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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Derek (ranked 3454 p4p, 3338 weight class) and Malcolm Young (ranked 219 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Derek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Young!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Derek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young misses with some punches.
Derek misses with the head strike.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Derek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Derek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Derek is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Derek misses its target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young 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 Derek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Derek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands with a straight right. Derek didn't see that one coming.
Young clinches up with Derek and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Derek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Derek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derek's elbow.
Derek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Derek has Young pressed against the cage.
Derek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derek scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Derek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Derek working hard to break the clinch.
Derek trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Derek is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Derek has his back to the cage.
Derek stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rodney Derek.
Derek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Derek counters with a nice body shot.
Young rushes Derek and presses him up against the cage.
Derek prevents a body shot from Young.
Derek tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Derek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Derek.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Derek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Derek wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young tries a body shot but Derek blocks it.
Derek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Derek is defending well for now.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Derek is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Young.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Derek gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derek's elbow.
Derek misses with a punch on the inside.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Derek avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derek being controlled against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Derek has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Derek is trying to stall.
Derek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derek.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Derek tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Derek controls his hands.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
Derek blocking some punches.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Derek is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young prevents Derek from breaking the clinch.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with some punches.
Derek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Derek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Derek is trying to stall.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derek is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Derek into the cage.
Derek misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Derek is rocked!
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Oh Derek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek wants to stall.
Derek seems to have got his legs back now.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Derek.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derek backwards.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Derek backwards.
Derek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Derek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Derek slips under a jab.
Young throws a leg kick but Derek moved away.
Derek throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Derek sprawling to the canvas! Derek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Young finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young digs a good body shot into Derek's ribs.
Derek loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
A low kick from Young is predictable there
and Derek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malcolm Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Derek blocks a low kick nicely.
Derek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derek moves away.
Derek tries a head kick but it misses.
Derek scores with a body shot.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Derek misses with a low kick.
Young looks for the body kick but Derek saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Derek.
Young keeps Derek at a distance using the push kick.
Derek scores with a nice strike.
Derek lands with a good body shot.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derek.
Young was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Derek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Derek moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
As Young looks to move away, Derek throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Rodney Derek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derek blocks a low kick nicely.
Derek slips under a jab from Young.
Young drops Derek with a beautiful combination! Derek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Derek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derek digs a good hook to Young's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Derek throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Derek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Derek thinks about countering with a body kick.
Derek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Young throws a front kick aimed at Derek's knee but Derek avoids it well.
Derek throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Derek counters with a thumping low kick.
Young clinches.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derek has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Derek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Derek avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Derek misses with a body punch.
Derek blocks a body shot from Young.
Derek misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young pushes Derek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derek working hard to break the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
Young gets through Derek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young lands a right hand.
Derek is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Derek into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Derek.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Derek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derek stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Derek misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands a left hand.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derek.
Derek blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derek stalling the fight.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
Derek can't break the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
Derek tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Derek back against the cage.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Derek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dereks head.
Derek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Derek.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Malcolm Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derek lands a shoulder strike.
Derek is trying to stall.
Derek struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young misses with some punches.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Young!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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