Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Gladiators 40 Knutsson v Kingi
Date: Aug 04, 2017

#R1#
Derks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Derks ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Derks shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Derks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derks works the jab nicely.
Derks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Derks's ribs.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derks.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derks.
Derks slips under a jab from Garcia.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Derks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derks misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Derks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Derks moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Derks.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Derks scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Derks misses with an uppercut.
Derks throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Derks is out of range.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Derks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia catches Derks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derks throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Derks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia punishes Derks's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia lands the left hand.
Derks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Derks's head.
Derks misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Derks misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Derks's defenses. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Derks.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Derks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derks swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia lands a jab to Derks's midsection.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Derks scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Derks misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Derks's shoulder, as Derks tries to avoid the shot.
Derks throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia moves out of range as Derks strikes.#T4#
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia swings for the body but Derks moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Derks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Derks swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Derks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Derks.
Derks lands a jab to the head.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derks. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Derks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks blocks it.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Derks throws a body shot but no joy.
Derks misses with a straight right.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derks throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Derks walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Derks misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Derks moved out of range nicely.
Derks misses with a hook.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Derks feints the counter takedown.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Derks does it's job there.
Derks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Derks is just out of range.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Derks.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derks.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Derks as he connects with a hook.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Derks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Garcia throws the left hand but Derks avoids the punch easily.
Garcia scores with a jab. Derks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derks.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Nate Derks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Derks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Derks's head.
The fighters circling - Derks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derks checks the leg kick.
Garcia misses the jab.
Derks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derks throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks blocks it.
Derks connects with the punch.#T4#
Derks takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Derks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Derks off the cage and back into range.
Derks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Derks cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Derks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Derks defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Derks takes one on the button.
Garcia misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Derks misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Derks misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Derks misses.
Derks missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Derks.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derks.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Derks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Derks staying out of range there.
Derks cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derks.#T1#
Garcia moves away from the strike by Derks.
Derks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Derks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Derks cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Derks does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Derks.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1-2. Garcia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Derks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Derks cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derks misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derks throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia jabs Derks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derks finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia keeps Derks at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks throws a body shot but no joy.
Derks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Derks.
Derks slips a jab from Garcia.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, jab by Derks - just one landing. #T3#
Garcia lands a nice hook to Derks's body. Derks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Derks blocks a jab.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Garcia slips under a jab from Derks.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derks can do to turn this around?
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Derks throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Derks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
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!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks fails with the takedown.#T4#
Garcia cracks Derks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Derks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Derks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Derks scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Derks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Derks throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Derks.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derks slips under a jab.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derks misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Derks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Derks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derks.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Derks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Derks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Derks connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Derks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws a hook but Derks avoids it easily.#T1#
Garcia clobbers Derks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Derks defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Derks thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.#TD2#
Derks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Garcia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Derks finds it's target.#T2#
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derks is out of range.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Derks with an uppercut!
Derks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Derks throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Derks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Derks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derks misses with a hook.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.#T3#
Derks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Derks moved out of range nicely.
Derks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Derks coming out on top.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Derks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
A cross from Derks lands.
Derks throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Derks misses the target. #T4#
Garcia takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Derks didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Derks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.#TD2#
Derks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Garcia has his feet on Derks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Derks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Derks misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Derks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Derks shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haislan Garcia had his way with Nate Derks in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Derks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Derks moved out of range.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia stuns Derks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Derks ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Derks moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Derks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Derks checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Derks misses.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Derks lands with a right hand.
Derks misses the shot to the body.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Derks scores with a nice head shot.
Derks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia jabs Derks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Derks looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Derks takes one to the side of the head. #TD2#
Derks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haislan Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Garcia managing to control the position.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Derks's guard. #REVR#
Garcia won't allow Derks to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nate Derks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Derks keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Derks is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Derks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Derks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to stand but Derks has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3##SUB2#
Derks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Derks looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily. #SUB2#
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Derks looking for subs off his back but Garcia has passed one foot through into half guard. #SU#
Garcia stands up out of the half guard.
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Derks's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Derks looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Derks just gets out of the way.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia retains his featherweight title!

