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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gridlock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a right hand
and Gridlock counters with a body kick.
Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gridlock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Gridlock.
Rose wants to counter with a clinch but Gridlock pushes him away.
Gridlock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gridlock digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Rose throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose has Gridlock pressed against the cage.
Gridlock pulls guard effortlessly.
Rose won't allow Gridlock to sweep him here.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gridlock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gridlock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rose wants to stand but Gridlock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gridlock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gridlock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose wanted to stand there but Gridlock had control of the position.
Gridlock trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Gridlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is looking to stand up but Gridlock won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gridlock throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Gridlock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRose.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Gridlock throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gridlock misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Gridlock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gridlock is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Gridlock into the cage.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Gridlock controls his hands.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks it.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alastair Gridlock has been cut.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rose working Gridlock over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Gridlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Rose.
Gridlock drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gridlock is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gridlock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gridlock's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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 Alastair Gridlock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose is looking to clinch but Gridlock is avoiding it.
Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.
A punch lands to the side of Gridlock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alastair Gridlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Gridlock swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
A quick step to the side and Gridlock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gridlock misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gridlock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose jabs at Gridlock's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a head kick that half lands.
Gridlock clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gridlock scores with a hook to the body.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock lands a left hand.
Gridlock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gridlock trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Hell Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gridlock scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks it.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gridlock avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the cage.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gridlock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Rose lands a nice elbow.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Gridlock lands an uppercut.
Gridlock lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rose throws an elbow but misses.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Gridlock on the inside.
Rose is rocked!
Gridlock stalling.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Gridlock finish him?
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Gridlock avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gridlock avoids it.
Gridlock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Gridlock.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Gridlock.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Gridlock is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Gridlock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.
Gridlock moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Gridlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gridlock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Gridlock avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gridlock avoids it.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Gridlock is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Gridlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gridlock is defending well for now.
Gridlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gridlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gridlock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gridlock is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gridlock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hell Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gridlock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Gridlock.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gridlock - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gridlock.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Gridlock in his tracks for a moment.
Rose is trying to stall.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gridlock is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Gridlock effectively controlling the action here.
Rose looking to stall.
Rose blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Gridlock.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gridlock.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gridlock backwards.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike.
Gridlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gridlock digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Gridlock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rose up against the cage.
Gridlock is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a nice uppercut.
Alastair Gridlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Gridlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Gridlock managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Knees to the body from Rose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gridlock.
Gridlock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gridlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock effectively controlling the action here.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alastair Gridlock.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gridlock, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alastair Gridlock!
During a confident post fight interview, Alastair Gridlock 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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hype
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