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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Franklin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 6 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pontes manages to circle out of the way.
Pontes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pontes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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.
Pontes misses with a double jab
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pontes works over Franklin's head and body with a nice combination.
Pontes connects with a looping right hand.
Franklin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin dives in for a single leg takedown but Pontes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Franklin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pontes defends it nicely.
Pontes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin throws a big counter combination but Pontes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin is looking for a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Pontes.
Franklin looks for a takedown but Pontes sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
Pontes misses with a two punch combination.
Pontes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pontes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franklin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pontes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pontes looks winded!
Pontes throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.
Franklin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hugo Pontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pontes scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pontes throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Pontes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pontes tries to sprawl out of it but Franklin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pontes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pontes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franklin backs up against the cage.
Franklin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pontes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes throws a hook to the side of Franklin's head but Franklin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches up with Pontes, looking for a takedown. Franklin pushes Pontes against the cage but Pontes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pontes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
A combination from Pontes does no damage.
It looked like Franklin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pontes misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Pontes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pontes but Pontes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pontes feints a jab promting Franklin to slip. Pontes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franklin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pontes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pontes.
Franklin scores with a takedown into Pontes's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pontes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pontes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franklin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Franklin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but Pontes has wrist control.
Franklin gets to his feet - Pontes follows without any prompting.
A punch combination from Pontes misses.
As Pontes tries to get set, Franklin tries to push him back and clinch up but Pontes manages to avoid the attempt.
Pontes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pontes but Pontes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes throws a lazy uppercut
and Franklin counters with a left and a right that stings Pontes.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pontes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Hugo Pontes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Pontes as Franklin shoots in.
Pontes misses with a hook.
Pontes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Pontes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes stuffs the takedown.
Chris Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pontes swivels and escapes.
Franklin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Franklin wants to take a breather but Pontes is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pontes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin throwing shots but Pontes is blocking nicely.
Franklin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Franklin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pontes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Franklin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pontes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franklin scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Chris Franklin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franklin is defended easily by Pontes.
A little jabbing left from Pontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pontes slaps away a takedown attempt from Franklin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pontes tries to counter with a clinch but Franklin shakes him off and moves away.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Pontes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pontes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pontes misses with a few strikes there.
As Pontes looks to move away, Franklin throws a big counter combo bu Pontes just gets out of the way.
Pontes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Franklin eats them both and turns towards Pontes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pontes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franklin walks into a jab.
Franklin shoots for a takedown but Pontes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pontes throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pontes 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.
A combination from Pontes does no damage.
Pontes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a head kick. That will keep Pontes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes misses with a double jab
and Franklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Pontes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franklin circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches up with Pontes, looking for a takedown. Franklin pushes Pontes against the cage but Pontes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franklin backs up against the cage.
No luck for Franklin with that takedown attempt.
Pontes throws a right hand that misses
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Franklin wants to take the fight to the mat but Pontes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franklin taking a breather.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Franklin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pontes up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franklin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Franklin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Franklin.
Pontes swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Pontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pontes 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Pontes!
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