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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen It Dont Come Easy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 cm
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192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
30
201 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Derksen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Derksen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tavarius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Derksen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Derksen tries to score with a low kick but Tavarius moves his leg out of the way. Tavarius checks a low kick from Derksen. Derksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a looping left. A punch lands to the side of Tavarius 's head but he takes it in his stride. Derksen throws a leg kick which misses Tavarius's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavarius tries to avoid it. Derksen tries to clinch but Tavarius is having none of it. Tavarius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. 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! Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Tavarius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Derksen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tavarius. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Derksen tries to roll over but Tavarius keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tavarius in particular looking to stall. Derksen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Derksen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Tavarius content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rikki Tavarius wasn't active enough on the ground. Tavarius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut. Tavarius slips a jab from Derksen. Tavarius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Derksen, right into the meat.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius. Derksen scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tavarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarius. Derksen slips a straight right by Tavarius. Tavarius digs a good hook to Derksen's body.
Derksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavarius circles away.
Derksen defending well as Tavarius loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Derksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavarius.
Derksen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavarius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Christian Derksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tavarius tries to clinch up but Derksen circles away and keeps his distance. Derksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Tavarius pushes him off. A punch lands to the side of Tavarius 's head but he takes it in his stride. Derksen throws a lazy right hand but Tavarius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Derksen wants to clinch. Tavarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Derksen is looking to score with low kicks. Derksen throws a body kick that misses. Derksen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Derksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarius. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Derksen.
A big right from Derksen misses. Derksen connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Derksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Tavarius avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Tavarius working aggressively here.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tavarius blocks an elbow strike. Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards. Tavarius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tavarius lands a nice short elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rikki Tavarius'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.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Derksen sprawls well. Derksen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tavarius gets slowly back to his feet. A punch lands to the side of Tavarius 's head but he takes it in his stride. Derksen feints and then cracks Tavarius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavarius down. Christian Derksen is winning the standup battle so far. Tavarius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Derksen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tavarius's sensitive parts. Derksen wants to clinch up but Tavarius keeps it at a distance. Derksen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Derksen. This has been an exciting period of action! Derksen tries to clinch but Tavarius moves away and Tavarius moves into the clinch. Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derksen gets underhooks to prevent Tavarius's takedown attempt.
Derksen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tavarius is breathing heavily. Derksen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Derksen lands with a short shot to the head. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Tavarius avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses. Derksen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Tavarius is rocked! Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Tavarius in his tracks for a moment. Tavarius is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him? Tavarius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Derksen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikki Tavarius. Derksen pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Tavarius! Derksen unloads with more strikes and Tavarius sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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