Adrienne Simmons, an amateur kickboxer and aspiring teacher, has died after suffering a blow to the head during a fight.
Simmons was up against Lindsay Scheer who delivered a left hook that knocked Simmons out and caused immediate swelling. She was then airlifted to the hospital but was in critical condition by the time she arrived.
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the events, including rumors that there was not enough medical aid on hand during the fight.
We cannot comment on the specifics of the incident but Adrienne’s trainer Eric Haycraft posted this statement on facebook an her boyfriend Chike spoke to Fox News in teh video below:
“It really just seemed like a normal bout. It was a heavy shot but everyone involved from the ref to the doctors and officials and myself had no reason to believe there was anything abnormal except a fighter getting their bell rung like we all have had at some point in our careers.
There were five girls in the Open division of the 130-140 Muay Thai. Lindsay had to fight three times over the weekend and Adrienne fought twice to meet each other on Sunday in the finals. Adrienne had a very tough fight on Saturday to get her to her finals match.
The bout itself seemed normal enough on all fronts. Lindsay, the more experienced of the two, took control of the bout scoring an eight count on the very first jab thrown. Several seconds later a standing eight count was given and the round drew to a close. Round two continued with more of the same, however Adrienne never stopped trying and never gave up. No eight counts this round. The third round opened up and Lindsay landed a three punch combo that ended the bout. The ref waived the bout off immediately and the doctors who were already sitting ringside watching the bout were in the ring right away.
Lindsay and I had wanted to wait for more official announcements about the tragic turn of events this weekend at the IKF Kickboxing tournament in Orlando. It seems that several websites are already mentioning the event and of course facebook has exploded with rumors and comments. We have known Adrienne for a number of years. I have many ties with the entire Atlanta fight scene and the ladies had been following each other both at fights and online. “
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