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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Rik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rik's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The walking dead. Shane Rik had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Rik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rik gets a clinch.
Rik has Briggs pressed against the cage, preventing Briggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rik landing knees to the body.
Briggs can't break the clinch.
Briggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rik misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Briggs is trying to force a seperation but Rik has the dominant position.
Rik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rik blocks it with crossed arms.
Briggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rik backwards.
Rik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rik lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Briggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Briggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jackson Briggs has been cut.
Rik working aggressively here.
Rik lands a damaging elbow.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rik closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Briggs quickly recovers to half guard.
Briggs controlling the position for now.
Rik throwing shots but Briggs is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rik.
Rik is thwarting Briggs's attempts to control the position.
Briggs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Briggs.
Briggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rik is looking to work some ground and pound but Briggs has wrist control.
Rik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rik throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rik postures up in Briggs's guard and throws a big left but Briggs blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs pulls Rik in close to prevent any damage.
Briggs is trying to keep Rik in close.
Briggs trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Briggs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Rik trying to stall but Briggs improves his position.
Rik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Rik swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Rik.
Rik lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Briggs avoids it.
Briggs wants to break free but Rik has control.
Briggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Rik has double underhooks.
Briggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rik has him pressed against the cage.
Briggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Briggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rik scores with a shot to the side of Briggs's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Rik has Briggs pressed against the cage, preventing Briggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Briggs closes the distance and clinches.
Briggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik misses with the head strike.
Briggs is trying to break free.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs can't find room to land a body shot as Rik controls the action.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Rik.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Rik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rik swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rik has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Rik.
Briggs working hard to break the clinch.
Rik tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Briggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Rik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Briggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Briggs leaves Rik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Briggs lands the left hand.
Rik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shane Rik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rik lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rik.
Rik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Rik is controlling the position.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Briggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rik stalling.
Rik tries to stall but Briggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Rik on the inside.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Rik.
Rik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Briggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rik lands an elbow just above Briggs 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rik.
Nice body punch from Briggs.
Rik pushes off an throws an elbow but Briggs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs lands an uppercut.
Rik misses with the head strike.
Rik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Briggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rik.
Briggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Shane Rik has been cut.
Briggs misses with a double jab
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Briggs tries to avoid it but Rik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Briggs to the ground. Briggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
Rik fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Rik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rik fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Briggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rik looking to slow down the pace here.
Rik lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rik fails to land.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rik circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs throws a combination that misses
and Rik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Briggs throws a leg kick but Rik checks it.
Rik tries to keep at a distance but Briggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rik.
Briggs digs a right hand underneath Rik's ribcage. Rik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rik throws a head punch that misses.
Rik lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Rik.
Rik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Rik.
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rik missing with knees to the body.
Rik throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rik taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Rik fails to land.
Briggs working hard to break the clinch.
Briggs trying to control the position but instead, Rik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Briggs into the cage.
Briggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Briggs.
Rik misses with a punch on the inside.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rik throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Briggs tries a knee to the head but Rik blocks it.
Briggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Rik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rik gets tackled into the cage by Briggs. Briggs maintains the clinch.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Rik is controlling the position.
Rik managing to block the knees to the body from Briggs.
Rik wants to stall.
Briggs misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rik pushes off an throws an elbow but Briggs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Briggs wants to break free but Rik has control.
Briggs lands a shoulder strike.
Rik lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Rik will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Briggs clinches up against the cage.
Briggs wants to break free but Rik has control.
Briggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riks head.
Rik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Rik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs is trying to break free.
Briggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rik pushes off an throws an elbow but Briggs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rik throws an elbow that misses.
Rik scores with a hook to the body.
Rik working aggressively here.
Briggs blocks the elbow strike.
Briggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Briggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riks head.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rik fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Rik closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik misses with an elbow strike.
Rik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Rik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Briggs tries a knee to the head but Rik blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rik.
Rik is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Briggs throws an elbow but misses.
Briggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs is stalling here.
Briggs working hard to break the clinch.
Rik blocks an elbow strike.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses.
Shane Rik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Briggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Rik with that takedown attempt.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rik moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Jackson Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Briggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Briggs presses Rik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rik is defending well for now.
Briggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rik.
With the fighters up against the cage, Briggs throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik blocks the elbow strike.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Briggs sprawls well. Briggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rik gets slowly back to his feet.
Rik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Rik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Briggs wants to break free but Rik has control.
Briggs trying to stall but Rik improves his position.
Briggs can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Rik is controlling the position.
Briggs is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Rik.
Briggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Briggs has Rik pressed against the cage.
Jackson Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Briggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rik throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Briggs.
I think Rik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shane Rik!
Shane Rik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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