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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Postans (ranked 6053 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Briggs (ranked 5987 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Briggs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Graham Postans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postans pushes Briggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Postans avoiding damage.
Postans manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Briggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Postans to keep the fight standing.
Postans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Postans pressing his opponent against the cage.
Postans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Postans.
Postans is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Postans stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Postans.
Briggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Postans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Briggs scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Postans is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Briggs.
Graham Postans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Briggs.
Postans lands a jab to the nose.
Postans wants to clinch.
Graham Postans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Briggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Postans tries to close the distance and clinch but Briggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Postans avoids the head kick by Briggs.
Briggs gets tackled into the cage by Postans. Postans maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Postans after a bit of a struggle.
Postans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Postans scores with a shot to the side of Briggs's head.
Postans content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Briggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Postans effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Postans.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Postans.
Postans has Briggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Postans displaying some good clinch control by pressing Briggs up against the cage.
Postans is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Postans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Postans prevents the takedown attempt.
Postans pressing his opponent against the cage.
Postans just leaning against Briggs, taking a breather.
Postans seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Postans.
Briggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Postans avoids it really well and circles away.
Postans digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postans closes the distance and clinches.
Briggs jumps guard but Postans stands there with Briggs around his waist. Briggs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Postans is pushing Briggs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Postans leaning against his opponent.
Postans lands with a short shot to the head.
Postans stalls.
Briggs tries to pull guard but Postans holds him up against the cage and eventually Briggs drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Postans taking a breather.
Postans gets underhooks to prevent Briggs's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Postans dominated that round.
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.
Postans lands a nice shot to the body.
Postans throws a shot to the body.
Postans closes the distance and clinches.
Briggs is trying to pull guard but Postans has him pressed against the cage.
Postans has Briggs pressed against the cage.
Briggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Postans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Postans just leaning against Briggs, taking a breather.
Graham Postans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Briggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Postans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham Postans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Briggs.
Postans pressing his opponent against the cage.
Postans is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Postans.
Postans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Briggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graham Postans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Postans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postans has closed the distance and engaged Briggs in a clinch.
A short right from Postans on the inside.
Postans manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Postans.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Postans stalls.
Postans will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Briggs up against the cage.
Postans gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Postans content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Postans has Briggs pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Graham Postans.
Postans scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postans clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Postans prevents it.
Postans leaning against his opponent.
Postans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Briggs can do to turn this around?
Postans manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Postans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Postans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs jumps guard and drags Postans to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Postans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Postans is aware though and is defending well.
Briggs has his foot on Postans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Postans works his way back into a safe position though.
Briggs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Postans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Briggs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Postans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Postans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Postans wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Postans is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Briggs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Briggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Postans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Postans lands with a nice body punch.
Briggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Postans.
Briggs wants to counter the offense by Postans and move into the clinch position.
Postans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Postans tries to close the distance and clinch but Briggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Postans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Postans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Briggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Briggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Postans gets a clinch.
Postans is pressed up against the cage. Briggs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Postans down to the mat. Postans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Postans tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postans drops Briggs with a beautiful combination! Briggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Postans is looking for the KO!
Postans is looking to wear down Briggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Postans is looking to clinch.
Briggs wants to counter the offense by Postans and move into the clinch position.
Briggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Briggs is rocked!
Postans darts in and clinches Briggs up against the cage.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Postans finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Postans is pressed up against the cage. Briggs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Postans down to the mat. Postans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graham Postans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Briggs.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Postans engages and cracks Briggs with a massive lead left hook - Briggs tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Postans is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Graham Postans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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