HFC 236 How Far Can You Go? PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aidan McVeigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McVeigh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, E-Dubble - Let Me Oh. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wooten's choice of entrance music: Judas Priest- You've got another thing coming. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

McVeigh
vs
Wooten

185 cm
30
183 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

177 cm
30
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan McVeigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McVeigh scores with a push kick.

McVeigh instigates a clinch.
Wooten letting McVeigh take a breather here.
McVeigh connects with a knee to the head.

Wooten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

McVeigh darts in and clinches Wooten up against the cage.
McVeigh effectively controlling the action here.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but McVeigh keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to McVeigh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooten blocks an elbow strike.

Wooten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McVeigh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McVeigh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeigh tries to land a knee to the head but Wooten blocks with his arms.
Wooten blocks a body shot from McVeigh.
Wooten tries to circle away but McVeigh has him pinned against the cage.
McVeigh misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooten tries to circle away but McVeigh has him pinned against the cage.
McVeigh misses with a knee to the head.

Wooten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - McVeigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

McVeigh moves into the clinch successfully.
McVeigh looking to throw knees to the head but Wooten is blocking nicely.
Wooten is trying to push McVeigh away but McVeigh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVeigh lands a damaging elbow.
McVeigh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but McVeigh has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten managing to block the knees to the body from McVeigh.
Wooten avoids a wild elbow strike from McVeigh.
McVeigh tries to throw a body punch but Wooten avoids it by throwing McVeigh back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McVeigh fails to land.
McVeigh prevents Wooten from breaking the clinch.
Wooten wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooten.
McVeigh with a knee to the head.
Wooten blocks a body shot from McVeigh.
McVeigh missing with knees to the body.
Wooten blocks a body shot from McVeigh.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but McVeigh keeps him there for the moment.
McVeigh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McVeigh throws an elbow but it misses.
McVeigh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten looking to throw knees to the head but McVeigh is blocking nicely.
McVeigh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooten avoiding damage as McVeigh throws knees to the body.
McVeigh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wooten up against the cage.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but McVeigh has him pressed against the cage.
Wooten is trying to force a seperation but McVeigh has the dominant position.
McVeigh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wooten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McVeigh misses with a body punch.

Wooten manages to break the clinch.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Wooten circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooten scores with a one two! McVeigh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Aidan McVeigh has been cut.
McVeigh moves in looking to clinch but Wooten pushes him off.
Wooten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McVeigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh misses with a series of wild punches.
Aidan McVeigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from McVeigh.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Wooten lands a nice hook to McVeigh's body. McVeigh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVeigh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooten throws a right and a left that McVeigh avoids nicely.
Wooten tries to score with a low kick but McVeigh moves his leg out of the way.
McVeigh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooten swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
Wooten throws a series of punches but McVeigh avoids them all with ease.
McVeigh is looking to counter the offense by Wooten and move into the clinch.
Wooten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McVeigh is looking to clinch.
Wooten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McVeigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wooten. Wooten obviously looking to wear him down.
McVeigh thumps Wooten with a low kick.
McVeigh wants to clinch up but Wooten keeps it at a distance.
McVeigh tries to clinch there but Wooten circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aidan McVeigh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aidan McVeigh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McVeigh tries to clinch there but Wooten circles away.
Wooten shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McVeigh eats them both and turns towards Wooten to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from McVeigh misses.
Wooten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McVeigh circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - McVeigh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McVeigh is out of range.
McVeigh scores with a push kick.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Wooten is having none of it.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Wooten moves out of range.
McVeigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wooten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
McVeigh tries to counter by clinching up but Wooten breaks away and moves out of range.
Kevin Wooten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Wooten circles away and keeps his distance.
McVeigh dodges the punch combination from Wooten.
As Wooten tries to get set, McVeigh tries to push him back and clinch up but Wooten manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wooten throws a series of punches but McVeigh moves out of range.
McVeigh blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooten is looking to score with low kicks.
McVeigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooten keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooten swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Wooten. Those never looked like landing.

McVeigh clinches up with Wooten and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McVeigh as the two fighters clinch.
Wooten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooten avoids a wild elbow strike from McVeigh.
McVeigh misses with a body punch.
McVeigh has Wooten pressed against the cage.
McVeigh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McVeigh throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooten is trying to push McVeigh away but McVeigh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooten wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by McVeigh.

It looks like Kevin Wooten has been cut.
McVeigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wooten's face.
McVeigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wooten's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVeigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wooten blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooten blocks an elbow strike.
McVeigh misses with a body punch.
Wooten dodges an elbow strike from McVeigh.
McVeigh leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McVeigh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wooten's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McVeigh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but McVeigh keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McVeigh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wooten's brow.

