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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Grechov (ranked 4085 p4p, 413 weight class) and Steve Franks (ranked 4461 p4p, 449 weight class). Steve Franks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trenton Grechov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Franks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grechov enables Franks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grechov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grechov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Franks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grechov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grechov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Grechov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks gets to his feet. Grechov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grechov digs a good body shot into Franks's ribs.
Franks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grechov is trying to maintain the position but Franks is very close to passing his half guard.
Franks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grechov defending well though.
Grechov trying to control but Franks postures up.
Franks prevents Grechov from improving his position.
Grechov keeping hold of Franks's head, controlling as best he can.
Still in half guard, Franks seems content to control.
Grechov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to control the action in half guard but Grechov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grechov moves into full guard.
Franks trying to control the position from guard on top but Grechov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grechov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franks's guard.
Grechov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grechov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grechov wants to control from the top but Franks keeps moving.
Grechov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grechov has managed to get both his arms back between Franks's legs - danger averted.
Grechov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grechov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grechov passes Franks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grechov drops an elbow to the side of Franks's head.
Grechov with the ground and pound but Franks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Franks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grechov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grechov postures up.
Grechov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grechov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grechov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grechov throws a big right hand that misses.
Grechov trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grechov lands a couple of elbows.
Grechov won't allow Franks to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grechov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grechov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grechov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Grechov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franks wants to clinch up but Grechov keeps it at a distance.
Franks looking to score a takedown here. Grechov is defending well but Franks drives through and ends up in Grechov's guard.
Grechov is looking for a triangle but Franks pushes his legs off easily.
Franks tries to free his leg and advance position but Grechov is retaining full guard.
Grechov being controlled here, momentarily.
Grechov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franks defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grechov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franks drops back looking for a leg! Grechov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grechov manages to kick Franks off! Franks jumps back into Grechov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grechov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grechov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grechov wants to sweep here but Franks controlling him for the moment.
Grechov keeping moving, preventing Franks from controlling successfully.
Grechov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Franks is fighting to break Grechov's control of his arms but Grechov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Grechov is trying to control the position but Franks postures up.
Grechov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Franks defends it easily.
Franks trying to control but Grechov is working from the bottom.
Grechov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franks passes Grechov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Franks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grechov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grechov is trying to maintain the position but Franks is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grechov fails to land with a series of punches.
Franks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grechov's guard.
Grechov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Franks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grechov keeping full guard, as Franks tries to pass.
Grechov is looking for a triangle but Franks pushes his legs off easily.
Franks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franks slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grechov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franks pulls his head out easily.
Franks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grechov tries to roll over but Franks keeps him under control.
Grechov trying to hold on to Franks's head to control him but Franks postures up.
Franks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grechov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grechov gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Franks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Franks darts in and clinches Grechov up against the cage.
Franks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grechov regains guard.
Grechov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grechov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grechov looking for submissions off his back.
Franks throwing shots but Grechov is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grechov is trying to get back to full guard.
Grechov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Franks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Franks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grechov wants to control but Franks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grechov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Steve Franks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franks wants to stand up but Grechov is controlling the position.
Franks stops Grechov from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Franks is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franks has Grechov up against the cage in a clinch.
Grechov is struggling to control the position.
Franks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grechov regains guard.
Grechov looking to control.
Grechov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grechov is looking for a triangle but Franks pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grechov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grechov is really struggling to control Franks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Franks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Franks trying to control but Grechov is working from the bottom.
Franks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Franks wants to control from the top but Grechov keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grechov tries to clinch there but Franks circles away.
Grechov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franks momentarily.
Steve Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grechov shoots in for a double leg but Franks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Franks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grechov goes for a double leg but Franks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Franks continues to drive forward.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks lands a body shot.
Franks has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grechov misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Franks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franks 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Franks!
Steve Franks made sure to mention his sponsor, Woodshins' Ship in his post fight interview.
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hype
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