Event: Gladiators 35 Derks v Souza
Date: Jul 09, 2017

#R1#
Derks throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Derks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derks with a nice head shot there.
Derks distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Derks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Derks throws a big elbow that misses.
Derks trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks working some strikes from top position.
Derks is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Derks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Derks passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Derks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derks uses his free foot to push down on Souza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Souza.
Derks lands a nice shot to the head. #SUB#
Derks is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Souza is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RFC 43: Set It Off
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
Hellsfyre shoots in but no luck this time.
Derks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hellsfyre sprawls and moves away.#TD2#
Hellsfyre gets the takedown into side control.
Derks tries to bench press Hellsfyre off him but Hellsfyre keeps the position.
Hellsfyre is looking to take a break and control but Derks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Derks is looking for a sweep.
Derks's coaches at mickeyharts the greatest have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Hellsfyre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Derks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Derks is looking to regain half guard here but Hellsfyre keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hellsfyre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Derks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hellsfyre.
Hellsfyre is looking to take a break and control but Derks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hellsfyre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Derks, who protects the arm well.
Derks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derks passes the guard and advances to mount!
Derks breaks from Hellsfyre's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T2#
Derks content just to control the position here.
Hellsfyre wants to hold on but Derks pushes him away.#SUB#
Derks working for a submission but Hellsfyre is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Derks wants to finish this one by submission but Hellsfyre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Derks.
Derks lands a big shot there that rocks Hellsfyre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hellsfyre?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellsfyre is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action.
Derks with the ground and pound from mount.
Derks looking to control but Hellsfyre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hellsfyre can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3##SUB#
Derks looking for a guillotine from mount but Hellsfyre is having none of it.
Hellsfyre is just holding on here. Derks manages to take his back.
Hellsfyre breaks Derks's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Derks wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Derks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hellsfyre defends it easily.
Hellsfyre wants to pass the guard but Derks is keeping the position.#T4#
Hellsfyre working some strikes from top position.
Hellsfyre forces his way into half guard.
Derks trying to control from the bottom.
Hellsfyre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hellsfyre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Derks is pressing down on Hellsfyre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Hellsfyre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hellsfyre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Derks looking for a sweep. Not yet Derks, not yet.
Hellsfyre trying to control but Derks is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Derks 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.
#R2#
Derks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hellsfyre.
Derks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellsfyre.
Damien Hellsfyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derks misses with a wild combination.
Derks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellsfyre can do to turn this around?
Hellsfyre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Derks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hellsfyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hellsfyre shoots for a takedown but Derks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derks misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks moves in looking to clinch but Hellsfyre pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hellsfyre! But no joy.
Derks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derks swings for the body but Hellsfyre moves out of range.
Derks stuffs the takedown.
Nate Derks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Hellsfyre.#T1#
Derks misses with an uppercut. Hellsfyre saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Derks as Hellsfyre shoots in.
Derks leaves Hellsfyre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Derks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellsfyre's head.
Hellsfyre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hellsfyre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellsfyre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Derks is fending him off so far but Hellsfyre persists. Nope, Derks circles away and we're back to standing.#T2#
Derks throws a looping overhand right but Hellsfyre ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Derks misses.
Nice straight punches there by Derks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Derks.
Nice takedown defense from Derks. No joy for Hellsfyre on that attempt.
Hellsfyre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Derks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Derks lands a lovely overhand right.
Nate Derks is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellsfyre is just out of range.
Derks misses with a hook #TD2#
and Hellsfyre counters with a takedown into side control.
Derks wants to control but Hellsfyre postures up.
Derks regains half guard.
Derks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Derks trying to hold on to Hellsfyre's head to control him but Hellsfyre postures up. #T3#
Derks gets full guard.
Derks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Derks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hellsfyre landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellsfyre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Derks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Derks keeping moving, preventing Hellsfyre from controlling successfully.
Derks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Derks working for a triangle but Hellsfyre defends it easily.
Derks looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hellsfyre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Derks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB#
Derks is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hellsfyre throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Derks's body to avoid the submission. Derks has instead reached around Hellsfyre's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Derks arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Nate Derks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RFC 38: Fools Gold
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
McGrady tries to bum rush Derks with a series of wild strikes but Derks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Derks - just one landing.
McGrady throws a series of punches but Derks moves out of range.
