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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 606 p4p, 1207 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 96 p4p, 177 weight class). Briggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 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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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover tests Briggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Glover lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Briggs misses its target.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover jabs Briggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good exchange - Glover coming out on top.
Glover lands with a cross.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Glover wants to clinch up but Briggs keeps it at a distance.
Briggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glover lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Briggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Glover tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Briggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Briggs.
A hook to the body from Glover.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Glover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glover misses with some punches.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.
Briggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Briggs lands a shoulder strike.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Briggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Glover scores with a shoulder strike.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Glover digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Glover pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
Briggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Briggs can't break the clinch.
Glover works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Glover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Briggs's efforts to push away.
Briggs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macka Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Briggs lands with a left to the head.
Briggs lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Glover.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Briggs tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Briggs back against the cage.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Briggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Briggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Glover.
Briggs lands an uppercut.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
Glover lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Glover tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Glover lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Glover.
Briggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover working aggressively here.
Briggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Glover throws a jab when Briggs was well out of range.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
A shot to the body from Glover misses
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Briggs rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Briggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
A nice left hand lands by Briggs.
Briggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Briggs has clasped his hands together around Glover's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Briggs trying to control the action but Glover is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Briggs is looking to take a break and control but Glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Glover is trying to control Briggs's posture but Briggs avoids it.
Briggs trying to control the action but Glover is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Glover managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Briggs.
Briggs working the ground and pound.
Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Glover to see if he's OK.
Briggs cracks Glover with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Briggs crashes against the mat.
Glover avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Briggs.
Glover regains half guard, as Briggs was trying to land strikes.
Briggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Glover looks like he's trying to stand up.
Briggs slows the pace down in half guard.
Briggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Glover defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Glover can do anything to dispel that myth.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Briggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Glover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glover is refusing to be controlled, as Briggs sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Glover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Briggs.
Briggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Briggs escapes and gets back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glover.
Glover clobbers Briggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Glover.
Glover misses with an uppercut.
Glover tests Briggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Briggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Briggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Glover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Briggs scores with a jab.
Glover has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Briggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the body from Briggs misses
and Glover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Briggs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
Briggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover lands with a cross.
Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Glover throws an off balance right hand
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Glover scores with a body shot.
Briggs clinches with his opponent.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Briggs controls the action.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover blocking some punches.
Buster Glover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Briggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Briggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Glover tries to clinch but Briggs moves out of range.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover wants to clinch but Briggs slips to the side
and Briggs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Briggs content to stall in guard here.
Briggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but Glover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Briggs seems keen to control Glover's posture.
Glover wants to get up but he can't break Briggs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Briggs counters with a right hand that sends Glover tumbling to the canvas! Can Briggs finish him? He dives into Glover's guard looking to do just that!
Glover is rocked!
Briggs trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Briggs throws a strike but Glover rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Glover trying to stand up but can't free himself from Briggs's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Macka Briggs.
I think Briggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macka Briggs!
An out of breath Macka Briggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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