Wooten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McVeigh tries to clinch there but Wooten circles away.
Wooten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Wooten is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Wooten. Those never looked like landing.
McVeigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wooten.
McVeigh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kevin Wooten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVeigh throws a body shot but no joy.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooten tries to score with a low kick but McVeigh moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from McVeigh.
McVeigh avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh blocks a jab.
McVeigh is looking to counter the offense by Wooten and move into the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Wooten has knocked McVeigh down with a huge combo! Wooten steps away and waves a wobbly McVeigh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooten goes for a small jab and connects. Now Wooten goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! McVeigh stumbles back but Wooten runs in with a huge uppercut knocking McVeigh to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if McVeigh will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Wooten!
Kevin Wooten took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I TOLD YOU! I'm not here to take part! I'M HERE TO TAKE OVER!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine- DMX. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barksdale
vs
Degrizz

190 cm
37
211 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

187 cm
31
210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Degrizz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Degrizz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Degrizz feints the counter takedown.
Barksdale swinging wildly here.
Degrizz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Degrizz.
Barksdale lands with a good body shot.
Barksdale throws a series of punches but Degrizz moves out of range.
Degrizz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barksdale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Degrizz instigates a clinch.
Degrizz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Degrizz is trying to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling him.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barksdale lands an uppercut.
Barksdale stalling.
A short right from Degrizz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Degrizz swings wildly with an uppercut but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Degrizz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Barksdale tries to throw a body punch but Degrizz avoids it by throwing Barksdale back against the cage.
Barksdale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale avoids the elbow strike from Degrizz, against the cage.
Barksdale taking a breather.
Barksdale tries a body shot but Degrizz blocks it.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrizz.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrizz.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Degrizz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
A short right from Barksdale.
Degrizz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barksdale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Barksdale.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Degrizz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Degrizz tries to throw a body punch but Barksdale avoids it by throwing Degrizz back against the cage.
Degrizz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barksdale takes a shot to the head.
Degrizz pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Degrizz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barksdale is looking to clinch.
Barksdale scores with a one two! Degrizz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Degrizz.
Jermaine Barksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Barksdale gets a clinch.
Barksdale lands an uppercut.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Degrizz looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Barksdale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barksdale lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Degrizz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barksdale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Degrizz circles away quickly and effectively.
Degrizz is looking for the big counter here.
Degrizz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Degrizz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barksdale can pounce on him.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses.
Barksdale lands a nice hook to Degrizz's body. Degrizz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barksdale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barksdale, as that shot connected.

Barksdale gets a clinch.
Barksdale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Degrizz manages to break the clinch.
Degrizz slips a jab and a cross from Barksdale.
Barksdale scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Barksdale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Degrizz swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
Barksdale throws out a leg kick but Degrizz moves out of range and Barksdale only half commits.

Degrizz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrizz.
Degrizz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrizz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrizz is looking to control Barksdale's arms but Barksdale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Degrizz has his back to the cage.

Degrizz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Degrizz.

Barksdale connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Degrizz to the floor! Barksdale dives in looking for the finish!

Degrizz is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a big elbow - Degrizz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Barksdale!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Barksdale!
After winning the bout, Jermaine Barksdale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baby Huey - A change is going to come. Baby Huey will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gracie
vs
Huey

183 cm
28
252 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

204 cm
32
283 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Machine

Spartan Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Huey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huey lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Huey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Santiago Gracie has been cut.
Huey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Huey looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Huey fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gracie out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Baby Huey!
Baby Huey gave a mention to Héritage! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Santiago Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'You just beat a red belt. That is no easy feat. Congrats buddy. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Landry
vs
Lagk

182 cm
40
218 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

193 cm
28
205 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lagk rushes Landry and presses him up against the cage.
Lagk is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lagk.
Lagk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lagk blocks an uppercut.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Landry.

Lagk breaks the clinch.
Lagk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lagk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lagk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Landry misses with a body kick.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lagk gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Lagk.
A short right from Lagk on the inside.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the head but Landry blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagk controls his hands.
Landry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagk's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry pushes Lagk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry scores with a hook to the body.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lagk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lagk lands a nice uppercut.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Lagk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.

Landry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lagk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Landry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lagk.
Brutus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry throws a low kick but Lagk avoids it.
Lagk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brutus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry throws a head kick but Lagk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landry misses with a head kick.
Landry throws a push kick but Lagk slaps the foot to one side.
Landry moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLagk.
Lagk is looking to clinch.
Lagk fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lagk drives through and clinches with Landry against the cage.