McGrady lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGrady throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Derks counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGrady won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Derks is controlling him well.
McGrady prevents Derks from moving into mount.
Derks working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Derks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Derks prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derks working the ground and pound from side control.
McGrady is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've been hearing that Derks has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Derks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from Derks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
Derks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Derks trying to control the action but McGrady is working from the bottom.
McGrady tries to buck Derks off but Derks is having none of it.
Derks tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Derks working the ground and pound.
Derks in side control lands a decent elbow.
McGrady throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Derks wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrady keeps working.
Derks cracks McGrady with a big elbow. #T2#
McGrady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McGrady wants to get back to his feet.
Derks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGrady is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Derks working away.
McGrady is looking to reverse the position.
Derks is looking to take a break and control but McGrady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Derks tries for a kimura but McGrady is defending well. #T3##SUB#
Derks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGrady taking punishment in the form of punches.
Derks tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks taking a breather here.
Derks wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrady keeps working. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGrady gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Derks landing shots from mount.
McGrady trying desperately to get to his feet.
Derks looking to finish McGrady with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGrady!#SUB#
Derks looking to secure an arm triangle but McGrady defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Derks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns McGrady that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Derks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
McGrady on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC#
McGrady is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Derks looks for a takedown but McGrady sprawls well.
McGrady moves out of range of the strikes.
McGrady throws an overhand right that lands on Derks's shoulder, as Derks tries to avoid the shot.
Derks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD2#
McGrady drives through with a takedown into Derks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGrady throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform me that McGrady has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Derks working a defensive guard here.
Derks is pulling down on McGrady's head to control his posture.
Derks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Derks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Derks scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
McGrady wants to control but Derks is keeping busy.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Derks in his half guard.
Derks is keen to just control but McGrady is a slippery customer.
Derks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGrady defending well though.
McGrady pushes Derks off looking to stand but Derks dives back in and keeps control.
Derks winds up and cracks McGrady with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nate Derks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady is staying active underneath Derks, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
McGrady looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Derks pushes past his half guard into mount!
Derks avoids the attempt from McGrady to control.#T2#
Derks landing strikes from the mount and McGrady is in trouble!
Derks looking to finish McGrady with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGrady!
Derks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGrady is still in real trouble! Can Derks finish him?
Derks trying to control but McGrady is having none of it.
Derks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Derks with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Derks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Derks cracks McGrady with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks retains his featherweight title!
Nate Derks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RFC 34: The Danger Zone
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Derks throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Derks is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Derks stalling the fight.
Derks is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Derks finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
We've been hearing reports that Derks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks slips a jab from Johnson.
Derks feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Derks drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Derks.
Derks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Derks. Beautiful body shot.
Derks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Derks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Derks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A slow jab from Derks misses its intended target.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
Johnson clobbers Derks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Derks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derks connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Derks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Derks scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Derks lands the left hand.
Derks scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Derks.
Derks sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Derks avoids it this time.
Derks misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Derks misses with a straight right.
Jack Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Derks avoids them all with ease.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big left from Derks misses.
Derks throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Derks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Derks throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson stuns Derks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Derks slips a straight right by Johnson.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Derks's head back.
Johnson cracks Derks with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Derks is rocked!
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Derks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Derks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Derks pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Derks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Derks at a distance.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Derks has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson misses with a left hand #TD#
and Derks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Derks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Derks off but Derks is having none of it.
Derks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson is trying to work for a sweep but Derks has mounted him!#T1#
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Derks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Derks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Derks punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Derks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Derks connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T2#
Derks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Derks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Derks lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derks misses with a head shot.
Derks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Derks loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Derks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Derks looking to finish with strikes here!
Derks lands a big elbow. #T4#
Derks trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Derks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Derks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Derks throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Derks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Derks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Derks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Johnson feints a jab promting Derks to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Derks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Derks looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Derks looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Derks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Derks misses with a hook.
Derks looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Derks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.
A big right from Johnson misses. #T1##TD#
Derks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Derks passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Derks throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Derks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Derks wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Derks unloading with bombs!#T2#
Derks with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB#
Derks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Derks keeps moving and retains side control.
Derks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Derks unloading with bombs!
Derks scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there. #T3#
Derks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Derks thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Derks.
