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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov has chosen Sirens as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 cm
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185 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths scores with a jab. Schelokov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Schelokov saw it coming and moves away.
Schelokov throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Griffiths shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schelokov as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffiths.
Schelokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schelokov misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths dives in and grabs Schelokov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schelokov pushes down on Griffiths's head and hops out.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schelokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Schelokov scores with the left hand. Griffiths knows he should have avoided that one.
Schelokov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths looks to throw the jab but Schelokov is out of range.
Schelokov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffiths closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schelokov's guard.
Griffiths pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schelokov is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths won't allow Schelokov to get back to his feet.
Schelokov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffiths.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schelokov keeping moving, preventing Griffiths from controlling successfully.
Schelokov seems keen to control Griffiths's posture.
Schelokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Schelokov, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Griffiths works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffiths has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griffiths is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schelokov sees it coming and defends easily.
Griffiths prevents Schelokov from standing back up.
That's two 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.
Schelokov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Schelokov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schelokov.
Schelokov keeping moving, preventing Griffiths from controlling successfully.
Schelokov wants to stand but Griffiths is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths moves out of range as Schelokov strikes.
Schelokov throws a one two combo.
Schelokov misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Schelokov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schelokov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Griffiths stops Schelokov from standing up.
Griffiths drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffiths jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schelokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Schelokov, not yet.
Schelokov is looking to stand back up but Griffiths counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Schelokov.
Schelokov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Schelokov is not content to let Griffiths control the position.
Griffiths 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths wants to work for an arm triangle but Schelokov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schelokov wants to control but Griffiths is keeping busy.
Schelokov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Schelokov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schelokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that 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.
Griffiths closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schelokov circles away.
Schelokov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schelokov misses with a double jab
and Griffiths counters with a body kick that stops Schelokov in his tracks momentarily.
Griffiths looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griffiths misses with a takedown attempt
and Schelokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths scores with a nice right hand.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Schelokov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffiths shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffiths showed some decent athleticism there.
Griffiths is stalling here. Schelokov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Griffiths seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schelokov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Griffiths parries the strikes from Schelokov easily there. Schelokov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffiths to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schelokov's best efforts.
Schelokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffiths defending well though.
Griffiths wants to improve his position but Schelokov is controlling well.
Schelokov is thwarting Griffiths's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffiths tries to get to full guard but Schelokov has control of the leg.
Schelokov is nestled in close to Griffiths, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffiths wants to get back to full guard.
Schelokov trying to mount his opponent but Griffiths defends it.
Schelokov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffiths is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov is just content to waste time from the top position. Griffiths takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schelokov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffiths has his foot on Schelokov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schelokov works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffiths looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffiths is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schelokov has his hands clasped together but Griffiths extends and breaks Schelokov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Griffiths.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Alexander Schelokov spoke after the fight, saying 'Smth goes wrong...'.
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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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