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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Kingdad (ranked 1061 p4p, 3702 weight class) and Rodney Derek (ranked 87 p4p, 259 weight class). Rodney Derek acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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171 cm 26 149 5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm 26 145 3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Lethal high kicks Heavy handed |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dragon Kingdad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Derek! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot by Kingdad. Kingdad misses with a lunging right hand
and Derek counters with a nice body shot. Kingdad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Derek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Derek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Derek scores with a hook to the body. Kingdad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Kingdad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Derek. Despite the aggression on Derek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Kingdad looks to throw the jab but Derek is out of range. Derek works Kingdad's body with a nice hook. Derek moves out of range of the body kick. Kingdad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Kingdad misses with a leg kick. Derek scores with a spinning back kick! Kingdad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Derek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek wants to land a leg kick but Kingdad is out of range. It looked like Kingdad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A lazy left from Derek finds it's target. This has been an exciting period of action! Some wild striking there from Derek.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Kingdad misses. Kingdad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derek throws a shot to the body.
Derek lands a jab to the nose. Kingdad moves out of range of the leg kick from Derek. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Derek checks a leg kick. Kingdad misses with a leg kick and Derek counters with a thumping low kick. Derek moves out of range of the body kick. Kingdad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingdad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Derek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingdad checks it well. Kingdad missing with a left hand there. Derek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Derek is looking for the big counter here. Derek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kingdad throws a nice inside leg kick. Derek moves out of range as Kingdad strikes. Derek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick from Kingdad misses. Derek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingdad's head. Derek digs a good hook to Kingdad's body.
Derek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Derek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Derek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingdad. Derek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Derek throws a head kick but Kingdad moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingdad.
Derek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Derek misses with a body shot.
Kingdad is looking to counter punch. Kingdad looks to land a right hand but Derek moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Derek throws a combination. Kingdad tries to block but a couple of punches get through. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Derek. Kingdad throws a hook but Derek blocks it. Kingdad pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Derek misses with the combination.
A jab from Kingdad misses. Derek throws a counter combo. Derek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Derek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Derek darts in trying to clinch letting Kingdad counter with a right hand. Kingdad throws a leg kick and Derek counters with a nice kick to the body. Kingdad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Derek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Derek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingdad circles away quickly and effectively. Kingdad misses with an uppercut. Derek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kingdad. Kingdad quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head kick misses from Derek. Kingdad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Derek lunges at Kingdad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kingdad's hand. Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingdad. Derek slips a straight right by Kingdad. Derek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingdad misses with a hook. Derek ducked under it nicely. Derek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Derek misses with a combination
and Kingdad counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Derek dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Kingdad loads up on a big right hand but Derek slips the punch. Derek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Derek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kingdad eats them both and turns towards Derek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Derek misses the shot to the body. Derek defending well as Kingdad loads up on a big left hand. Derek just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek throws a shot to the body.
Kingdad checks a low kick from Derek. Derek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingdad's sensitive parts. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A good leg kick by Derek. Derek has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kingdad tests Derek's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kingdad throws an off balance right hand
and Derek counters with a straight punch to the midsection. This has been an exciting period of action! A slapping body kick lands there for Derek. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kingdad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Derek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Derek looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingdad is just out of range. A little feinted left hand from Kingdad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Derek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodney Derek seems to be getting the better of the standup. Derek thows a body kick. Kingdad tries to catch it but that hurt him. Derek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingdad.
Derek is rocked! Derek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingdad moves away. Derek is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingdad finish him? That kick from Derek tenderised Kingdad's leg. Kingdad is trying to keep his angry face on. Derek ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad. Derek seems to have recovered his senses. Derek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Derek tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingdad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Derek. Derek staying out of range there. Kingdad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Derek throws a shot to the body.
Derek throws a low kick but Kingdad moves out of range easily. Kingdad looks to land a left hand but Derek moved out of range nicely. Derek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Derek misses with a wild body shot. An attempted straight right counter from Kingdad misses the target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circling - Kingdad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kingdad dodges the punch combination from Derek.
Derek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kingdad rather than just go for the knockout. Derek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kingdad is out of range. Derek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingdad. Derek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Derek. Kingdad avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A swing and a miss from Kingdad.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kingdad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Derek counters with a lovely shot to the body. Kingdad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kingdad misses with a right hand and Derek counters with an inside leg kick. Kingdad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Kingdad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingdad is looking to counter punch. Derek wants to land a leg kick but Kingdad is out of range. A head kick by Derek misses and Kingdad counters with a straight right hand. Rodney Derek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Derek tries a head kick but it misses.
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingdad. Kingdad misses with a low kick.
Derek thinks about the counter body kick. An inside leg kick from Derek misses. Kingdad throwing a counter right hand but Derek manages to avoid it. Derek misses the body punch and Kingdad scores with a counter punch that sends Derek to the canvas! Kingdad smells blood - he's punishing Derek with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Derek has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Kingdad!
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