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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street's entrance music is The Truth. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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236 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street closes the distance and pushes Ronald back into the cage.
Street tries to land a knee to the head but Ronald blocks with his arms.
Street using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Street misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Street misses with a hook to the ribs.
Street stalls.
Street looking to throw knees to the head but Ronald is blocking nicely.
Street using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronald.
Ronald lands an elbow that stopped Street in his tracks for a moment.
Ronald breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ronald.
Street gets tackled into the cage by Ronald. Ronald maintains the clinch.
Street dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Street makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Street blocks an elbow strike from Ronald.
Street tightens his grip and picks Ronald up, before dumping him to the ground. Ronald manages to land in guard.
Ronald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Street!
Ronald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Street is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ronald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Street is looking to improve his position but Ronald isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street tries to hold on but Ronald postures up.
Street working to try and regain half guard.
Ronald gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Street closes the distance and pushes Ronald back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ronald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronald avoids the elbow strike from Street, against the cage.
Ronald letting Street take a breather here.
Ronald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Street lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronald throws an elbow but it misses.
Street unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Street tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronald avoids the damage to the body.
Ronald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ronald as Street tries to tie him up.
Street throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street has Ronald pressed against the cage.
Ronald blocking some punches.
Street will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ronald up against the cage.
Ronald misses with an elbow over the top.
Street tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronald avoids the damage to the body.
Street misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronald.
Ronald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ronald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Street has a couple of punches blocked by Ronald.
Street blocks an elbow strike.
Street misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Ronald will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ronald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Street misses with a hook. Ronald ducked under it nicely.
Street moves into the clinch.
Street tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Street looking to throw knees to the head but Ronald is blocking nicely.
Street goes for a takedown attempt but Ronald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Street tries to clinch but Ronald is having none of it.
Ronald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Street.
Ronald swings widly with a right hand
and Street counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ronald won't be happy with that.
Ronald wants to control but Street postures up.
Street is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ronald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ronald gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Street sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronald defending well though.
Street looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Street looks to land a strike but Ronald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two 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.
Ronald keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Street working some strikes from top position.
Street loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ronald is looking to stand up but Street isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Street pushing down on Ronald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Street misses with a head shot. Ronald uses the momentum to regain guard.
Street wants to pass the guard but Ronald is keeping the position.
Street pushes down on Ronald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Street swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ronald is now in Street's guard. A big mistake from Street there, giving up the dominant position!
Ronald tries to free his leg and advance position but Street is retaining full guard.
Street is looking to sweep but instead, Ronald has passed into half guard.
Street slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Street managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Street is adopting a defensive guard.
Street wants to sweep here but Ronald controlling him for the moment.
Ronald stays in close to Street's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Street dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ronald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Street throws out the jab.
Ronald ducks under a wild hook from Street.
Street moves into the clinch.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
Street stalling against the cage.
Ronald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Street.
Street dodges an elbow strike from Ronald.
Street controlling the action here for a moment.
Street is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Street avoiding damage as Ronald throws knees to the body.
Street can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street looking to stall.
Street lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ronald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Street looking to throw knees to the head but Ronald is blocking nicely.
Street with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ronald lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Ronald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Street.
Street with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brad Ronald has been cut.
Ronald gets underhooks to prevent Street's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Street fails to land.
Ronald slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street is working for takedown but Ronald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Street goes for a takedown attempt but Ronald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Street throws a series of punches but Ronald moves out of range.
Ronald misses with a straight right.
Ronald gets a clinch.
Street looking for a takedown.
Ronald looking to slow down the pace here.
Street tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Street pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronald is defending well for now.
Street with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Street tries a knee to the head but Ronald blocks it.
Ronald throws an elbow but it misses.
Ronald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Street pushes off an throws an elbow but Ronald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ronald cracks Street with a nice body shot.
Street manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ronald is fighting off a takedown attempt but Street is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ronald to the mat. Ronald regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Michael Street overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street connects with a couple of short punches.
Street throwing strikes from guard but Ronald blocks nicely.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Street is working hard here to advance position.
Street looking to sit in guard and control but Ronald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ronald wanted to stand there but Street had control of the position.
Street wants to sweep here but Ronald controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Street showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Street 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Street!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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