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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 1139 p4p, 742 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 37 p4p, 21 weight class). Briggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. Macka Briggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Gage's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage moves into the clinch.
Gage is working Briggs over against the ropes.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gage tries to clinch but Briggs moves out of range.
Gage staying out of range there.
A big left from Briggs misses.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Briggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Briggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Briggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gage has managed to clinch.
Briggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Gage digs a right hand into Briggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Briggs's gas tank.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Briggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage blocking some punches.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Gage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Briggs on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Briggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Briggs.
Briggs throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage drives through and clinches with Briggs against the ropes.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Briggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gage is looking to clinch but Briggs is avoiding it.
Briggs misses with a straight right.
Briggs misses with a body shot.
Gage wants to counter with a clinch but Briggs pushes him away.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Gage.
Briggs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gage manages to circle out of the way.
Briggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage moves away from the strike by Briggs.
Gage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Gage.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Gage throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Gage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Briggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gage lands a body shot.
Briggs is trying to push Gage away but Gage has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage prevents a body shot from Briggs.
A short right from Gage on the inside.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gage works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Briggs lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Briggs.
Gage lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
That's four 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!
A short left from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Gage.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs tries to throw a body punch but Gage avoids it by throwing Briggs back against the ropes.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
The fighters circling - Briggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gage lands a hook that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Gage.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Gage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Gage moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gage drives through and clinches with Briggs against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Gage.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Briggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs tries to work over Gage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Gage.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Briggs tries to work over Gage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oscar Gage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Briggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs scores with a shot to the side of Gage's head.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Briggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Briggs.
Briggs tries to keep at a distance but Gage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Briggs misses with a hook.
Gage wants to clinch.
Briggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a hook. Gage ducked under it nicely.
Macka Briggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage fails to land with a series of punches.
Gage clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Gage on the inside.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs tries to throw a body punch but Gage avoids it by throwing Briggs back against the ropes.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
Gage keeps control of Briggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gage misses with a punch on the inside.
Briggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Briggs scores with a shot to the side of Gage's head.
Briggs pushes Gage back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Gage tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Gage back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Briggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
Gage tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Briggs gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gage is working Briggs over against the ropes.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Briggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage lunges at Briggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Briggs's hand.
Gage clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage prevents Briggs from breaking the clinch.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Briggs lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Gage has managed to clinch.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Gage back against the ropes.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Gage.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Gage controls his hands.
Gage blocks a body shot from Briggs.
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Briggs controls the action.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gage lands a body shot.
Gage tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Gage 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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Briggs dodges the punch combination from Gage.
Gage works Briggs's body with a nice hook.
Gage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
Gage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gage tries to clinch there but Briggs circles away.
A cross from Gage lands.
Gage wants to clinch
and Briggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gage darts in and clinches Briggs up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs working hard to break the clinch.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
Gage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs cracks Gage with a nice body shot.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Gage lands a body punch.
Gage blocks a body shot from Briggs.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gage.
Gage digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs tries to work over Gage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gage tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Gage back against the ropes.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Gage scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Well,Briggs is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Briggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gage cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
A short left from Gage.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Gage - that landed with a thud.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gage lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gage.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Gage pushes Briggs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage lands a shot to the body.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
Gage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Gage presses Briggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Gage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Briggs.
Gage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
Gage lands a shoulder strike.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Gage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Briggs tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Gage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gage 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Oscar Gage!
Oscar Gage wins by unanimous decision!
Oscar Gage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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