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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelius Schultes (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
9 - 5 - 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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultes throws a leg kick but Gridlock moved away.
Schultes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gridlock in his tracks.
Schultes throws a low kick, looking for Gridlock's leg but Gridlock calmly moves out of range.
Gridlock gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Schultes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Schultes avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schultess head.
Gridlock has Schultes pressed against the cage, preventing Schultes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schultes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gridlock lands a body shot.
Gridlock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schultes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock stalling.
Gridlock can't find room to land a body shot as Schultes controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultes.
Schultes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gridlock's elbow.
Schultes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gridlock slows down the pace here.
Gridlock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Gridlock fails to land.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock digs a right hand into Schultes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultes's gas tank.
Schultes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultes blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schultes stalling against the cage.
Gridlock works on Schultes's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultes is trying to break the clinch but Gridlock is controlling him.
Gridlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gridlock works on Schultes's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Schultes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock digs a right hand into Schultes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultes's gas tank.
Schultes working aggressively here.
Schultes throws a punch but it's blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Schultes blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Schultes trying to stall but Gridlock improves his position.
Gridlock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schultes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gridlock prevents it.
Gridlock lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Schultes has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Schultes avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schultes blocks an uppercut.
Gridlock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultes is trying to drag Gridlock to the mat but Gridlock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schultes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultes misses with some punches.
Gridlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultes.
Schultes misses with a body punch.
Schultes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schultes can't find room to land a body shot as Gridlock controls the action.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gridlock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schultes moves forwards but Gridlock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gridlock cracks Schultes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Schultes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gridlock finish him?
Schultes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultes tries to land a front kick but Gridlock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schultes is still on wobbly legs! Can Gridlock finish him?
Gridlock connects with an inside leg kick.
Gridlock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schultes seems to have recovered his senses.
Gridlock blocks a leg kick.
Gridlock keeps Schultes at a distance using the push kick.
Gridlock throws a leg kick
and Schultes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock keeps Schultes at a distance using the push kick.
Gridlock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gridlock looks to land a body kick but Schultes moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schultes.
Schultes blocks a head kick by Gridlock.
Gridlock throws a right hand that Schultes ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultes also avoids with ease.
Gridlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultes throws a leg kick which misses Gridlock's front leg but catches the back leg as Gridlock tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schultes.
Gridlock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schultes looks to land a right hand but Gridlock moved out of range.
Schultes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gridlock sneaks out the side door and pushes Schultes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gridlock slips a straight right by Schultes.
Gridlock throws a head kick but Schultes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock misses the body punch
and Schultes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gridlock's knee momentarily.
Gridlock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schultes's head backwards.
Gridlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Schultes looks to land a right hand but Gridlock moved out of range.
Gridlock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultes under the eye.
Good work by Gridlock as he checks the leg kick.
Schultes misses with a body kick.
Schultes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alastair Gridlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schultes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gridlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schultes misses with a left hand
and Gridlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Gridlock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Schultes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh!!! Gridlock has knocked Schultes down with a huge combo! Gridlock steps away and waves a wobbly Schultes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gridlock has managed to clinch.
Schultes has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Gridlock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Schultes avoids the head kick by Gridlock.
Gridlock connects with a nice looking jab.
Gridlock misses with an uppercut
and Schultes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alastair Gridlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Gridlock tries to clinch there but Schultes circles away.
A shot to the body from Gridlock misses
and Schultes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gridlock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gridlock fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Schultes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Schultes looks to clinch but Gridlock throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Schultes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alastair Gridlock!
After the fight, Alastair Gridlock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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