Darongo sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darongo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Darongo misses
and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darongo!
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Darongo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darongo is trying to work for a sweep but Thompson has mounted him!
Darongo wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Thompson looking to control but Darongo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Darongo to control.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thompson 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.
Darongo is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Thompson unloads with some shots from mount but Darongo bucks and avoids them well.
Thompson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompson unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Darongo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Darongo blocking the ground and pound.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
Darongo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Darongo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Thompson around the waist but Thompson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Thompson is the winner by TKO! Thompson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
After winning the bout, Scott Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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