Round 1
Simmons grabs the plum and lands a strong elbow to the head of Bennett. Cassidy Simmons fakes a takedown attempt and clinches with Darren Bennett. Cassidy Simmons stomps the feet of Darren Bennett. Simmons is able to work to two overhooks and lands some strong knees and short hooks. Darren Bennett escapes the clinch and creates some distance. Simmons circles Darren Bennett, landing jabs and crosses at will. Bennett lands a strong outside leg kick that is returned by Cassidy Simmons. Bennett connects with a right that puts Simmons off balance tumbling to the mat, as Bennett towers over him. Round 1 is finished.
Round 2
Darren Bennett snaps back the head of Cassidy with a stiff jab. After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. Darren works the clinch to his advantage, carefully connecting with precise strikes. Simmons receieves numerous knees to the thighs from Bennett. Cassidy attempts a takedown from the clinch, but Darren pulls a switch on him, ultimately leading to both fighters on their feet. Cassidy Simmons takes a heavy kick to the arm attempting to block his head. Darren circles Cassidy Simmons, mixing jabs with body shots. Darren narrowly dodges a cross from Cassidy, but falls catching him in his guard. The round comes to an end.
Round 3
Bennett connects with a strong right hook. Cassidy Simmons throws a cross that easily dodged by Darren. Simmons snaps back the head of Bennett with a stiff jab. Cassidy snaps back the head of Bennett with a stiff jab. Bennett takes a heavy kick to the arm attempting to block his head. Simmons gets hit with a strong punch, putting him to the mat, but he recovers just in time to give up his back. The ref stops the fight as the round comes to an end.
Cassidy Simmons wins by Split Decision
ok so first round his his, second mine, and the thirds even, slightly in his favor which puts it close enough for an SD in his favor but what really pisses me off is that the guy wins the first round by going 8pt when his MT is 1* .... WTF?!?!?!?!?