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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackjan Tio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackjan Tio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
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292 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackjan Tio!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
Grabowski misses with a wild combination.
Grabowski shoots for a takedown but Tio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grabowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tio counters by clinching up.
Tio breaks the clinch.
Tio takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grabowski.
Tio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Grabowski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tio pulls guard.
Tio is pulling down on Grabowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Grabowski, at least for the moment.
Grabowski advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tio is trying to improve his position.
Grabowski stands up.
Tio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grabowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tio was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabowski.
Grabowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tio is trying to control the position but Grabowski postures up.
Grabowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grabowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Tio keeps moving.
Grabowski stands up and waves to Tio to follow him.
Tio wants to clinch.
Tio forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski jumps guard but Tio stands there with Grabowski around his waist. Grabowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tio ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tio no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grabowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tio, up you get!
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Grabowski tries to bum rush Tio with a series of wild strikes but Tio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tio slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackjan Tio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Tio or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Grabowski as Tio shoots in.
Tio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grabowski.
Tio fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tio.
Grabowski fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Grabowski with that takedown attempt.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
Tio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tio has Grabowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Tio pulls guard effortlessly.
Grabowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grabowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Tio is retaining full guard.
Grabowski slips nicely into half guard.
Tio holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grabowski is trying to control. Tio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tio tries to roll over but Grabowski keeps him under control.
Grabowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tio sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tio is looking for a sweep. Grabowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grabowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grabowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grabowski trying to control but Tio is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grabowski is one step ahead there.
Grabowski trying to control but Tio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Grabowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tio tries to clinch there but Grabowski circles away.
Tio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tio tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Grabowski tries to clinch but Tio is having none of it.
Grabowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tio is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tio is fending him off so far but Grabowski persists. Nope, Tio circles away and we're back to standing.
Grabowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tio to the ground. Grabowski is now in Tio's guard.
Tio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabowski is aware though and is defending well.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Tio keeps moving.
Grabowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tio, up you get!
Tio shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Tio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grabowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Grabowski, not yet.
Tio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tio preventing the sweep.
Grabowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tio defends it easily.
Tio stands and throws Grabowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Grabowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tio tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Tio misses with a head kick.
Grabowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grabowski is positioning himself well to prevent Tio advancing to mount.
Tio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tio trying to control the action but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Tio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grabowski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grabowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tio postures up.
Grabowski wants to sweep here but Tio controlling him for the moment.
Grabowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grabowski is trying to control the position but Tio postures up.
Tio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grabowski's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tio wants to control from the top but Grabowski keeps moving.
Grabowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tio is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabowski has wrist control.
Tio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tio looking to pass the guard.
Tio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grabowski's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski looking to control.
Grabowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tio!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski has control of Tio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tio wants to hold on but Grabowski pushes him away.
Grabowski looking for a guillotine from mount but Tio is having none of it.
Tio is looking to get to half guard.
Tio gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grabowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tio tries to roll over but Grabowski keeps him under control.
Grabowski wants to stand but Tio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackjan Tio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damian Grabowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tio tries to kick Grabowski off but Grabowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackjan Tio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grabowski 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 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damian Grabowski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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