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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Ronson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Ronson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronson throws the kick towards the body but Bradford avoids it.
Ronson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ronson shoots in but Bradford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bradford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bradford turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bradford manages to end up in side control.
Ronson wants to control but Bradford postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronson is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Bradford are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bradford works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ronson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bradford.
Ronson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ronson tries to clinch but Bradford moves away
and Bradford counters with a head kick.
Ronson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradford is rocked!
Bradford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bradford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ronson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ronson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bradford off and has taken his back!
Bradford rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bradford is refusing to be controlled, as Ronson sits in half guard.
Bradford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ronson wants to free his trapped foot but Bradford is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ronson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronson is thwarting Bradford's attempts to control the position.
Ronson misses with a head shot. Bradford uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bradford keeping moving, preventing Ronson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradford shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronson is trying to maintain the position but Bradford is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradford.
Bradford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ronson trying to hold on to Bradford's head to control him but Bradford postures up.
Ronson taking some punishment here, with Bradford in his half guard.
Ronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradford.
Bradford passes to full mount!
Bradford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four 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.
Ronson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bradford dominating with strikes here.
Bradford raining down shots from the mount!
Ronson is working to get back to half guard.
Bradford with a couple of short strikes.
Bradford dominating with strikes here.
Ronson tries to buck Bradford off but Bradford takes his back!
Ronson trying to control the position but Bradford manages to sink in the hooks.
Ronson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ronson trying to control but not successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bradford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bradford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronson.
Bradford shoots in for a takedown but Ronson shows good takedown defense.
Ronson clinches but Bradford breaks the clinch
and Bradford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ronson is trying to control the position but Bradford postures up.
Ronson pulls Bradford in close to prevent any damage.
Ronson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ronson wants to stand up but Bradford is controlling him.
Ronson working for a triangle but Bradford defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bradford misses with a wild combination.
Ronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradford is fending him off so far but Ronson persists. Nope, Bradford circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradford 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.
Bradford looks to land a left hand but Ronson moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ronson.
Ronson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sonny Bradford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Ronson.
A combination from Bradford does no damage.
Bradford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronson shoots in and drives through. Bradford sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bradford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronson moves in looking to clinch but Bradford pushes him off.
Bradford tries for a takedown but Ronson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ronson tries to clinch up but Bradford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bradford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradford.
Bradford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ronson looking for a guillotine here but Bradford defends easily.
Ronson looking to control.
Bradford throwing strikes from guard but Ronson blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ronson's head.
Bradford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradford throwing strikes from guard but Ronson blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ronson avoids the head kick by Bradford.
Sonny Bradford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronson.
Bradford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ronson counters with a straight right hand.
Ronson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronson wants to clinch up but Bradford keeps it at a distance.
Ronson tries to clinch up.
Bradford moves into the clinch.
Ronson goes for a takedown attempt but Bradford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ronson tries to clinch there but Bradford circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronson fails to land the takedown.
Ronson misses with a low kick as Bradford jumps back.
Sonny Bradford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ronson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The strikes coming from Bradford are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bradford lands a few punches from side control.
Bradford scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ronson defending against the ground and pound.
Ronson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ronson is trying to improve his position.
Bradford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ronson down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bradford dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bradford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronson's waist but Bradford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bradford off to one side.
A punch combination from Bradford misses.
No joy there for Ronson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronson throws a combination. Bradford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Bradford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradford shoots in and drives through. Ronson sprawls well.
Ronson tries for a takedown but Bradford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradford seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ronson counters with a left and a right that stings Bradford.
Ronson wants to clinch up but Bradford keeps it at a distance.
Ronson misses the shot to the body.
Ronson slips under a jab from Bradford.
Bradford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bradford landing strikes.
Bradford is putting a hurting on Ronson here, landing some big shots from side control. Ronson can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronson prevents Bradford from improving position.
Ronson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradford cracks Ronson with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronson keeps working.
Bradford in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bradford is trying to move to mount but Ronson reverses beautifully and ends up in Bradford's guard.
Ronson forces his way into half guard.
Bradford tries to get to full guard but Ronson has control of the leg.
Ronson trying to control from half guard but Bradford is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ronson is trying to work for a kimura but Bradford is defending well.
Bradford punching from the bottom.
Ronson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ronson is tying to control. Bradford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bradford wants to improve his position but Ronson is controlling well.
Sonny Bradford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ronson tries to clinch but Bradford is having none of it.
Bradford stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Ronson as Bradford shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bradford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronson cracks a nice hook into Bradford's ribs.
Ronson fails with the takedown
and Bradford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronson keeps working.
Ronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradford.
Bradford throwing shots but Ronson is blocking nicely.
Bradford lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ronson wants to sweep but Bradford has passed to side control!
Bradford tries to score with some ground and pound. Ronson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradford tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Bradford.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronson jabs at Bradford's body.
Bradford shoots in and drives through. Ronson sprawls well.
Bradford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronson looks to clinch
and Bradford counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Ronson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradford which made him look bad.
Ronson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradford rather than just go for the knockout.
Bradford has managed to clinch.
Bradford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ronson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bradford as he jumps to the side.
Ronson tries to clinch there but Bradford circles away.
Bradford gets a takedown into half guard.
Ronson trying to control but Bradford postures up.
Harry Ronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bradford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Bradford!
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