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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristarh Grobokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Aristarh Grobokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grobokov shoots in for a takedown but Calderon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calderon throws a hook to the side of Grobokov's head but Grobokov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grobokov tries to land a front kick but Calderon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grobokov wants to land a leg kick but Calderon is out of range.
Calderon connects with the punch.
It looks like Aristarh Grobokov has been cut.
Calderon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calderon fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderon throws a poor cross that misses
and Grobokov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grobokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calderon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grobokov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calderon looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Grobokov.
Grobokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calderon is fending him off so far but Grobokov persists. Nope, Calderon circles away and we're back to standing.
Grobokov shoots in and drives through. Calderon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aristarh Grobokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grobokov lands a nice shot to the body.
Grobokov jabs at Calderon's body.
Grobokov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calderon.
Calderon misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Calderon.
Grobokov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grobokov wants to get up but he can't break Calderon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Calderon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grobokov!
Calderon thowing shots but they're missing.
Calderon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grobokov because Calderon loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calderon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Grobokov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grobokov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grobokov tries to get out of the position.
Calderon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Calderon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Calderon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grobokov because Calderon loaded up on that one.
Calderon throws some wild stikes that Grobokov manages to avoid easily.
Calderon unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calderon raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Calderon unloads with some shots from mount but Grobokov bucks and avoids them well.
Calderon unloads with some shots from mount but Grobokov bucks and avoids them well.
Calderon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Calderon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grobokov hang on?
Calderon looking to finish with strikes here!
Calderon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Grobokov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon landing strikes from the mount and Grobokov is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calderon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Calderon lands a big elbow.
Calderon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grobokov hang on?
Grobokov blocking the ground and pound.
Calderon unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calderon misses with a head shot.
Grobokov blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Calderon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aristarh Grobokov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calderon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Calderon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grobokov circles away quickly and effectively.
Calderon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calderon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grobokov thows a body shot but no joy.
Javier Calderon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grobokov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calderon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grobokov is working away from the top position though.
Grobokov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grobokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calderon just misses with a punch to the body.
Grobokov gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grobokov decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Grobokov.
Calderon looks to land a right hand but Grobokov moved out of range.
Calderon misses with a wild combination.
Calderon throws a lazy right hand but Grobokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calderon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grobokov to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Calderon.
Grobokov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grobokov showed some decent athleticism there.
Calderon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grobokov pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon wants to control but Grobokov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Calderon wants to control but Grobokov is keeping busy.
Calderon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobokov stands up and beckons Calderon to join him on the feet.
Calderon throws a body punch but Grobokov moves out of range.
Grobokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calderon.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grobokov.
Calderon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calderon scores with a three punch combo!
Grobokov throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Calderon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calderon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grobokov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calderon works the jab nicely.
Javier Calderon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grobokov is looking to clinch but Calderon is avoiding it.
Calderon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grobokov is looking to wear down Calderon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Calderon lands a nice hook to Grobokov's body. Grobokov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Calderon moves out of range as Grobokov strikes.
Calderon throws a hook but Grobokov avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Calderon.
Calderon throws a jab but it's blocked by Grobokov.
Calderon throws a right and a left that Grobokov avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grobokov scores with a jab to the body.
Calderon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calderon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grobokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Calderon.
Calderon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grobokov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grobokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristarh Grobokov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aristarh Grobokov's cut.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grobokov.
Calderon thows a body shot but no joy.
Calderon cracks Grobokov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grobokov moves away from the strike by Calderon.
Calderon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grobokov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calderon avoids the body shot from Grobokov.
Calderon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grobokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Calderon does no damage.
Grobokov clinches with his opponent.
Calderon lands with a left to the head.
Calderon swings wildly with an uppercut but Grobokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Calderon fails to land.
Grobokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grobokov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calderon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grobokov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grobokov.
Grobokov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Calderon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aristarh Grobokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grobokov goes for a takedown attempt but Calderon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Calderon connects with a high kick.
Calderon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grobokov shoots in looking for a takedown. Calderon tries to sprawl out of it but Grobokov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calderon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Calderon.
Grobokov throws a head kick but Calderon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grobokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Calderon.
Calderon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grobokov's head backwards.
Calderon throws a nice looking combination but Grobokov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Calderon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grobokov is looking to clinch.
Calderon throws an overhand right that lands on Grobokov's shoulder, as Grobokov tries to avoid the shot.
Calderon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grobokov finds it's way round the side to connect with Calderon's head.
Calderon scores with a jab.
Calderon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grobokov counters with a nice uppercut.
Calderon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grobokov circles away quickly and effectively.
Calderon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grobokov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calderon wants to get back to full guard.
Grobokov stands up and beckons Calderon to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobokov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Calderon counter with a right hand.
Calderon lands a nice looking body shot.
Calderon swinging wildly here.
Grobokov is looking to land body kicks.
Calderon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grobokov's calf.
Grobokov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Calderon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Calderon struggling a bit here.
Calderon is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Calderon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grobokov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calderon tries to bench press Grobokov off him but Grobokov keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristarh Grobokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grobokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristarh Grobokov!
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energy
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