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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Rondeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Rondeau will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Rondeau!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rondeau napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Owens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rondeau is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Owens prevents Rondeau from escaping the position.
Owens lands some shots froms side control.
Rondeau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rondeau is looking for a sweep.
Owens scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rondeau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Owens really is a fat lump.
Rondeau is looking to reverse the position.
Owens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Owens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rondeau some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rondeau is avoiding damage well.
Rondeau manages to work his way to half guard, despite Owens's best efforts.
Owens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Owens slips a nice elbow through Rondeau's hands, connecting with Rondeau's forehead.
Rondeau has hold of Owens's hands but Owens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rondeau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondeau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Owens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Owens 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.
Owens drops an elbow to the side of Rondeau's head.
Rondeau is trying to get back to full guard.
Rondeau taking some punishment here, with Owens in his half guard.
Rondeau wants to get back to full guard.
Owens winds up and cracks Rondeau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rondeau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Owens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Owens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Owens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Owens winds up and cracks Rondeau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Owens lands a nice short elbow.
Rondeau taking some punishment here, with Owens in his half guard.
Rondeau is rocked!
Owens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rondeau is still in real trouble! Can Owens finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens working over Rondeau with some ground and pound. Rondeau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Owens connects with a nice short shot to Rondeau's temple.
Owens lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens winds up and cracks Rondeau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Owens lands strikes from half guard.
Rondeau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Owens there.
Owens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Owens is thwarting Rondeau's attempts to control the position.
Rondeau seems to have recovered his senses.
Rondeau is trying to stand back up but Owens is controlling him
Owens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Owens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Owens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens lands strikes from half guard.
Rondeau trying to control from the bottom.
Owens lands strikes from half guard.
Rondeau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rondeau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rondeau looks winded!
Owens stops Rondeau from getting back to his feet.
Owens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rondeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Owens is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens drops an elbow to the side of Rondeau's head.
Rondeau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Owens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Owens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Owens slips a nice elbow through Rondeau's hands, connecting with Rondeau's forehead.
Owens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rondeau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Owens scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Owens lands a nice short elbow.
Owens is nestled in close to Rondeau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rondeau kicks Owens off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rondeau on his heels. He'll look to pass Rondeau's guard now, I'm sure.
Rondeau is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Owens dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Owens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rondeau instigates a clinch.
Owens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rondeau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Owens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rondeau walks away with a smile on his face. Owens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Owens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rondeau.
Rondeau has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens jumps into guard, dragging Rondeau to the mat.
Owens working for a triangle but Rondeau defends it easily.
Owens is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rondeau frees his head nicely. Oh but Owens has switched to an armbar! Rondeau is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ronnie Owens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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