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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilij Zajtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilij Zajtsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs tries to clinch but Zajtsev moves out of range.
Zajtsev throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zajtsev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zajtsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zajtsev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zajtsev.
Briggs slips under a jab from Zajtsev.
Briggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zajtsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zajtsev misses with a double jab
and Briggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Zajtsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Zajtsev. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Zajtsev misses the target.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Zajtsev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs clinches up against the cage.
Briggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajtsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Briggs taking a breather.
Zajtsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Briggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Briggs.
Briggs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zajtsev tries to break free but Briggs pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zajtsev pulls guard effortlessly.
Zajtsev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Zajtsev trying to control the position.
Briggs chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Briggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Briggs stands up from Zajtsev's guard - Briggs perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Zajtsev misses
and Briggs counters with a head kick. That will keep Zajtsev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zajtsev is rocked!
Briggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Zajtsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Briggs.
Zajtsev can't break the clinch.
Briggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Briggs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zajtsev with a big uppercut! Zajtsev tries to clinch up but Briggs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zajtsev to the mat! Zajtsev covers up and Briggs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Briggs!
An out of breath Jackson Briggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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