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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sednev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Terz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Alex Sednev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Terz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sednev misses with a kick to the body.
Randall Terz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sednev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Terz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terz managing to block the knees to the body from Sednev.
Terz tries to circle away but Sednev has him pinned against the cage.
Terz can't break the clinch.
Sednev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sednev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sednev prevents Terz from breaking the clinch.
Sednev stalls.
Terz wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terz is trying to break the clinch but Sednev is controlling him.
Terz wants to stall.
Sednev manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sednev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terz being controlled here momentarily.
Sednev keeping full guard, as Terz tries to pass.
Sednev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sednev tries to get out of the position.
Sednev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Terz wants to control from the top but Sednev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Terz being controlled here momentarily.
Sednev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Terz trying to control but Sednev is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sednev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Terz trying to control but Sednev is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terz cracks Sednev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sednev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sednev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Terz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sednev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sednev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Terz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Terz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sednev.
Sednev stays in close to Terz's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sednev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sednev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Terz throws a good cross that connects.
Terz throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Sednev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Terz throws a right hand that Sednev ducks under and follows up with a left that Sednev also avoids with ease.
Terz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sednev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Terz is trying to defend but Sednev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Terz kicks off Sednev and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sednev dodges the punch combination from Terz.
Sednev blocks a jab.
Terz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sednev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Terz. That one must have hurt.
Sednev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Terz is trying to escape back to his feet but Sednev uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Terz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sednev controlling from side mount.
Alex Sednev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sednev lands a few punches from side control.
Sednev is chipping away with strikes.
Sednev slows the pace down.
Sednev stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Terz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sednev manages to pass to side control.
Sednev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sednev passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sednev controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sednev looking for a guillotine from mount but Terz is having none of it.
Sednev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sednev content just to control the position here.
Sednev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sednev won't let Terz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four 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.
Sednev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sednev landing strikes from the mount.
Sednev is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Terz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sednev counters with a takedown into side control.
Sednev scoring with punches and elbows.
Sednev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Terz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sednev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Sednev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sednev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sednev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sednev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sednev trying to pass the guard but Terz defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sednev lands with a punch from half guard.
Terz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sednev working Terz over with strikes.
Sednev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sednev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sednev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sednev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Terz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terz wants to control but Sednev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sednev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sednev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Randall Terz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sednev seems to be looking for submissions.
Sednev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sednev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sednev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sednev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sednev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sednev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sednev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alex Sednev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sednev has hold of Terz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Terz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Sednev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sednev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Sednev!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Sednev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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