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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briggs comes to the cage accompanied by Crawl - Childish Gambino. On his way into the cage it seems that Jax Briggs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jax Briggs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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191 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs scores with a jab. D Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
D Cruz takes a swing at Briggs's ribcage but misses.
D Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Briggs circles away.
Briggs throws a lazy right hand but D Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Briggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Briggs lands with a hook. D Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Briggs swings for the body but D Cruz moves out of range.
D Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Briggs.
Briggs takes a swing at D Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jax Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Cruz shoots for a takedown but Briggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
D Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
D Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Briggs but Briggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jax Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio D Cruz.
Briggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Cruz slips under a jab from Briggs.
D Cruz avoids the body shot from Briggs.
D Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
D Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Briggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Briggs connects with the punch.
Briggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigMouth Cabrons in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs stuns D Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
D Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jax Briggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Briggs defends it nicely.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Briggs.
Briggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs looks to throw the jab but D Cruz is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Briggs duly obliges.
D Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
D Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Briggs is fending him off so far but D Cruz persists. Nope, Briggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Briggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Cruz manages to avoid it.
Briggs slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
D Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Briggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Briggs as D Cruz shoots in.
Briggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
D Cruz avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a double jab
and D Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Briggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs jabs D Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
D Cruz avoids the body shot from Briggs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs misses with a body shot.
Briggs with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Briggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by D Cruz.
D Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Briggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Cruz on the side of the head.
D Cruz fails with the takedown
and Briggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Cruz moves away from the strike by Briggs.
Briggs slaps away a takedown attempt from D Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jax Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio D Cruz.
D Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Briggs gets double underhooks and turns D Cruz into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Briggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs is working D Cruz over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Briggs.
Briggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Cruz.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from D Cruz finds it's target.
It looks like Jax Briggs has been cut.
Briggs connects with a right hand. D Cruz shakes it off.
D Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Briggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Briggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits D Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
D Cruz with a poor takedown
and Briggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Briggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from D Cruz.
No joy there for Briggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Briggs scores with a body shot.
Briggs dodges the punch combination from D Cruz.
D Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Briggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Briggs digs a good hook to D Cruz's body.
Nice cross by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
D Cruz shoots in but Briggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Cruz manages to avoid it.
D Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Briggs is looking to wear down D Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Briggs.
D Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Briggs throws a body punch but D Cruz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs swings for the body but D Cruz moves out of range.
D Cruz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Briggs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for D Cruz.
Briggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
D Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Briggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jax Briggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
D Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Briggs tries to avoid it but D Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Briggs to the ground. Briggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
D Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
D Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs lands with a shot to the body.
Briggs lands the left hand.
Briggs throws a lazy uppercut
and D Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Briggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jax Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio D Cruz.
D Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Briggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
D Cruz fails to land the takedown.
D Cruz fails with the takedown
and Briggs counters with a two punch combo.
D Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs thuds a left hand into D Cruz's body.
Sergio D Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Cruz moves away.
D Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Briggs defends well and D Cruz ends up having to push Briggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.
Briggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
D Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
D Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Briggs's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
D Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
D Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
D Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Briggs is defending well.
D Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Briggs is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sergio D Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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