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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Sednev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Sednev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sednev's guard.
Franklin wants to stand but Sednev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sednev has Franklin pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Sednev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sednev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sednev has Franklin pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Sednev keeps moving.
Franklin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sednev is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sednev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franklin is looking to counter the offense by Sednev and move into the clinch.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franklin shoots for a takedown but Sednev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sednev forces Franklin back against the cage and clinches.
Franklin misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sednev can't fight it off and eventually Franklin manages to take the fight to the floor. Sednev looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Franklin looking to sit in guard and control but Sednev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sednev wants to stand but Franklin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sednev looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sednev preventing the sweep.
Sednev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sednev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sednev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franklin's guard.
Franklin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sednev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but Sednev has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sednev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sednev seems keen to control Franklin's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sednev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franklin defends well.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Sednev keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sednev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sednev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Franklin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sednev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sednev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sednev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sednev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sednev misses with a jab to the body
enabling Franklin to counter with a crisp jab.
Franklin tries to sprawl but Sednev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sednev looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sednev is controlling the pace.
Sednev is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Franklin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sednev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Franklin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sednev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Franklin is wriggling around but Sednev manages to pass to half guard.
Franklin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin is trying to control but Sednev manages to pass to mount!
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sednev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Franklin tries to roll over but Sednev keeps him under control.
Sednev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chris Franklin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franklin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Franklin has a hand on Sednev's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sednev takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Franklin is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sednev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sednev scoring with strikes but Franklin is staying in there.
Sednev controlling from mount.
Franklin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Franklin rolls, trying to escape but Sednev keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Franklin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Sednev is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Franklin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sednev controls the action.
Sednev is continuing to stall.
Sednev scores with punches to the body.
Sednev really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sednev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Franklin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sednev!
Sednev really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Franklin.
Sednev scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sednev is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Franklin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Franklin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Franklin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Sednev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sednev takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Franklin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sednev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Franklin was covering up waiting for the punch and Sednev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sednev content to stall in guard here.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Sednev isn't so interested in that idea.
Sednev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sednev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sednev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sednev prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Franklin is working an open guard so Sednev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alex Sednev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sednev dives in and scores a takedown into Franklin's guard.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet but Sednev passes into half guard.
Sednev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sednev works his way into full mount!
Sednev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sednev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Franklin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sednev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Sednev.
Sednev controlling from the full mount.
Sednev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sednev controlling the position easily from mount.
Sednev is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Sednev tries to stand but can't do so whilst Franklin controls his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sednev working Franklin over with strikes.
Sednev tries to stand and escape but Franklin is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sednev controlling the action here.
Sednev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sednev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sednev working over Franklin with some ground and pound. Franklin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sednev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Franklin.
Sednev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Sednev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sednev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Sednev!
Alex Sednev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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