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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 864 p4p, 858 weight class) and Macka Briggs (ranked 142 p4p, 138 weight class). Briggs has chosen Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh as his entrance music. Macka Briggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Briggs.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
East lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
East misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
East missing with a left hand there. Briggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
Briggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Briggs fails with the takedown.
East has been working on his boxing with his coaches at in shig we trust in the buildup to the fight.
East misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from East misses.
Briggs is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
East misses with a lunging right hand
letting Briggs counter with a right hand.
East lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Briggs at a distance.
Briggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
East throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by East.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs.
East loads up on a big right hand but Briggs slips the punch.
Briggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
East digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
East looks to land a right hand but Briggs moved out of range.
Briggs moves into the clinch successfully.
East working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Briggs can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
East lands a shoulder strike.
East digs a right hand into Briggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Briggs's gas tank.
Briggs misses with some punches.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Briggs is working for takedown but East is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East wants to break the clinch but can't.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
East scores with a hook.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Briggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
East throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
East throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Briggs staying out of range there.
Briggs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Briggs throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
East cracks Briggs with an open hand slap.
East throws a body shot but no joy.
Briggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from East with a body shot.
Briggs scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Briggs. Briggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Briggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Briggs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
East tries to bench press Briggs off him but Briggs keeps the position.
Briggs takes a little break here. East wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
East avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Briggs.
Briggs just content to control the position.
Briggs misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control but East is keeping him busy.
East tries to bench press Briggs off him but Briggs keeps the position.
Briggs wants to control for a moment but East uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
East wants to control but Briggs is keeping busy.
Briggs thows a huge punch but East dodges it nicely.
East keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam East dominated that round.
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.
East digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
East looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
Briggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Briggs slips under a jab.
Briggs misses with a series of wild punches.
East missing with a left hand there. Briggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
Briggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
East lands with a straight right. Briggs didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Briggs's shoulder, as Briggs tries to avoid the shot.
East connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
East throws a hook but Briggs avoids it easily.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Briggs! But no joy.
Briggs throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from East misses.
Briggs misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Briggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by East there.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
East closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Briggs tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
Nice body punch from East.
Adam East is winning the standup battle so far.
East throws a hook but Briggs avoids it easily.
Briggs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
East misses with a hook. Briggs ducked under it nicely.
East throws a jab but it's blocked by Briggs.
East lands a glancing blow to the side of Briggs's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East misses with a looping left.
East throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
East misses with a hook.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Briggs.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from East misses.
East is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Briggs can do to turn this around?
East throws a poor cross that misses
and Briggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Briggs throws a right hand that East ducks under and follows up with a left that East also avoids with ease.
East throwing a counter right hand but Briggs manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A right-left combo lands from East.
That has opened up Macka Briggs's cut even more.
East uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Briggs has time to react.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Briggs steps into range and cracks East with a monster punch that buckles his knees! East flops backwards and Briggs dives into his guard looking to finish!
East is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
Briggs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Briggs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Briggs cracks East with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scoring with punches from side control.
Briggs wants to control but East is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Briggs trying to control the position but East is working away.
Briggs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but East sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Briggs misses with the ground and pound.
Briggs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Briggs cracks East with a big elbow.
East is working to avoid the ground and pound but Briggs connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam East will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
East lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Briggs circles away quickly and effectively.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
East misses with an uppercut
and Briggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but East defends it well.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs.
East throws an off balance right hand
enabling Briggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Briggs moves out of range as East strikes.
East backing away here, and Briggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
East gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Briggs points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. East wakes up just in time to hear Briggs thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macka Briggs!
Macka Briggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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