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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 2624 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Andre King (ranked 343 p4p, 376 weight class). Briggs comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets a clinch.
Briggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Briggs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
King landing knees to the head.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Briggs is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King crunches a lovely knee into Briggs's ribcage.
King working Briggs over with knees to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Briggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Briggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Briggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Briggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Briggs.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Briggs tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Briggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Briggs's face.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Briggs.
King working Briggs over with knees to the body.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Briggs's face.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
Briggs tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Briggs avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Briggs blocks it with crossed arms.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Briggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Briggs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by King.
Briggs managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Briggs won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a left to the head.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
King tries a knee to the head but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King lands a knee to the body.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
King with the inside leg kick.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Briggs lands a slapping body shot.
Briggs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Briggs is now in King's guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
King keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
King looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Briggs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King controlling his opponent.
Briggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briggs tries to get out of the position.
King looking to control but Briggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King throws some wild stikes that Briggs manages to avoid easily.
King landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Briggs is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Briggs manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
King is taking a breather. Briggs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Briggs is in trouble now - King has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to control but Briggs wriggling away.
Briggs wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King looking to control but Briggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King controlling from the full mount.
King thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King is stalling here but it's allowed Briggs to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control. Briggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King moves nicely into side control.
Briggs defending against the ground and pound.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Briggs down.
King tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Briggs is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King wants to clinch up but Briggs keeps it at a distance.
King slips under a jab from Briggs.
King looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
King slips a jab from Briggs.
Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Briggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
King moves into the clinch.
Briggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Briggs managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Briggs is defending well for now.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Briggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from King.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King lands a knee to the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Briggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the head.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Briggs is defending well for now.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King landing knees to the body.
Briggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Briggs avoids it.
Andre King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands a knee to the head.
King scores with a shot to the side of Briggs's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Briggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King crunches a lovely knee into Briggs's ribcage.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Briggs avoids the damage to the body.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King lands a knee to the head.
King connects with a knee to the head.
Andre King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with the head strike.
Briggs tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Briggs avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Briggs is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King missing with knees to the body.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Briggs is defending well for now.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre King!
Andre King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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