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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iouri Blunderskard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunderskard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Till I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iouri Blunderskard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs tries for a takedown but Blunderskard circles away easily
and Blunderskard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blunderskard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Briggs avoiding damage.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Blunderskard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Briggs drops back looking for a leg! Blunderskard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blunderskard manages to kick Briggs off! Briggs jumps back into Blunderskard's guard.
Blunderskard wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs has gone for a leg lock! Blunderskard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Briggs's guard.
Briggs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blunderskard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blunderskard wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Blunderskard has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Titan Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Iouri Blunderskard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Briggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Blunderskard sprawls well. He's pushed Briggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Briggs shoots in and bounces Blunderskard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Briggs throwing strikes from guard but Blunderskard blocks nicely.
Blunderskard is looking to sweep but instead, Briggs has passed into half guard.
Briggs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Briggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blunderskard defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs prevents Blunderskard from improving his position.
Blunderskard wants to control but Briggs passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blunderskard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Briggs off and has taken his back!
Blunderskard is not going to allow Briggs to sit and survive in this position.
Briggs holding both Blunderskard 's hands and preventing any damage.
Blunderskard trying to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunderskard goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Briggs escapes and is now in half guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonard Briggs will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Briggs digs a good hook to Blunderskard's body.
Blunderskard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blunderskard lands with a cross.
Blunderskard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blunderskard is looking to take a break and control but Briggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Briggs missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Briggs is looking to escape.
Blunderskard stalling away here and it's allowed Briggs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leonard Briggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briggs has a closed guard, preventing Blunderskard from standing up.
Blunderskard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Briggs is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Briggs uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Briggs darts in looking for a takedown but Blunderskard gets double underhooks and turns Briggs into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Briggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blunderskard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blunderskard trying to land knees to the body.
Briggs is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blunderskard tries to break the clinch but Briggs is controlling the position.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blunderskard has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blunderskard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Briggs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Briggs jumps guard but Blunderskard stands there with Briggs around his waist. Briggs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blunderskard tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunderskard is looking to break free of the clinch but Briggs has double underhooks.
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blunderskard!
Iouri Blunderskard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunderskard throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Blunderskard lands a two punch combo.
Blunderskard stuffs the takedown attempt from Briggs. Briggs gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunderskard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blunderskard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blunderskard but Blunderskard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blunderskard digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iouri Blunderskard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blunderskard throws a leg kick but Briggs moved away.
Blunderskard lands a jab to Briggs's midsection.
Blunderskard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Briggs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blunderskard defends well and Briggs ends up having to push Blunderskard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Blunderskard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Briggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Blunderskard lands with a nice body punch.
Briggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blunderskard lands a nice hook to Briggs's body. Briggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Briggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blunderskard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 right-left combo lands from Blunderskard.
It looks like Leonard Briggs has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blunderskard lands a slapping body shot.
Blunderskard connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blunderskard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Briggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Briggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blunderskard connects with a body shot that sends Briggs's belly button to the back.
Blunderskard lands a body shot.
Blunderskard jabs at Briggs's body.
Blunderskard lands with a straight right. Briggs didn't see that one coming.
Blunderskard dips to his left and cracks Briggs with an uppercut!
Blunderskard works Briggs's body with a nice hook.
Blunderskard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blunderskard lands with a right that hurts Briggs. Briggs looks to clinch but Blunderskard throws a short knee that drops Briggs. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Iouri Blunderskard!
Iouri Blunderskard took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to make a shoutout to Tristar Gym [TG] - 3077, Montreal and all the homies there.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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