Brad Pickett vs J.R Sims fight was a shootout between two lightweights that were all offense and explosiveness . The far more experienced England native Pickett, 10-2-0, was at a physical disadvantage against the muscular and long armed Sims, 1-2-0.
Pickett was a former MMA champion in England while Sims had some significant boxing experience in the amateurs. The 5'10" Sims came out of a relaxed boxing stance but he was quickly tied up and hit with some solid knees to the thigh by Pickett. Once the American Sims gained separation he landed a huge wild right hand that floored Brad. The small, 5'6", but tenacious, Pickett, weathered the attack and finished the round by landing a right hand off Sims’s forehead. J.R is the nephew of former pro boxer Skipper Kelp and he displayed the good handspeed that you would expect from a boxer.
In the 2nd round Brad came right at Sims with a flying knee then landed a solid right uppercut in the corner. Pickett put Sims on his back and landed some crisp straight right hands in the top position. Sims got back to his feet and executed a suplex that slammed Pickett on his back. The Englishman somehow escaped the hold and got to his feet.
Pickett walked right through a Sims straight right hand and put J.R down and managed to pin his right arm in a defenseless position. Without any protection on his right side Pickett hammered home a half dozen chopping left hands to Sims’s temple from the top position that caused the referee to wave off the bout. Pickett proved to be in excellent condition physically and mentally as his nose appered to have been shattered at the bouts conclusion yet he still persevered to victory.
