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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian The Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Natural has chosen Shhhhh!!!! as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian The Natural!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Natural moves to clinch but Calderon breaks away
and Calderon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calderon with a poor takedown
and The Natural counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergio Calderon has been cut.
The Natural shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Calderon has his hands on The Natural's head, controlling the position.
The Natural advances position into side control!
Calderon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Natural on the ground.
The Natural is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calderon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Natural working away.
The Natural wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calderon, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Natural taking a break here but Calderon is having none of it and regains half guard.
Calderon controlling the position well.
The Natural missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Natural is thwarting Calderon's attempts to control the position.
Calderon manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Natural defends well.
Calderon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Natural 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.
The Natural controlling from the top position.
The Natural trying to control the position from guard on top but Calderon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Natural drops back looking for a leg! Calderon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Calderon manages to kick The Natural off! The Natural jumps back into Calderon's guard.
The Natural not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Calderon trying to control the position.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing The Natural from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adrian The Natural hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Natural closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calderon circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calderon.
Calderon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A cross from Calderon lands.
The Natural defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calderon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon dives in and grabs The Natural's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Natural pushes down on Calderon's head and hops out.
The Natural shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calderon pinned against the cage. Calderon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Natural looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Natural sprawls well. The Natural wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet.
Adrian The Natural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian The Natural dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Calderon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calderon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Natural keeps the fight on the outside.
Calderon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calderon closes the distance and clinches up with The Natural, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes The Natural against the cage but The Natural circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown but The Natural shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Natural slaps away a takedown attempt from Calderon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calderon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Natural.
The Natural tries to clinch but Calderon moves out of range.
The Natural tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calderon dives in for a single leg takedown but The Natural sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Natural misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Natural ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Natural no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Natural pulls Calderon in to control the position.
Calderon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Natural has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Calderon has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Calderon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Natural uses from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calderon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Natural trying to control but Calderon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adrian The Natural wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Natural shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calderon as he avoids it easily.
Calderon avoids a kick to the body.
The Natural closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Calderon's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Natural stands and steps away. Calderon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from The Natural.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Natural as he avoids it easily.
Calderon tries to land a front kick but The Natural steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Natural lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Calderon tries to clinch but The Natural moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Calderon or perhaps it was just good defense by The Natural which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Calderon.
The Natural fails to land the takedown.
Calderon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Natural closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Calderon quickly recovers to half guard.
Calderon is looking to improve his position.
Adrian The Natural has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Calderon to stand up.
Calderon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Natural counters with a shoot takedown. Calderon fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calderon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calderon looking to control.
Calderon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Natural is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Natural slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Natural works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian The Natural showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Calderon'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Calderon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Calderon as he connects with a hook.
The Natural shoots for a double leg takedown but Calderon sprawls well. He's pushed The Natural's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Natural tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calderon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Natural somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Natural.
Sergio Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian The Natural.
Calderon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Natural fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from The Natural as Calderon shoots in.
The Natural takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calderon tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Natural throws a combination. Calderon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice sprawl there from The Natural as Calderon shoots in.
No luck for Calderon with that takedown attempt.
The Natural tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calderon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Natural somewhat.
Calderon shoots in looking for a takedown but The Natural manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calderon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calderon scores with a one two! The Natural had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Natural throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calderon.
Calderon scores with a one two! The Natural had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Natural displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calderon.
The Natural stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Natural shoots in for a takedown but Calderon shows good takedown defense.
Calderon fails with the takedown.
Calderon has a takedown stuffed.
Calderon slaps away a takedown attempt from The Natural, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderon is defended easily by The Natural.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderon is defended easily by The Natural.
The Natural looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Calderon!
Calderon is trying to improve his position.
Calderon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Calderon is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Natural passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Calderon!
The Natural unloading with bombs!
The Natural fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Natural trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Natural raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderon regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Natural is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian The Natural comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Natural has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian The Natural!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian The Natural thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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