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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock comes into the arena with Robbie Williams - Come Undone blaring out of the sound system. Taticzek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feuer Frei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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184 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbynek Taticzek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gridlock cracks the inside of Taticzek's front leg.
Gridlock thuds his right hand into Taticzek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taticzek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gridlock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taticzek.
Gridlock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gridlock scores with a nice head shot.
Taticzek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taticzek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taticzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gridlock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taticzek throws out a loose jab but Gridlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taticzek misses.
Taticzek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gridlock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taticzek. That did some damage!
Gridlock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gridlock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gridlock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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.
Gridlock keeps the fight on the outside.
Gridlock looks to land a left hand but Taticzek moved out of range nicely.
Gridlock moves away from the strike by Taticzek.
Gridlock avoids the body shot from Taticzek.
Gridlock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gridlock throws the kick towards the body but Taticzek avoids it.
Gridlock lands a jab to Taticzek's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taticzek misses with the combination.
Gridlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock misses the shot to the body.
Gridlock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taticzek misses with an uppercut. Gridlock saw that one coming.
Gridlock rushes Taticzek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taticzek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taticzek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Taticzek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taticzek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taticzek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gridlock tries to work over Taticzek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gridlock is working Taticzek over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gridlock.
Gridlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gridlock manages to break the clinch.
Taticzek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taticzek closes the distance and clinches.
Taticzek swings wildly with an uppercut but Gridlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taticzek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taticzek.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gridlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taticzek tries to land knees in the clinch but Gridlock avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gridlock.
Taticzek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alastair Gridlock has been cut.
Taticzek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
A right hand to the body from Gridlock.
Taticzek blocking some punches.
Taticzek tries to work over Gridlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taticzek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
Taticzek has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Taticzek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taticzek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gridlock's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Gridlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
That's time! Gridlock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gridlock throws a jab when Taticzek was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taticzek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taticzek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gridlock staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gridlock.
Gridlock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gridlock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gridlock connects with an inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taticzek in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gridlock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taticzek in his tracks.
Taticzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a high kick!
Taticzek is rocked!
Gridlock throws a quick head kick that knocks Taticzek silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Gridlock is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alastair Gridlock!
In his post fight interview, Alastair Gridlock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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