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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordie Briggs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Craig! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Craig looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Briggs throws a right and a left that both miss. Craig fails in his attempt to clinch. Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Craig doesn't manage to clinch there - Briggs circles away.
Briggs throws a jab when Craig was well out of range. Briggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig tries to clinch but Briggs is having none of it. Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs misses with a straight left. Briggs misses with the combination.
Briggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Briggs wants it to stay on the feet. Some wild striking there from Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Briggs misses with a wild combination.
Craig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Briggs tries to sprawl but Craig drives through with a takedown into half guard. Craig is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Craig is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Craig maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Briggs could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Craig has cracked it and Briggs is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Craig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Craig!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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