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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 4703 p4p, 364 weight class) and Barney Boatman (ranked 4059 p4p, 336 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Boatman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Boatman misses.
Good shot there by Simpson.
It looks like Barney Boatman has been cut.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boatman lands a nice shot to the body.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Boatman against the cage.
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Boatman.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boatman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Boatman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boatman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Boatman misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Boatman cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Boatman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boatman.
Good body shot from Boatman.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Boatman has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Good body shot from Boatman.
Boatman takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boatman fails to land.
Boatman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Boatman has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boatmans head.
Boatman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Boatman working aggressively here.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Boatman lands a nice uppercut.
Boatman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Simpson.
We've been informed that Boatman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boatman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boatman tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Boatman.
Boatman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Boatman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman blocking some punches.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boatman backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Boatman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Boatman misses with some punches.
Boatman struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Boatman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richie Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boatman working aggressively here.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Boatman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson is pushing Boatman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boatman backwards.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boatman can do to turn this around?
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Boatman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Boatman blocking some punches.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
Boatman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson tries to work over Boatman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Boatman.
Boatman blocks an uppercut.
Boatman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson tries to work over Boatman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
Boatman is rocked!
Simpson throws a big uppercut that drops Boatman! More strikes from Simpson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boatman lies dazed against the cage as Simpson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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