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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Douillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Douillet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Douillet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronny Darko!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douillet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Douillet stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
Douillet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Darko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Darko wants to sweep but no luck.
Douillet is looking to work some ground and pound but Darko has wrist control.
Douillet thows a big elbow that misses.
Darko 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Douillet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Douillet showed some decent athleticism there.
Douillet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Darko tries to get to full guard but Douillet has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko is not content to let Douillet control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douillet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darko defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douillet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Douillet there.
Douillet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darko is pressing down on Douillet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douillet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douillet connects with a couple of short punches.
Darko wants to sweep here but Douillet controlling him for the moment.
Darko has momentary wrist control but Douillet slips an elbow through the middle.
Douillet gets to his feet. Darko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Douillet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douillet trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
Douillet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Douillet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Douillet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douillet stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
Douillet connects with a couple of short punches.
Douillet stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
Douillet wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darko with a poor takedown
and Douillet counters with a left and a right that stings Darko.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
Douillet misses with a takedown attempt - Darko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Douillet feints and as Darko raises his hands in defense, Douillet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Douillet stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
Darko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darko wants to sweep here but Douillet controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Douillet from controlling successfully.
Darko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douillet trying to control but Darko is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Douillet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Darko looks gassed!
Darko is trying to get back to full guard.
Douillet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Douillet connects with a nice short shot to Darko's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douillet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Douillet wants to take a breather but Darko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet 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.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Douillet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
David Douillet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douillet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Douillet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Douillet stands up over Darko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Darko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Douillet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darko is proving hard to escape from.
Douillet passes into half guard.
Darko wants to get back to full guard.
Darko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Darko manages to get to full guard.
Douillet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douillet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Douillet won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
Douillet cracks Darko with a solid left hand.
Douillet scoring with some ground and pound.
Douillet won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Douillet cracks Darko with a solid left hand.
Darko is rocked!
Douillet wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Douillet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darko is still in real trouble! Can Douillet finish him?
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douillet is one step ahead there.
Darko seems to have recovered his senses.
Douillet postures up and lands a big shot to Darko's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douillet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douillet is one step ahead there.
Douillet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darko wants to sweep here but Douillet controlling him for the moment.
Darko has momentary wrist control but Douillet slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Douillet is controlling him.
Douillet distracts Darko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darko wants to sweep here but Douillet controlling him for the moment.
Douillet working some strikes from top position.
Douillet pushes down on Darko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Douillet connects with a nice short shot to Darko's temple.
Douillet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Douillet prevents Darko from improving his position.
Darko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Douillet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Darko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Darko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Douillet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Douillet has one foot on Darko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Douillet throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Douillet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douillet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Douillet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Darko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Darko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Douillet advances position into side control!
Douillet creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Douillet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Darko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douillet off and has taken his back!
Douillet manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douillet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darko looks for a takedown but Douillet sprawls well.
David Douillet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Darko.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Douillet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Douillet dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Douillet.
Douillet trying to control the position but Darko is working away.
Douillet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Darko some visible discomfort.
Darko is letting Douillet control him for a moment.
Douillet grinds an elbow into Darko's temple.
Douillet lands a nice forearm strike.
Darko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Douillet presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Douillet looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Darko is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Douillet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Darko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Darko tries to buck Douillet off but Douillet is having none of it.
Douillet lands a few punches from side control.
Douillet is chipping away with strikes.
Darko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Douillet lands an elbow.
Douillet trying to control the position but Darko is working away.
Darko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douillet off and has taken his back!
Darko wants to control but Douillet is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douillet has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Douillet staying busy and making it hard for Darko to control.
Darko is trying to stick to Douillet's back but Douillet is turning into Darko. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Darko's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Douillet.
Douillet wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
Douillet with a nice head shot there.
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douillet is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douillet pushes Darko off and gets back to his feet.
David Douillet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko misses with a takedown
and Douillet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Darko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Douillet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darko looking for a sweep. Not yet Darko, not yet.
Douillet stays in close to Darko's body and controls the position.
Douillet drops back, looking for a kneebar! Darko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Darko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Darko!
Darko decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douillet shoots in and drives through. Darko sprawls well.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douillet is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Douillet circles away and we're back to standing.
Douillet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Douillet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Douillet.
David Douillet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronny Darko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douillet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Douillet's guard.
Douillet wants to sweep but no luck.
Douillet is working an open guard so Darko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Douillet stuffs the takedown.
Douillet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Darko working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David Douillet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Douillet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Douillet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Douillet 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Douillet!
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