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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 6297 p4p, 6603 weight class) and Harlan Briggs (ranked 447 p4p, 456 weight class). Harlan Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Briggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Briggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matijevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
Matijevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Briggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
Briggs is looking for the big counter here.
Matijevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Matijevic moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Matijevic is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Matijevic.
Briggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matijevic is able to avoid easily.
Harlan Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matijevic connects with the punch.
Briggs missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matijevic cracks Briggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matijevic lunges at Briggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Briggs's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic lands a slapping body shot.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Matijevic slips the punch.
Briggs missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Matijevic slips the punch.
Matijevic throws a good cross that connects.
Briggs throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut.
Briggs misses with a hook.
Matijevic scores with a decent looking hook.
Matijevic takes a swing at Briggs's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matijevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Matijevic takes a swing at Briggs's ribcage but misses.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matijevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs cracks Matijevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matijevic blocks a jab.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matijevic slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Matijevic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matijevic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Briggs.
It looks like Matijevic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Briggs walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matijevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matijevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Matijevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic lands a really nice looking cross but Briggs seems unphased.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
Briggs throws a sloppy head kick and Matijevic moves out of range easily.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Matijevic blocks the low kick.
Briggs looks to land a left hand but Matijevic moved out of range nicely.
Matijevic defending well as Briggs loads up on a big left hand.
Matijevic scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic swings for the body but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs thuds his right hand into Matijevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matijevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matijevic. Briggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic slips under a jab.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Matijevic scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Briggs.
Briggs throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Matijevic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Briggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Briggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matijevic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Briggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Briggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Briggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matijevic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Briggs rushes Matijevic and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Matijevic.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs tries to work over Matijevic's front leg with a kick but Matijevic checks it.
Donk. Matijevic catches Briggs right on the button with a cross.
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!
A leg kick checked by Matijevic.
Briggs misses with an uppercut.
Matijevic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matijevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Briggs looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Matijevic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matijevic.
Briggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matijevic.
Matijevic scores with a nice right hand.
Briggs is rocked!
Briggs avoids the body shot from Matijevic.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Matijevic finish him?
A shot to the liver by Matijevic. Beautiful body shot.
Briggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matijevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Matijevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Briggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briggs throws out a loose jab but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Matijevic lands.
Matijevic throws a jab when Briggs was well out of range.
Briggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Briggs ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body. Briggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Briggs misses with a straight left.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briggs.
Matijevic cracks Briggs with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Briggs looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matijevic finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matijevic defending well as Briggs loads up on a big left hand.
Briggs cracks Matijevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Briggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Matijevic coming out on top.
Roko Matijevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Briggs stuns Matijevic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matijevic throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matijevic looks to land a right hand but Briggs moved out of range.
Briggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Matijevic throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
Briggs throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briggs.
Matijevic cracks a nice hook into Briggs's ribs.
Briggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matijevic.
Matijevic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Briggs can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Briggs misses.
Briggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Briggs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matijevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matijevic works Briggs's body with a nice hook.
Briggs staying out of range there.
Briggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Matijevic's head.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Matijevic.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Briggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Matijevic.
It looked like Matijevic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matijevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Briggs.
Briggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matijevic blocks a jab.
Briggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Briggs. That snapped Matijevic's head back.
Matijevic misses the jab.
Matijevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matijevic misses with a looping left.
Matijevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Matijevic off the cage and back into range.
Matijevic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matijevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matijevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matijevic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matijevic connects with a right hand. Briggs shakes it off.
Briggs gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Matijevic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Briggs is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Matijevic!
In defeat, Harlan Briggs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my fans. I'll get 'em next time.'.
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hype
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