Lagk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Landry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lagk on the ground.
Lagk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagk pushing down on Landry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Landry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lagk moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Lagk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Landry tries to buck Lagk off but Lagk is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Lagk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lagk wants to control but Landry is keeping him busy.
Lagk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lagk has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Landry is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lagk yanks on the arm and Landry is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lagk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Lagk!
A relieved looking Nick Lagk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dory Raly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Derksen
vs
Raly

188 cm
33
192 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

184 cm
26
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raly throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen thows a body kick. Raly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Derksen moves out of range as Raly strikes.
Raly moves out of range as Derksen throws a body kick.
Raly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Derksen.
Derksen throws a leg kick but Raly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Derksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raly throws a lazy uppercut
and Derksen counters with a leg kick.
Derksen lands a body shot.
Derksen tries to work over Raly's front leg with a kick but Raly checks it.
Derksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raly.
Raly missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raly tries to bum rush Derksen with a series of wild strikes but Derksen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly throws a looping overhand right but Derksen ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Raly tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.

Derksen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raly, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raly.
Raly blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dory Raly has been cut.
Raly blocks the elbow strike.
Raly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Raly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Derksen is defending well for now.
Raly blocks an uppercut.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raly misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Raly fails to land.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raly pushes Derksen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raly throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Raly.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raly is working Derksen over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Raly.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Raly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Raly working aggressively here.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly cracks Derksen with a nice body shot.
Derksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Raly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derksen slips a straight right by Raly.
Derksen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raly checks a low kick from Derksen.
Raly scoring well with a low kick there.
Raly connects with the punch.
Raly throws a hook to the side of Derksen's head but Derksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Raly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raly.
That kick from Raly tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derksen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raly finds it's way round the side to connect with Derksen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly misses with a head kick.
Raly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Derksen under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Derksen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Derksen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raly is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Raly - just one landing.
Derksen thuds his shin into the meat of Raly's side.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Raly circles away and keeps his distance.

Derksen closes the distance and clinches.
Raly tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raly tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raly.
Raly misses with the head strike.
Raly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raly avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Good body shot from Raly.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raly's elbow.
Raly lands a body punch.

Raly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly'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.

Raly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Derksen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raly defending well as Derksen loads up on a big left hand.
Raly misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Derksen.
Raly throws a wild body kick that Derksen sees coming a mile off.
Derksen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Derksen thows a leg kick but Raly checks it
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen misses with a hook. Raly ducked under it nicely.
Raly scores with a three punch combo!
Raly moves out of range as Derksen strikes.
Raly avoids a kick to the body.
Raly checks a low kick from Derksen.
Raly throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Raly misses.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly swats away the attempt to clinch by Derksen.
Raly misses with a straight left.
Raly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Derksen counters with a nice body kick.
Derksen is looking to land body kicks.
We've been told by Derksen's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raly slips under a jab from Derksen.
A swing and a miss from Raly.
Derksen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derksen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raly connects with a jab.
Derksen checks the leg kick.
Derksen slips under a jab.
Raly looks to throw the jab but Derksen is out of range.
Raly walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derksen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Derksen, right into the meat.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Derksen throws a head kick that misses.
Derksen throws a lazy body kick
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raly checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Derksen.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen is looking to counter the offense by Raly and move into the clinch.
Derksen connects with a leg kick. Raly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Derksen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raly is out of range and Derksen settles back down.
Raly moves out of range as Derksen throws a body kick.
Raly misses with a wild body shot.
Derksen misses with a left hand
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raly lands a right hook to the body.
Derksen catches Raly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Raly misses
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen throws a lazy uppercut
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raly misses the shot to the body.
Raly misses with a looping left.
Derksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raly moves out of range of the body kick from Derksen.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Derksen lands with a hook. Raly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Derksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Derksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly scores with a jab to the head.
Derksen slips under a jab.
Raly misses with a series of wild punches.
Raly misses with a wild combination.

Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raly avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.

Raly breaks from the clinch.
Raly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly'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.

Raly lands a nice looking body kick.
Derksen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raly finds it's way round the side to connect with Derksen's head.
Derksen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Derksen checks a leg kick.
Derksen wants to clinch
and Raly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Derksen.
Raly lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Raly circles away.
Derksen throws a jab when Raly was well out of range.
Derksen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Derksen is out of range and Raly settles back down.
Derksen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derksen takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raly throws a head kick that misses.
Raly misses with a hook.
Derksen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Derksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Derksen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raly takes a step back to recover.
Derksen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raly throws out the jab.
Derksen looks to land a left hand but Raly moved out of range nicely.
Raly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derksens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derksen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Derksen throws the kick towards the body but Raly avoids it.
Derksen loads up on a big right hand but Raly slips the punch.
A jab from Derksen misses.
Raly swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Raly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Raly misses the target.
Raly motions for Derksen to come forward. Raly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Derksen counters with a quick kick to the body but Raly blocks it.
Derksen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Derksen misses with a looping left.
Raly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Derksen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Derksen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Derksen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Derksen backs off Raly throws a huge counter combo but Derksen manages to avoid it all.

