UFC Fight Night 36 Play-by-Play: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jesse Ronson

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Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jesse Ronson

Round 1: Ronson takes the center of the cage.  Trinaldo lands first with an outside leg kick.  They exchange leg kicks.  Trinaldo lands a counter right hand.  Ronson moves in with a combination.  Trinaldo answers with an outside leg kick.  Ronson delivers a kick to the body.  Ronson lands to the body with a left hand.  Ronson fakes a takedown and lands a right hand.  Trinaldo fires back with a solid right hand.  Trinaldo lands to the body.  He presses forward and lands a left hand.  Ronson clinches.  Trinaldo delivers a knee to the body.  Ronson works for a takedown.  Trinaldo defends the attempt.  Ronson lands a kick to the body.  Trinaldo lands a lead uppercut that whips Ronson’s head back.  Ronson moves in with a left hand.  Trinaldo misses with a wheel kick.  Trinaldo delivers a counter left hand at the bell.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Trinaldo.

Round 2: Ronson pressures forward.  He lands a hard outside leg kick.  Trinaldo goes upstairs and lands with a kick.  Ronson moves in with a left hand.  They clinch for a moment and separate.  Trinaldo lands to the lead leg of Ronson.  Ronson has started to land his jab.  He lands a combination and they clinch.  Ronson lands with his right.  The pace has slowed.  Trinaldo lands an outside leg kick followed by a right hand.  Ronson answers with a leg kick of his own.  Trinaldo changes levels and looks to get the fight to the ground.  Ronson sprawls.  Ronson lands a wheel kick to the jaw of Trinaldo.  It didn’t have a lot of power behind it and Trinaldo takes it.  They clinch and work for position along the cage.  They disengage.  Ronson moves forward and Trinaldo trips him.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Ronson.

Round 3: Ronson lands his jab to start the final round.  Trinaldo counters with a right hand.  Ronson lands a counter left hand and then goes to the body with a right.  Ronson steps in with a right hook.  Ronson moves forward behind his jab.  Trinaldo is breathing heavy.  His output has dropped considerably.  Ronson lands to the body with a right hand.  Trinaldo moves in with a straight left hand.  Trinaldo finds some energy and lands a left hand.  Ronson answers with hand.  Trinaldo delivers a combination and works for a takedown.  He delivers big knees to the side of Ronson.  He lands knees to the right leg of Ronson.  They separate.  Ronson delivers a knee to the body.  Trinaldo secures a takedown in the closing seconds.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Ronson.

The judges scored the fight for Trinaldo by split decision.  The scorecards read 28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

QUOTES

Francisco Trinaldo:
“In my last fight I felt very tired, but this time I did my work right and I prepared better. I didn’t feel the pressure and I got the win. I think I won the first and third rounds, but I would have given the second round to him. He has very heavy hands.”

Jesse Ronson:
“I thought I won, but you can’t leave it in the hands of the judges. We’ll see what the UFC wants, I hope they liked it. The fact he was able to stay so fast and explosive surprised me. Even though I could see he was tired in round three, he was still fast when he wanted to be. You don’t see that very often. I’ve fought the hometown hero probably three times in my career and I build off that. When they were cheering him, I was feeling it.”

SCORECARD

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