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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 666 p4p, 673 weight class) and Macka Briggs (ranked 92 p4p, 94 weight class). Briggs has chosen Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh as his entrance music. Oke Swahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs throws a series of punches but Swahn avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Swahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swahn avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Swahn throwing a counter right hand but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
Swahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Swahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
I was talking to Swahn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Briggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swahn blocks an uppercut.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs misses with a hook
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs fails to land the takedown.
Briggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Swahn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Briggs rushes Swahn and presses him up against the cage.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs tries a body shot but Swahn blocks it.
Swahn works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Swahn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Briggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs goes for a takedown attempt but Swahn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oke Swahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macka Briggs.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Swahn circles away.
Briggs lands with a cross.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
A little feinted left hand from Swahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
Briggs lands a jab to Swahn's midsection.
Briggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Briggs pushes Swahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn is working Briggs over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn lands a left hand.
Swahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swahn.
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briggs scores with the left hand. Swahn knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Briggs.
Swahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Briggs throws out a powerful jab.
Oke Swahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Swahn throwing a counter right hand but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swahn looks for the body kick but Briggs saw that one coming.
Briggs tries to counter with a clinch but Swahn shakes him off and moves away.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Swahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Briggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn checks a low kick from Briggs.
Swahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs throws a lazy right hand but Swahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swahn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs feints and as Swahn raises his hands in defense, Briggs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swahn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Briggs stops Swahn from standing up.
Briggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swahn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Briggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Swahn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Briggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn is looking to counter punch.
Swahn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swahn wants it to stay on the feet.
Swahn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Briggs just manages to avoid it.
Briggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Swahn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Briggs swings widly with a right hand
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macka Briggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briggs misses with a left hand
and Swahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Briggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs throws a body punch but Swahn moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Swahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Swahn moved out of range.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swahn as he jumps to the side.
Swahn is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs lands a nice shot that snaps Swahn's head back.
Briggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Briggs misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Swahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Briggs.
Briggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Briggs thinking.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swahn.
Briggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Briggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swahn slips a straight right by Briggs.
It looked like Swahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Briggs.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swahn moves away.
Swahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briggs clinches up with Swahn and pushes him back against the cage.
Oke Swahn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Swahn.
Swahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Swahn.
Swahn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Macka Briggs's cut even more.
Swahn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Briggs - just one landing.
Swahn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swahn avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Swahn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Briggs throws a combination. Swahn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Briggs swinging wildly here.
Swahn throwing a counter right hand but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
Briggs misses with a takedown
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Oke Swahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macka Briggs.
Briggs misses with a left hand
and Swahn counters with a low kick, right behind Briggs 's knee.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Swahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Briggs.
It looked like Swahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Swahn's shoulder, as Swahn tries to avoid the shot.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swahn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Swahn misses the target.
Briggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swahn is looking to counter punch.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briggs scores with a jab. Swahn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Briggs tries to clinch but Swahn moves out of range.
Briggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swahn checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macka Briggs 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Swahn.
Briggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swahn's hands.
Swahn takes one on the button.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Swahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Briggs connects with the punch.
Briggs throws a jab when Swahn was well out of range.
Swahn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Briggs just manages to avoid it.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swahn.
Briggs misses with a shot to the body
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swahn counters with a crisp one two that drops Briggs! Swahn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Briggs to his feet! Briggs is in big trouble!
Briggs is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Swahn finish him?
Briggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swahn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws an off balance right hand
and Swahn counters with a huge right that knocks Briggs out cold! Swahn is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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