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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brad Ronald has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akimbo Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jabbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabbar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ronald.
Jabbar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronald avoids it really well and circles away.
Jabbar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ronald sprawls well. He's pushed Jabbar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ronald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown but Ronald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brad Ronald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Jabbar.
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akimbo Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabbar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronald scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ronald decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jabbar to his feet.
Ronald throws the left hand but Jabbar avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronald is fending him off so far but Jabbar persists. Nope, Ronald circles away and we're back to standing.
Jabbar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ronald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jabbar somewhat.
Jabbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ronald closes the distance and clinches.
Ronald manages to break the clinch.
Ronald lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ronald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ronald tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Ronald slams his shin into Jabbar's torso.
Ronald closes the distance and pushes Jabbar back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronald connects with a knee to the head.
Ronald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronald has closed the distance and engaged Jabbar in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ronald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jabbar tries to pull guard but Ronald holds him up against the cage and eventually Jabbar drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald lands an elbow inside that Jabbar shrugs off.
Ronald works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jabbar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jabbar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ronald wants to control from the top but Jabbar keeps moving.
Ronald wants to get up but he can't break Jabbar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jabbar keeping moving, preventing Ronald from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brad Ronald just wasn't active enough.
Jabbar tries to clinch there but Ronald circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ronald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jabbar somewhat.
Jabbar wants to clinch up but Ronald keeps it at a distance.
Ronald misses with a body kick.
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jabbar is defended easily by Ronald.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jabbar lands a body punch.
Jabbar takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald is trying to push Jabbar away but Jabbar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jabbar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ronald gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronald pushes Jabbar up against the cage in a clinch.
Jabbar is working for takedown but Ronald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronald lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ronald seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ronald manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronald moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ronald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jabbar tries to clinch
and Ronald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jabbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ronald, pushing him back against the cage.
Ronald is trying to break the clinch but Jabbar has him pressed against the cage.
Jabbar wants a takedown.
Ronald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
Ronald managing to block the knees to the body from Jabbar.
Ronald is pressed up against the cage. Jabbar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronald down to the mat. Ronald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ronald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Jabbar misses.
Brad Ronald is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabbar looks for a takedown but Ronald sprawls well.
Brad Ronald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Jabbar.
Ronald lands a nice shot that snaps Jabbar's head back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ronald here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ronald is looking to slow Jabbar down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jabbar.
Ronald rushes Jabbar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ronald lands a body shot.
Jabbar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ronald 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.
Ronald struggling a bit here.
Jabbar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ronald explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ronald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ronald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jabbar avoiding damage as Ronald throws knees to the body.
Ronald has Jabbar pressed against the cage, preventing Jabbar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronald stalling.
Ronald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronald lands the left hand.
Jab from Ronald.
Ronald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabbar can do to turn this around?
Ronald has closed the distance and engaged Jabbar in a clinch.
Jabbar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ronald smiles and moves away.
Ronald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ronald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jabbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ronald duly obliges.
Ronald has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jabbar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronald is pushing Jabbar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ronald.
Ronald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jabbar's defenses.
Jabbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabbar tries to clinch up.
Jabbar closes the distance and clinches up with Ronald, looking for a takedown. Jabbar pushes Ronald against the cage but Ronald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jabbar fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabbar shoots in and drives through. Ronald sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ronald tries a knee to the head but Jabbar blocks it.
Brad Ronald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ronald pulls guard successfully.
Ronald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronald working a defensive guard here.
Jabbar throws and elbow that misses. Ronald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jabbar's guard. Nice move by Ronald!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Jabbar.
Ronald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jabbar breaks the clinch.
Ronald moves into range and clinches up with Jabbar.
Jabbar jumps guard and drags Ronald to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ronald wants to get up but he can't break Jabbar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jabbar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ronald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronald trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jabbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabbar, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brad Ronald.
Ronald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald moves into the clinch.
Jabbar has Ronald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ronald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jabbar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronald lands an uppercut.
Jabbar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ronald walks away with a smile on his face. Jabbar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ronald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ronald rushes Jabbar and presses him up against the cage.
Ronald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ronald keeps control of Jabbar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jabbar's efforts to push away.
Jabbar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ronald just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brad Ronald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akimbo Jabbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald trying to land knees to the body.
Ronald lands a nice elbow.
Jabbar trying to stall but Ronald improves his position.
Jabbar jumps guard but Ronald stands there with Jabbar around his waist. Jabbar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jabbar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ronald walks away with a smile on his face. Jabbar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jabbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Ronald misses
and Jabbar counters with a good, hard body kick but Ronald shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar tries for a takedown but Ronald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jabbar throws the kick towards the body but Ronald avoids it.
Ronald connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronald clinches with his opponent.
Ronald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ronald clinches.
Ronald breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ronald. No joy for Jabbar on that attempt.
Ronald scores with a jab to the head.
Brad Ronald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronald circles away.
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Ronald moves into the clinch successfully.
Ronald breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald clinches with his opponent.
Ronald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brad Ronald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabbar tries to keep at a distance but Ronald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akimbo Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar tries a low kick but Ronald avoids it.
Ronald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ronald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Ronald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronald 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Ronald!
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