Derks looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nate Derks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derks controlling from mount.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Derks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Derks is stalling here but it's allowed Johnson to get half guard. #T4#
Derks trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Derks thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Derks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Derks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Derks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Derks wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Derks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Derks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Derks moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Derks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Derks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Derks catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Derks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Derks throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Derks throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Derks attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Derks with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Derks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Derks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
Derks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Derks slips a straight right by Johnson.
Derks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. #TD#
Derks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Derks wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #T2#
Derks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Derks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Derks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Derks there.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks.
Derks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks. #T3#
Derks trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Derks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Derks control the position.
Nice strikes from Derks there.
Derks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derks is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Derks lands with a punch from half guard.
Derks works his way into side control.
Derks is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Derks had his way with Jack Johnson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Derks.
Derks just misses with a punch to the body.
Derks lands with a good body shot.
Derks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Derks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Derks.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derks.
Derks throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Derks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Derks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derks throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tests Derks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Derks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Derks throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Derks fails with the takedown.
Derks throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derks moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Derks attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Nate Derks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson! #CUT2#
It looks like Nate Derks has been cut.
Derks dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Derks misses with a looping left.
Nate Derks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Derks misses with a wild combination.
Derks cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Derks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a body punch but Derks moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Derks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Derks appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Derks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Derks controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is looking to control Derks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Derks in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Johnson.
I think Derks 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Derks!
Nate Derks retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Nate Derks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RFC 31: The Big Bang
Date: Feb 12, 2017

#R1#
Johnson misses with a hook.
Derks throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Vale Tudo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson throws a body punch but Derks moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson cracks Derks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Derks ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Derks finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Derks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Derks throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Derks throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson cracks Derks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Derks.#T1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Derks.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Derks.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Derks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Derks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Derks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Derks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Derks prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB2#
Derks is working to tighten his grip on Johnson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Johnson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Derks is really squeezing tight and eventually Johnson passes out! Derks breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks is the new featherweight champion!
Nate Derks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: RFC 26: Unyielding Pain
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.#CUT#
It looks like Nate Derks has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Derks shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Derks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Derks punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Derks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Derks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson defending well as Derks loads up on a big left hand.
Derks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derks gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Derks with an uppercut!
Derks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson lands with a hook. Derks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson drops Derks with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johnson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson is the new featherweight champion!

Event: RFC 23: Happy Holidays
Date: Dec 25, 2016

#R1#
Derks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Derks throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilero moves out of range easily.
Aguilero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aguilero.
Aguilero lands a head kick!
Derks misses the body punch
and Aguilero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nate Derks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aguilero was well out of range. Poor timing from Derks.
Derks avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Derks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aguilero to the ground. Derks is now in Aguilero's guard.
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!
Derks wants to control from the top but Aguilero keeps moving.
Derks passes into half guard.
Derks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilero is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Aguilero is trying to maintain the position but Derks is very close to passing his half guard.
Aguilero has hold of Derks's hands but Derks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Derks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Derks prevents Aguilero from improving his position.#SUB#
Derks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aguilero trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T2#
Derks is landing with some decent strikes but Aguilero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Derks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Derks scoring with strikes but Aguilero is staying in there.
Derks avoids the attempt from Aguilero to control.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilero?
Derks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aguilero's face. #ROC#
Aguilero is rocked!
Derks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aguilero is still in real trouble! Can Derks finish him?
Derks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Derks lands a big elbow - Aguilero is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Aguilero is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Nate Derks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RFC 19: Judgement Day
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1#
Derks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wayne defends it well.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Derks's body.
Derks closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Derks pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Derks swinging wildly here.
Wayne moves forwards but Derks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wayne! #T1#
Wayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've been informed that Derks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Derks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Derks moves out of range.
Derks throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Derks eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Derks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Donk. Wayne catches Derks right on the button with a cross.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a series of strikes. Derks will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Derks backs up against the cage. #T2#
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Derks looks for the body kick but Wayne saw that one coming.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Derks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Derks misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Derks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Derks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Derks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Derks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Derks avoids nicely.
Wayne takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Derks dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Derks throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Derks only half commits.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.#T4#
Derks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derks.
