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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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279 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka connects with a crisp jab.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Derka's ribcage but misses.
Derka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhandunka moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derka.
Derka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhandunka circles away.
Derka wants to clinch.
Derka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Derka is defended easily by Zhandunka.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Zhandunka looks to throw the jab but Derka is out of range.
Zhandunka doesn't manage to clinch there - Derka circles away.
Derka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zhandunka sprawls well initially but Derka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Derka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derka seems to be working for a kimura but Zhandunka defends the submission attempt.
Zhandunka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Derka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zhandunka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Derka on the ground.
Derka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka trying to control but Derka postures up.
Derka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Derka lands with a punch from half guard.
Derka is keen to just control but Zhandunka is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Derka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka trying to control the action but Zhandunka is working from the bottom.
Derka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Derka wants to pass the guard but Zhandunka is defending well.
Derka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhandunka defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhandunka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Derka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhandunka is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhandunka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhandunka tries to get out of the position.
Zhandunka is pressing down on Derka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Derka throwing strikes but missing.
Derka wants to control from the top but Zhandunka keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhandunka is controlling Derka's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derka Derka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Derka is looking to clinch.
Derka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhandunka pinned against the cage. Zhandunka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Derka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhandunka was well out of range. Poor timing from Derka.
Zhandunka slaps away a takedown attempt from Derka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Derka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Derka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhandunka avoids it really well and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhandunka, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka fails with the takedown.
Zhandunka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Derka dives in and grabs Zhandunka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhandunka pushes down on Derka's head and hops out.
Derka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zhandunka throws a hook but Derka blocks it.
Derka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhandunka. Derka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derka staying out of range there.
Zhandunka leaves Derka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Derka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhandunka circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhandunka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka throws a jab but it's blocked by Derka.
Zhandunka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ales Zhandunka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhandunka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derka shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhandunka throws a series of punches but Derka avoids them all with ease.
Zhandunka throws a hook but Derka blocks it.
A jab from Zhandunka misses.
Derka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a nice uppercut.
Derka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhandunka misses with a wild combination.
Zhandunka avoids the body shot from Derka.
Derka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Derka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derka fails with the takedown
and Zhandunka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Derka fails with the takedown.
Zhandunka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Derka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derka Derka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhandunka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derka.
Derka fails with a takedown attempt.
Derka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhandunka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Derka.
Ales Zhandunka is winning the standup battle so far.
Derka takes a swing at Zhandunka's ribcage but misses.
Derka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Derka Derka's cut even more.
Zhandunka thuds a left hand into Derka's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhandunka throws a body punch but Derka moves out of range.
Zhandunka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhandunka throws a shot from downtown. Derka moves away and avoids it.
Derka looks for a takedown but Zhandunka sprawls well.
Derka looks to land a combination but Zhandunka avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka shoots in but no luck this time.
Derka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Derka is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ales Zhandunka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Derka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhandunka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhandunka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derka.
Ales Zhandunka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
The fighters circling - Zhandunka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhandunka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derka.
Zhandunka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Derka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhandunka throws a body punch but Derka moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Zhandunka as Derka shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zhandunka as he avoids it easily.
Derka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka shoots in for a takedown but Zhandunka shows good takedown defense.
Derka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Derka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhandunka. Derka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derka slips a jab from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhandunka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhandunka. That snapped Derka's head back.
Derka tries to move into range but Zhandunka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The cut above Derka Derka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zhandunka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Derka in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Zhandunka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhandunka.
Derka Derka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Zhandunka as Derka shoots in.
Derka dives in and grabs Zhandunka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhandunka pushes down on Derka's head and hops out.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka misses with a takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhandunka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhandunka dips to his left and cracks Derka with an uppercut!
Zhandunka pushes Derka up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhandunka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derka Derka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ales Zhandunka!
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energy
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