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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macka Briggs (ranked 510 p4p, 588 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 81 p4p, 95 weight class). Briggs's entrance music is Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh. A fine choice. Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 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 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Briggs instigates a clinch.
Briggs tries to circle away but Philippe has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Philippe.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Briggs blocks a jab.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Philippe.
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Philippe coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Briggs rushes Philippe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Briggs goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe with a nice cross.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Philippe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Briggs wants to clinch up but Philippe keeps it at a distance.
Philippe misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Philippe circles away.
Briggs forces Philippe back against the cage and clinches.
We've been informed that Philippe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Briggs tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe counters with a right hand to the body.
Briggs pushes Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe tries to break free but Briggs pushes him back against the cage.
Philippe lands an uppercut.
It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Briggs.
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Briggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe lands a glancing blow to the side of Briggs's head.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
Briggs tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Briggs clinches.
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Briggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Philippe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Briggs tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs manages to break the clinch.
Briggs has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs scores with a hook to the body.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Briggs tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
Philippe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Briggs avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Philippe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to clinch
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Briggs closes the distance but Philippe moves to the side
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Briggs slips the punch.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs is looking to counter the offense by Philippe and move into the clinch.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs.
Philippe throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
Briggs moves to clinch but Philippe breaks away
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Briggs slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs clinches with his opponent.
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briggs misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Briggs's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Briggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe lands with a hook. Briggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Briggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Briggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Philippe regains half guard, as Briggs was trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Philippe.
Briggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Briggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Philippe drops Briggs with a beautiful combination! Briggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Philippe is looking for the KO!
Briggs is rocked!
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Briggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Briggs seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Briggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philippe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Briggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Briggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Briggs lunges at Philippe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Philippe's hand.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Philippe circles away.
Briggs sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Briggs avoids it this time.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
Philippe works over Briggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philippe misses with a double jab.
Briggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Philippe avoids it really well and circles away.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Briggs tries to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs slips under a jab.
Briggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Macka Briggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Briggs.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Briggs tries to clinch up
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeez, Macka Briggs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Briggs closes the distance but Philippe moves to the side
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Briggs tries to clinch up
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Philippe misses.
A quick step to the side and Briggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
As Briggs backs off Philippe throws a huge counter combo but Briggs manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe jabs Briggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Philippe lunges at Briggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Briggs's hand.
Briggs is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
Briggs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Philippe manages to circle out of the way.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briggs gets a clinch.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Briggs.
Philippe lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Philippe 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peguero Jean Philippe thanked Pound Town INC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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