Derks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wayne defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Wayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Derks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Derks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Derks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne lands the left hand.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Derks avoids the body shot from Wayne.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Derks motions for Wayne to come forward. Derks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Derks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne is looking to wear down Derks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks misses with a low kick.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Derks.
Wayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derks can do to turn this around?
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks wants to land a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Derks walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.#T1#
Derks scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Derks ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Bruce Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Derks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Derks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Derks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Derks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derks is controlling the pace. #T2#
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Derks on the ground.
Derks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks.
Wayne pushes Derks off looking to stand but Derks dives back in and keeps control.
Derks uses his free foot to push down on Wayne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wayne.
Wayne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wayne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wayne tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wayne is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Derks landing punches.
Derks content just to control the position here.
Derks lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Derks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #SUB2#
Derks quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Derks but it's paid off an Wayne is forced to tap! Nice work by Derks.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks is the new featherweight champion!
Nate Derks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: RFC 15: Dead On Arrival
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Bondurant slips under a jab.
Bondurant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derks tries to counter with a takedown but Bondurant is quick to defend against it.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Derks circles away.
Derks throws a leg kick
and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand.
Derks is looking to land body kicks.
Derks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondurant misses with a double jab #TD#
and Derks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bondurant!
Derks advances to full mount.
Bondurant is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks with a couple of short strikes.
Derks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bondurant regains half guard.#T1#
Derks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Derks goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bondurant turns into him and now he's in Derks's guard.
Derks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Derks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bondurant's guard. #REVR#
Bondurant being controlled here, momentarily.
Derks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Derks forces his way into half guard.#T2#
Derks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bondurant!
Bondurant is working to get back to half guard.
Derks with shots to the head and body - Bondurant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bondurant tries to reverse the position but Derks maintains control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Derks controlling the position easily from mount.
Derks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bondurant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape. #SUB#
Derks is working for a guillotine from mount but Bondurant frees his head quite easily.
Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bondurant is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Bondurant trying desperately to get to his feet.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Derks lands a big shot there that rocks Bondurant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks lands a couple of good shots and Bondurant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#
Bondurant is rocked!
I really don't envy Bondurant right now.
Bondurant is still in real trouble! Can Derks finish him?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Derks scores with punches from the back.
Derks scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bondurant is taking damage to the body and head.
Bondurant is trying to stand back up.
Derks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bondurant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks lands a shot to the body. #SUB#
Derks is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Derks scores with strikes from the back.
Derks has Bondurant flattened out and is raining down punches.
Derks has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bondurant.
Bondurant is keeping busy.
Derks lands strikes from the back and Bondurant isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Derks!
After winning the bout, Nate Derks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RFC 12: Malicious Intent
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
McGrady swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGrady checks a leg kick.
McGrady scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derks doesn't seem bothered though.
Derks takes one on the button.
Derks lands a leg kick that knocks McGrady off balance momentarily.
McGrady scores with a one two! Derks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Nate Derks has been cut.#TD2#
McGrady changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Derks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady wants to control but Derks is keeping him busy.
Derks tries to improve position but can't.
McGrady tries to stand but Derks is controlling his head.
McGrady working the ground and pound but Derks is defending the strikes.
Derks regains half guard, as McGrady was trying to land strikes.
Derks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T1##SUB2#
McGrady wants to work for an arm triangle but Derks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Derks punching from the bottom.
Derks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGrady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGrady's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derks has McGrady flattened out and is raining down punches.
Derks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at McGrady. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
McGrady is keeping busy.
Derks looking to hold on to the position here but McGrady rolls and ends up regaining guard. #SUB2#
McGrady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Derks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Derks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Derks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGrady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derks is pushing down on McGrady's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGrady is fighting to maintain full guard but Derks has managed to sneak the leg through.
McGrady is trying to stand up here but Derks is controlling him well.
Derks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Derks not doing much here.
McGrady pushes Derks off but Derks dives into side control. #T3#
McGrady can't do much from the bottom here.
McGrady bucks up and tries to throw Derks off but instead Derks has got his back!
Derks looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Derks lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns McGrady.
McGrady is trapped and Derks is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Derks. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Derks lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Derks lands a shot to the body. #SUB#
Derks is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. McGrady has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Derks has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! McGrady taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Derks doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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