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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raiden White (ranked 5060 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Simmons (ranked 7955 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Simmons acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raiden White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from White misses.
Simmons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice combination there by White.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from White.
White misses with a looping left.
Simmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Simmons follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
White misses with an uppercut. Simmons saw that one coming.
Simmons moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Simmons prevents White from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simmons.
Simmons tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White prevents a body shot from Simmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons lands a body punch.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Simmons has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Simmons.
White tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
White tries to break free but Simmons pushes him back against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White wants to break free but Simmons has control.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Simmons.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
Simmons has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Simmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simmons keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simmons has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Simmons has double underhooks.
Simmons digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White blocks an uppercut.
Simmons working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Simmons has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Simmons controls the action.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Simmons controls the action.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Simmons.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Simmons leaning against his opponent.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Simmons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
White blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simmons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simmons has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simmons has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simmons.
Ben Simmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
White blocks an uppercut.
Simmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White blocking some punches.
Simmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simmons lands a right hand.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simmons or not.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons prevents a body shot from White.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simmons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to push Simmons away but Simmons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocking some punches.
Simmons tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Simmons blocks a body shot from White.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons letting White take a breather here.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks an uppercut.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons misses with some punches.
White has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Simmons is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simmons blocks a body shot from White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Simmons controls the action.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Simmons has double underhooks.
White tries to break free but Simmons pushes him back against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Simmons moves out of range as White strikes.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Simmons's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
White is trying to break free.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Simmons has double underhooks.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Simmons won't allow it.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons counters with a leg kick.
Raiden White is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons takes the fight into the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White wants to break free but Simmons has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Simmons.
Simmons is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
White tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is trying to push Simmons away but Simmons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White prevents a body shot from Simmons.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Simmons won't allow it.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Simmons won't allow it.
Ben Simmons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White stalks Simmons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simmons's face. Simmons staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White is looking for a counter combo.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White misses with an uppercut.
White throws a combination that misses
and Simmons counters with a head kick.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Simmons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simmons doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Simmons counters with a thumping low kick.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White letting Simmons take a breather here.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Simmons has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simmons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Simmons!
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energy
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hype
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