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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryski Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Briggs's choice of entrance music: "Axeman" By tomandandy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryski Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal doesn't manage to clinch there - Briggs circles away.
As Rafal backs off Briggs throws a huge counter combo but Rafal manages to avoid it all.
Briggs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rafal fails with the takedown
and Briggs counters by clinching up.
Briggs tries to pull guard but Rafal holds him up against the cage and eventually Briggs drops back down to his feet.
Rafal is trying to break free.
Briggs told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Rafal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rafal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Briggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rafal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Briggs looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rafal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Briggs is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rafal lets go of the hold and Briggs can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryski Rafal!
In defeat, Julius Briggs stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will kill again!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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