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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Derksen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Nelson's chin.
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188 cm
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192 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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180 cm
32
199 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Nelson! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Derksen. Derksen wants to clinch. Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nelson checks a low kick from Derksen. Derksen lands the left hand. Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nelson throws a right hand that Derksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Derksen also avoids with ease. Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Derksen. Derksen tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Derksen avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot. Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Derksen takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Derksen.
Still in the clinch, Derksen scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Derksen. Derksen digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Derksen.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch. Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from Derksen. Nelson blocks an elbow strike. Derksen gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow. Nelson slowing the pace effectively. Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Derksen. Our sources have told us that Derksen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
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! Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Derksen. Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson misses with an elbow over the top. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Derksen as Nelson tries to tie him up. Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses. Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut. Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage. Nelson lands a shoulder strike. Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. Derksen lands a left hand.
Derksen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson is rocked! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Derksen's brow. Derksen tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut. Nelson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Derksen's defenses. Derksen lands with a light punch inside. Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him? The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Nelson seems to have recovered his senses. Derksen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Derksen throws a head punch that misses. Nelson tries to pull guard but Derksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Nelson trying to stall but Derksen improves his position.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment. Nelson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Christian Derksen has been cut. Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Derksen blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Derksen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Derksen.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen lands a hook to the side of the head. Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nelson throws an elbow but misses. Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nice elbow from Derksen. A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen. Nelson stalling in the clinch but Derksen improves position. Derksen lands a damaging elbow. Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Nelson. Derksen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Derksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Derksen. Derksen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nelson. Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Derksen slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Derksen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf. Derksen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Nelson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Derksen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nelson scrambles back to his feet. Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen. Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off. A short right from Derksen. Derksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Derksen. Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it. Derksen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow. Derksen lands a damaging elbow. Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Derksen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses. Nelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch. Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment. Derksen working aggressively here.
Nelson tries to stall but Derksen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Derksen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen. Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Derksen lands an elbow inside. Derksen misses with some punches.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more. Nelson is pressed against the cage. Derksen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Nelson! Two more big strikes from Derksen and Nelson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Derksen! During a confident post fight interview, Christian Derksen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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