Derksen closes the distance and clinches.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raly is leaning against Derksen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raly lands with a short shot to the head.
Raly dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Raly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Raly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raly tries a body shot but Derksen blocks it.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen blocking some punches.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Raly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Raly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Derksen.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
Raly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raly.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
Raly takes a shot to the head.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Derksen misses with the head strike.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Nice body punch from Raly - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Christian Derksen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Raly misses with a left hand
and Derksen counters with a nice leg kick.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Derksen throws an off balance right hand
and Raly counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Derksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derksen.
Raly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derksen is out of range.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves away
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Raly misses the target.
Raly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raly feints and then cracks Derksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derksen down.
A jab from Derksen misses.
Dory Raly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly misses the shot to the body.
Raly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derksen blocks a jab.
Raly blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ralys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derksen scores with a hook to the body. Raly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raly misses with a few strikes there.
Raly cracks a nice hook into Derksen's ribs.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves out of range.
Derksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raly staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Raly.
Raly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derksen avoids the body shot from Raly.
Raly looks to land a combination but Derksen avoids it well.
Raly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raly is looking to land body kicks.
Derksen tries to clinch there but Raly circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
Raly dips to his left and cracks Derksen with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raly throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen throws a shot to the body.
Derksen tries to clinch
and Raly counters with a right hand to the body.
Raly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raly counters with an inside leg kick.

Derksen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raly blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derksen blocks a low kick nicely.
Derksen lands with a shot to the body.
Raly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derksen has time to react.
Derksen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Raly circles away.
Raly blocks a jab.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Raly.
Raly scores with a hook to the body. Derksen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derksen.
Raly moves away from the strike by Derksen.
Raly misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Raly tries to get set, Derksen tries to push him back and clinch up but Raly manages to avoid the attempt.
Raly misses with a hook.
Raly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derksen checks a low kick from Raly.
Raly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derksen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Derksen takes one to the chin there.
Raly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raly throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
Raly lands with a cross.
Raly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derksen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dory Raly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dory Raly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Derksen blocks the low kick.
Derksen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raly.
Raly keeps the fight on the outside.
Raly swings for the body but Derksen moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raly.
Raly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Derksen can pounce on him.
Raly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derksen.
Raly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Derksen rushes Raly and presses him up against the cage.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Raly.
Raly working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Raly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Derksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Derksen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raly avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly prevents a body shot from Derksen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raly.
Raly has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raly backwards.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Raly.
Raly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Raly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Raly missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Raly fails to land.
Raly cracks Derksen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raly misses with a body punch.
Raly lands with a left to the head.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raly's elbow.
Raly missing with knees to the body.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raly lands a hook that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Raly.
Raly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Raly 's eye.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Raly blocks an elbow strike.

Raly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen lands a slapping body shot.
Derksen closes the distance but Raly moves to the side
and Raly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derksen is looking to clinch but Raly is avoiding it.
Raly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Derksen scores with a jab. Raly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Derksen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dory Raly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raly. Raly obviously looking to wear him down.
Christian Derksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Derksen darts in and clinches Raly up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Raly as the two fighters clinch.
Derksen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
Derksen avoiding damage as Raly throws knees to the body.
Raly blocking some punches.
A short right from Raly.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Raly is rocked!
Derksen lands a big right hand that drops Raly! The killer instinct kicks in and Derksen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Derksen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Christian Derksen said 'Ur next Grossman to get ur bitch ass knockout!'.

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan has chosen Disciple as his entrance music. Lucifer Satan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ishii
vs
Satan

182 cm
33
272 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

200 cm
24
288 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Satan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
Satan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Satan lands a slapping body shot.
Satan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Satan connects with a nice cross there... Ishii is looking wobbly and Satan recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ishii to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Satan jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucifer Satan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lucifer Satan waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkady Balagan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balagan
vs
Grossman

182 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

180 cm
28
203 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Determined

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Balagan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grossman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Balagan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grossman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balagan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Balagan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've been hearing that Balagan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Balagan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grossman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Balagan lands strikes from half guard.

Grossman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Grossman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Balagan is tapping! Great win for Grossman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Grossman!
David Grossman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.