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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Stafford!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calderon shoots in and drives through. Stafford sprawls well.
Stafford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calderon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calderon has his takedown stuffed
and Stafford moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stafford pulls Calderon into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stafford trying to keep a closed guard but Calderon is proving a slippery customer.
Stafford wants to sweep but no luck.
Calderon postures up.
Stafford trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stafford keeping full guard, as Calderon tries to pass.
Stafford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford working a defensive guard here.
Calderon sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Calderon dives in and grabs Stafford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stafford pushes down on Calderon's head and hops out.
Calderon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stafford tries to clinch up but Calderon circles away and keeps his distance.
Calderon blocks a head kick by Stafford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon rushes Stafford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stafford effectively controlling the action here.
Stafford jumps guard but Calderon stands there with Stafford around his waist. Stafford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stafford stalling in the clinch.
Stafford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stafford but Stafford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calderon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stafford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calderon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calderon moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calderon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Calderon presses Stafford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calderon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calderon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calderon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stafford jumps guard but Calderon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stafford looks winded!
Stafford tries to score a body lock takedown but Calderon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Calderon wants a takedown.
Stafford leaning against his opponent.
Stafford prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calderon digs a right hand underneath Stafford's ribcage. Stafford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stafford stalls.
Stafford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calderon walks away with a smile on his face. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calderon sprawls well. Calderon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Calderon.
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 Stafford sprawls well. Stafford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Stafford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Calderon moves in looking to clinch but Stafford pushes him off.
Calderon closes the distance and clinches up with Stafford, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes Stafford against the cage but Stafford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergio Calderon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calderon shoots in looking for a takedown but Stafford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calderon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stafford misses with a head kick.
Stafford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calderon defends well and Stafford ends up having to push Calderon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Calderon tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon blocks a body shot from Stafford.
Calderon jumps guard but Stafford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stafford blocks an elbow strike.
Stafford turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stafford manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon stops Stafford from passing to mount.
Stafford wants to stand but Calderon has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Stafford is breathing heavily.
Calderon pulls Stafford in close to prevent any damage.
Calderon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calderon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stafford is one step ahead there.
Calderon has Stafford pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon working for a triangle but Stafford defends it easily.
Calderon pulls Stafford in close to prevent any damage.
Calderon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calderon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing Stafford from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calderon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calderon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calderon is trying to push Stafford away but Stafford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calderon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stafford.
Calderon is trying to break free.
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 wants to break free but Stafford has control.
Stafford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calderon.
Stafford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stafford shoots in and drives through. Calderon sprawls well.
No luck for Calderon with that takedown attempt.
Stafford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Stafford with that takedown attempt.
Stafford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Stafford. No joy for Calderon on that attempt.
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 Sergio Calderon 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!
Calderon shoots in but no luck this time.
Calderon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stafford misses with a takedown attempt - Calderon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stafford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calderon pinned against the cage. Calderon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stafford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calderon misses with a takedown attempt - Stafford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stafford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calderon digs a good hook to Stafford's body.
Stafford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Calderon moves into the clinch.
Calderon jumps into guard, dragging Stafford to the mat.
Stafford tries to free his leg and advance position but Calderon is retaining full guard.
Stafford stopping the sweep attempt from Calderon.
Calderon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon pulls Stafford in close to prevent any damage.
Sergio Calderon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stafford blocks the body kick.
Calderon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stafford avoids the head kick by Calderon.
Calderon moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford trying to stall but Calderon improves his position.
Calderon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stafford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stafford prevents the takedown attempt.
Stafford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Calderon smiles and moves away.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calderon as he jumps to the side.
Stafford wants to clinch.
Calderon fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford stuffs the takedown attempt from Calderon. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet.
Stafford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calderon tries to avoid it but Stafford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calderon to the ground. Calderon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calderon wants to clinch.
Stafford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calderon.
Calderon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Calderon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calderon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Calderon!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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