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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simmons.
Simmons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simmons or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Richards tries to counter by clinching up but Simmons breaks away and moves out of range.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Richards tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons walks into a left hand.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simmons. That did some damage!
Simmons tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.
Richards is looking to slow Simmons down with leg kicks.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards gets a clinch.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Simmons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Richards won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Richards trying to keep a closed guard but Simmons is proving a slippery customer.
Richards looking to control but Simmons passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Simmons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Simmons tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Simmons connects with a nice short shot to Richards's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Simmons working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ground and pound from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is pressing down on Richards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richards is holding on for now.
Richards is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $500 fee) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
Richards trying to control but Simmons postures up.
Simmons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richards does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simmons throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Simmons keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simmons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simmons stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simmons's guard.
Simmons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richards is aware though and is defending well.
Simmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simmons controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards scores with the left hand. Simmons knows he should have avoided that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Richards enables Simmons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Richards manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons landing some decent shots from guard.
Simmons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Richards.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simmons throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Richards wants to improve his position but instead Simmons has moved into half guard.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Simmons trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Simmons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Simmons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simmons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simmons tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richards defends well and Simmons ends up having to push Richards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards clinches up against the cage.
Simmons jumps guard but Richards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards with a knee to the head.
Simmons gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Simmons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simmons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Simmons cracks Richards with a solid left hand.
Simmons chips away with some ground and pound.
Simmons slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simmons working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simmons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons seems to be looking for submissions.
Simmons throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Simmons shoots and misses
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Simmons.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Simmons sees coming a mile off.
Simmons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Simmons darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Simmons into the cage.
Brett Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Simmons moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Simmons shoots in.
Simmons shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Simmons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sean Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards stuns Simmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simmons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
Simmons shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Simmons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Richards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simmons thinking.
Richards misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richards connects with a right hand. Simmons shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Richards is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simmons pulls his head out easily.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Simmons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards is trying to control but can't.
Simmons is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simmons is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brett Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards is not content to let Simmons control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Richards wants to control but Simmons is keeping busy.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Simmons.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
Simmons with the counter takedown but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
Simmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Simmons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
Sean Richards seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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