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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spriggins (ranked 3988 p4p, 115 weight class) and Cyril Figis (ranked 4263 p4p, 119 weight class). Jack Spriggins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spriggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cyril Figis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spriggins fails to land with a series of punches.
Figis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Figis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Figis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spriggins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Figis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spriggins.
Figis throws a nice looking combination but Spriggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Figis looks winded!
Spriggins has closed the distance and engaged Figis in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spriggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Figis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spriggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figis misses with a combination
and Spriggins counters with a nice body shot.
Spriggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Spriggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Figis backwards.
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spriggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spriggins clinches.
Figis takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Cyril Figis has been cut.
Spriggins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Figis breaks from the clinch.
Figis swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws a jab when Figis was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Figis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Spriggins misses.
Figis staying out of range there.
Figis misses with a two punch combination.
Spriggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins rushes Figis and presses him up against the cage.
Spriggins lands an elbow inside.
Spriggins lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Figis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figis throws out a loose jab but Spriggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spriggins slips a jab and a cross from Figis.
Spriggins has Figis up against the cage in a clinch.
Spriggins manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws a jab but it's blocked by Figis.
A combination from Figis does no damage.
Spriggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Spriggins manages to break the clinch.
Spriggins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Figis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spriggins circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spriggins has closed the distance and engaged Figis in a clinch.
Spriggins lands a nice elbow.
Spriggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Cyril Figis's cut even more.
Figis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spriggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Figis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spriggins throws a right hand that Figis ducks under and follows up with a left that Figis also avoids with ease.
Figis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spriggins eats them both and turns towards Figis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Figis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spriggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figis misses with a few strikes there.
Spriggins's corner calls for a 1-2. Spriggins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Figis throws a series of punches but Spriggins moves out of range.
Spriggins lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figis slips under a jab.
Figis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spriggins clinches with his opponent.
Figis is breathing heavily.
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spriggins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Spriggins.
As Figis looks to move away, Spriggins throws a big counter combo but Figis just gets out of the way.
Figis misses with a series of wild punches.
Spriggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spriggins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Figis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spriggins.
Spriggins slips a straight right by Figis.
Figis tries to bum rush Spriggins with a series of wild strikes but Spriggins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spriggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spriggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spriggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spriggins rushes Figis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spriggins.
Figis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Figis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Spriggins misses.
Jack Spriggins is winning the standup battle so far.
Figis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Figis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spriggins with a jab.
Spriggins throws a right and a left that Figis avoids nicely.
As Spriggins backs off Figis throws a huge counter combo but Spriggins manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Spriggins does no damage.
Figis throws a right hand that Spriggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Spriggins also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spriggins throws a right hand that Figis ducks under and follows up with a left that Figis also avoids with ease.
Spriggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Spriggins backs off Figis throws a huge counter combo but Spriggins manages to avoid it all.
Figis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Figis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Spriggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spriggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Figis manages to break the clinch.
Spriggins misses with an uppercut. Figis saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spriggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Figis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spriggins drives through and clinches with Figis against the cage.
Spriggins lands an elbow just above Figis 's eye.
Spriggins breaks the clinch.
Spriggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Figis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spriggins has managed to clinch.
Figis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figis lands a lovely overhand right.
Spriggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spriggins looks to land a right hand but Figis moved out of range.
Figis throws a counter combo.
Figis looks to score with a jab to the body but Spriggins is just out of range.
Figis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Figis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spriggins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Figis.
No joy there for Figis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spriggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spriggins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Figis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spriggins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws out a loose jab but Figis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figis unleashes a big counter combination but Spriggins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Figis with a series of wild strikes but Figis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spriggins.
Figis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spriggins.
Spriggins misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spriggins throws a series of punches but Figis moves out of range.
Spriggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spriggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins instigates a clinch.
Spriggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Figis.
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Figis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Figis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Spriggins just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Spriggins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Figis with a series of wild strikes but Figis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figis swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figis misses with a double jab.
Spriggins misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Figis!
Left hook, right uppercut from Spriggins.
Spriggins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spriggins delivers a nice body kick.
Cyril Figis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Spriggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spriggins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figis counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spriggins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spriggins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spriggins!
After winning the bout, Jack Spriggins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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