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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Christopher looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simmons was covering up waiting for the punch and Christopher finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Christopher throws a big elbow that misses.
Christopher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Simmons scores with a nice body kick.
Christopher looks winded!
Christopher looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Simmons jabs Christopher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simmons moves in looking to clinch but Christopher pushes him off.
Simmons lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Simmons slams his shin into Christopher's torso.
Simmons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Christopher moves into full guard.
Simmons with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons looking to pass the guard.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Christopher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Drew Simmons wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Simmons, right into the meat.
Drew Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopher tries a low kick but Simmons avoids it.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Christopher circles away.
Simmons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christopher eats them both and turns towards Simmons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Simmons closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christopher counters with a right hand to the body.
Christopher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
Christopher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simmons swivels and escapes.
Simmons tries to clinch but Christopher is having none of it.
Simmons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christopher eats them both and turns towards Simmons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Simmons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simmons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simmons.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
Christopher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simmons.
Simmons moves to clinch but Christopher breaks away
and Christopher counters with a left and a right that stings Simmons.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons throws a head kick but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher keeps the fight on the outside.
Simmons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Christopher backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Simmons dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simmons tries to clinch but Christopher moves out of range.
Christopher throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Christopher circles away.
Simmons lands with a nice combination. Christopher backs away looking to recover.
Christopher gets tackled into the cage by Simmons. Simmons maintains the clinch.
Christopher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Christopher has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
Christopher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Christopher won't allow it.
Christopher has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christopher is breathing heavily.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Christopher won't allow it.
Simmons looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Christopher back against the cage.
Christopher prevents a body shot from Simmons.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons is trying to pull guard but Christopher has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christopher tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.
Simmons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simmons tries to circle away but Christopher has him pinned against the cage.
Christopher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christopher throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to break free but Christopher has control.
Christopher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simmons up against the cage.
Simmons is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christopher to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Christopher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simmons walks away with a smile on his face. Christopher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Christopher shows good takedown defense.
Christopher leaves Simmons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons dives in for a single leg takedown but Christopher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Simmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christopher.
Christopher jumps guard but Simmons stands there with Christopher around his waist. Christopher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simmons wants to break free but Christopher has control.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christopher has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Simmons stuffs the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Simmons.
Drew Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt
and Christopher counters with a left and a right that stings Simmons.
Simmons wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Christopher avoids nicely.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Simmons looks to clinch
and Christopher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Christopher tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Simmons dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Simmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simmons shoots in looking for a takedown but Christopher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simmons's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Christopher goes for a double leg but Simmons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Simmons continues to drive forward.
Christopher manages to break the clinch.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons closes the distance and pushes Christopher back into the cage.
Simmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christopher.
Christopher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christopher has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christopher has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
Christopher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christopher is defending well for now.
Simmons pushes off an throws an elbow but Christopher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Christopher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christopher has him pressed against the cage.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christopher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christopher darts in looking for a takedown but Simmons gets double underhooks and turns Christopher into the cage.
Simmons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christopher up against the cage.
Christopher prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to push Christopher away but Christopher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Simmons.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Christopher.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
Christopher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simmons.
Simmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Christopher has double underhooks.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Christopher has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simmons is trying to maintain a safe position but Christopher gets an underhook and turns Simmons into the cage.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Christopher won't allow it.
Simmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Simmons.
Christopher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Christopher circles away.
Simmons tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Simmons.
Simmons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christopher circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons scores with a shot to the body.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopher's sensitive parts.
Simmons lands a head kick!
Christopher misses with a leg kick.
Drew Simmons is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Christopher tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simmons 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Simmons!
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