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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 1572 p4p, 161 weight class) and Ronald Mateo Suarez (ranked 4009 p4p, 317 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mateo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Simpson should have avoided that one.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson throws a hook but Suarez avoids it easily.
Suarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simpson's hands.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Simpson slips under a jab from Suarez.
Suarez works the jab nicely.
Simpson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a hook.
Simpson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suarez throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Suarez throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Simpson's head coaches at Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
Simpson throwing a counter right hand but Suarez manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson slips under a jab from Suarez.
Suarez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Suarez misses.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simpson slips under a jab.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson misses with a hook. Suarez ducked under it nicely.
Suarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Suarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suarez throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
Suarez misses with a hook
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez misses with a looping right.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Suarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Simpson slips a jab from Suarez.
Suarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suarez throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simpson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suarez's head backwards.
Suarez throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Suarez connects with the punch.
Simpson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Suarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Simpson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simpson misses the jab.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Simpson misses the target.
Suarez connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
Simpson misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Simpson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ronald Mateo Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Simpson scores with the left hand. Suarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Simpson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suarez misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suarez.
Suarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simpson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronald Mateo Suarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suarez throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simpson lands with a shot to the body.
Suarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Suarez misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Suarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Simpson slips a straight right by Suarez.
Suarez misses the jab.
Simpson throwing a counter right hand but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Suarez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Simpson misses.
Suarez swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Simpson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Simpson counters with a left to the body.
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simpson walks into a straight right hand from Suarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson.
Suarez looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Suarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Suarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Suarez.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Suarez misses its intended target.
Suarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simpson's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simpson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez swings widly with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simpson works Suarez's body with a nice hook.
Suarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a hook
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suarez throws a hook but Simpson avoids it easily.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suarez is rocked!
Simpson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
Suarez cracks Simpson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Suarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson.
Suarez misses with an uppercut.
Suarez lands with a good body shot.
Suarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richie Simpson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suarez defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Simpson misses the target.
Suarez throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Suarez misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Suarez connects with a jab.
Suarez walks into a straight right hand from Simpson.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simpson.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Suarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Simpson throws a body punch but Suarez moves out of range.
Suarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suarez takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez blocks a jab.
Suarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Simpson lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Suarez misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson ducks right into an uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Simpson.
Suarez throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson drops his hands momentarily and Suarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a shot to the body.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Suarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Suarez throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Suarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simpson in his tracks.
Suarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Simpson misses its target.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
A big right from Suarez misses.
Simpson throwing a counter right hand but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Suarez blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Simpson throwing a counter right hand but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Suarez misses.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suarez throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Ronald Mateo Suarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suarez misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suarez's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Simpson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Simpson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
Suarez slips under a jab.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Suarez lands a jab to the nose.
Simpson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suarez.
Suarez throws a big shot that misses.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Simpson slips under a jab from Suarez.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simpson slips a straight right by Suarez.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suarez throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Suarez misses.
It looked like Simpson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Suarez.
Simpson dips to his left and cracks Suarez with an uppercut!
Suarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Simpson misses the target.
Suarez throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suarez throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Suarez scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Suarez throws the left hand but Simpson avoids the punch easily.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Suarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suarez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Suarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simpson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suarez scrambles back to his feet.
Suarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simpson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suarez on the side of the head.
Suarez slips under a jab from Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simpson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Suarez misses the jab.
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Suarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Simpson throws a good cross that connects.
Suarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simpson avoids the body shot from Suarez.
Suarez misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Simpson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a right hand that misses
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
Suarez misses with a right hand
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a crisp right that sends Suarez to the canvas! Simpson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
Richie Simpson retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Richie Simpson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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