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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kendall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work. Brad Ronald will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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248 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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200 cm
32
230 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall scores with a jab. Ronald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronald tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kendall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Kendall.
Ronald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a few strikes there.
Ronald wants to clinch up but Kendall keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kendall finds it's way round the side to connect with Ronald's head.
Ronald darts in trying to clinch
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronald.
Kendall throws a looping overhand right but Ronald ducks down to avoid it.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ronald tries to close the distance and clinch but Kendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronald moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kendall.
Ronald looking to throw knees to the head but Kendall is blocking nicely.
Kendall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronald misses with a few strikes there.
Ronald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronald tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronald.
Ronald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kendall looks to throw the jab but Ronald is out of range.
Ronald darts in trying to clinch
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronald moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald tries a body shot but Kendall blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronald.
Ronald misses with some punches.
Ronald lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ronald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kendall's brow.
Ronald swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kendall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ronald has him pressed against the cage.
Ronald working aggressively here.
Ronald missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ronald wants to control from the top but Kendall keeps moving.
Kendall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Kendall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kendall avoids the body shot from Ronald.
Ronald tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
Ronald tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Ronald has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kendall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronald lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ronald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ronald has Kendall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kendall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kendall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronald swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kendall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronald is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall is trying to push Ronald away but Ronald has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kendall finds it's way round the side to connect with Ronald's head.
Ronald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ronald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronald tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall throws a looping overhand right but Ronald ducks down to avoid it.
Ronald wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ronald.
Kendall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ronald looks to land a combination but Kendall avoids it well.
Kurt Kendall is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronald wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronald slips under a jab.
Kendall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brad Ronald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronald wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kendall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kendall tries to keep at a distance but Ronald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kendall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ronald misses with a punch to the body.
Ronald wants to take the fight to the mat but Kendall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kendall is trying to force a seperation but Ronald has the dominant position.
Ronald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ronald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall tries to break free but Ronald pushes him back against the cage.
Ronald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronald is looking for a takedown.
Kurt Kendall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Ronald.
Kendall breaks the clinch.
Ronald misses with a body shot.
Ronald tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
Ronald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kendall doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall lands a really nice looking cross but Ronald seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ronald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronald misses with a low kick.
Ronald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Kendall thumps Ronald with a low kick.
Ronald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall darts in and clinches Ronald up against the cage.
Ronald is trying to force a seperation but Kendall has the dominant position.
Ronald trying to control the position but instead, Kendall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronald into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ronald's efforts to push away.
Ronald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Kendall avoiding damage as Ronald throws knees to the body.
Kendall is trying to break the clinch but Ronald has him pressed against the cage.
Ronald prevents Kendall from breaking the clinch.
Ronald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kendall avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald missing with knees to the body.
Ronald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Kendall.
Ronald ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronald swinging wildly here.
Donk. Kendall catches Ronald right on the button with a cross.
Kendall doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronald circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
Ronald wants to clinch
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
Ronald misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronald tries to clinch up.
Ronald throws a lazy head kick
and Ronald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kendall blocks a head kick by Ronald.
Ronald moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kendall as Ronald shoots in.
Ronald tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
Ronald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronald moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronald tries to clinch
and Kendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kendall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kendall circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kurt Kendall.
I think Kendall 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Kendall!
Kurt Kendall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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