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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie White (ranked 462 p4p, 70 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1025 p4p, 149 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Bleeding. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benedicte Swanson enters the cage!
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180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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174 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to clinch.
White lands the left hand.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
White throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Swanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swanson finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
White rushes Swanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swanson prevents a body shot from White.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swanson's efforts to push away.
Swanson trying to land knees to the body.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Swanson lands a body shot.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
White pushes Swanson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Swanson can't fight it off and eventually White manages to take the fight to the floor. Swanson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swanson is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from White.
Swanson lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
White gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Swanson is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from White.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White wants to improve his position but instead Swanson has moved into half guard.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swanson trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Swanson slips nicely into half guard.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
Swanson prevents White from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swanson tries to land a body kick
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Swanson is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
White 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.
White working Swanson over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
Swanson is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swanson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
White thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Swanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White tries to pass to full mount but Swanson defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swanson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Swanson trying to control the position.
Ronnie White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White won't allow Swanson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
White passes into half guard.
Swanson is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Swanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Swanson is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Swanson won't allow White to pass to mount.
White wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson controlling the position well.
Swanson is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swanson is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
White has managed to clinch.
White has Swanson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. White pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Swanson tumbling to the mat - White dives into Swanson's guard.
White landing with the ground and pound.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a two punch combo.
White gets a clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson wants to stall.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
White has Swanson pressed against the cage, preventing Swanson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Swanson tries to tie him up.
Swanson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Swanson can turn it around.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
White throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Swanson slips a jab from White.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
White lands with a right to the head.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
White lands with a left to the head.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Swanson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White is trying to drag Swanson to the mat but Swanson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Swanson scores with a nice right hand.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
White moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson.
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson tries to land a body kick
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
Swanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronnie White is winning the standup battle so far.
White connects with a right hand. Swanson shakes it off.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White gets the takedown into side control.
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Swanson has escaped the position, nice work there.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
Swanson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie White!
A very excited looking Ronnie White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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