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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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184 cm
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193 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Derksen blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Derksen.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Raly.
Derksen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Derksen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Raly blocks a low kick nicely.
Raly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raly thumps Derksen with a low kick.
Derksen pushes Raly up against the cage in a clinch.
Raly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derksen blocks it with crossed arms.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
I was talking to Derksen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Raly.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
Raly jumps guard but Derksen stands there with Raly around his waist. Raly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raly takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raly backwards.
Raly fails to pull guard.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dory Raly.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Raly shrugs off.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Raly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raly takes a shot to the head.
Raly has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Raly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Raly.
Raly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raly cracks Derksen with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derksen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raly connects with a solid leg kick.
Derksen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raly throws out a leg kick but Derksen moves out of range and Raly only half commits.
It looked like Derksen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Raly tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raly lands a glancing blow to the side of Derksen's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raly checks a leg kick.
Derksen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raly has time to react.
Derksen takes a swing at Raly's ribcage but misses.
Derksen wants to clinch.
Raly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derksen shoots in for a double leg but Raly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Raly misses the target.
Derksen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raly manages to circle out of the way.
Derksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Derksen to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly jumps into guard, dragging Derksen to the mat.
Raly trying to control the position.
Raly keeping full guard, as Derksen tries to pass.
Raly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raly is looking for a triangle here but Derksen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Raly wants to control but Derksen postures up.
Raly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Derksen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly wants to control but Derksen postures up.
Raly is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raly wants to control but Derksen postures up.
Derksen gets to mount! Raly was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Raly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raly throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Raly misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raly with a jab.
Raly misses with a low kick as Derksen jumps back.
Derksen blocks a leg kick.
Derksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raly lands a jab to the nose.
Derksen throws a jab when Raly was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Derksen.
Raly with a poor takedown
and Raly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derksen throws a sloppy head kick and Raly moves out of range easily.
Raly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derksen lands a front kick.
Raly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Raly scoring well with a low kick there.
Derksen wants to slow Raly down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Raly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen is looking to clinch.
Derksen lunges at Raly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raly's hand.
Derksen checks a leg kick.
Raly lands a head shot.
Derksen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dory Raly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derksen is looking to counter punch.
Raly scores with a decent looking hook.
Raly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Derksen at a distance.
Derksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raly throws a head kick but Derksen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Derksen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derksen throws out the jab.
Derksen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Derksen is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Derksen tries to work over Raly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raly's elbow.
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raly backwards.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Raly.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Raly.
Raly blocks a body shot from Derksen.
Raly lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Raly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raly lands a shoulder strike.
Raly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raly tries to pull guard but Derksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Raly drops back down to his feet.
Raly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Raly lands with a right to the head.
Derksen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Derksen.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Raly is trying to pull guard but Derksen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dory Raly.
Raly missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Raly on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derksen tries to work over Raly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Raly on the inside.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Derksen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raly can turn it around.
Raly blocks a body shot from Derksen.
Derksen throws an elbow but it misses.
Raly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Raly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Derksen.
Raly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
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 scores with a shot to the side of Raly's head.
Raly tries to pull guard but Derksen won't allow it.
Raly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raly throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christian Derksen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Derksen misses with a double jab.
Raly throws a jab when Derksen was well out of range.
Derksen scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raly.
Decent striking displayed by Raly there.
Raly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derksen.
Derksen slips under a jab from Raly.
Raly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raly misses with a hook.
Raly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Raly.
Derksen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Derksen is looking to clinch but Raly is avoiding it.
Raly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Raly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly scores with a jab. Derksen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derksen stuffs the takedown.
Raly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Derksen misses with a hook.
Derksen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raly throws a lazy right hand but Derksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Derksen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raly will feel that in the morning.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Derksen.
Derksen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Derksen.
Derksen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raly wants to improve his position but Derksen is controlling well.
Raly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly wants to control but Derksen passes into side.
Derksen trying to control the position but Raly is working away.
Raly is trying to improve his position.
Raly is trying to work for a sweep but Derksen has mounted him!
Raly working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen has good solid back control here.
Raly trying to control but not successfully.
Derksen controlling well, preventing Raly from escaping the position.
Raly trying to control the hands but Derksen won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
I really don't envy Raly right now.
Derksen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Raly's body.
Raly wants to escape the position.
Raly just trying to survive but Derksen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Raly tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Derksen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Derksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raly gets caught napping as Derksen dives in and scores a takedown. Raly manages to retain guard.
Raly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Derksen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Derksen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Derksen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Derksen defends it easily.
Raly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen tries to stand but Raly is controlling from the bottom.
Derksen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Derksen's head.
Raly walks into a left hand.
Raly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Derksen in his tracks.
A clash of legs there as Raly blocks the low kick.
Raly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Derksen under the eye.
Raly throws a hook to the side of Derksen's head but Derksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Derksen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen is looking to clinch but Raly is avoiding it.
Derksen shoots in for a double leg but Raly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raly checks a leg kick nicely.
Raly throws a jab but it's blocked by Derksen.
Raly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raly lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raly, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Derksen misses.
Raly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derksen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raly manages to circle out of the way.
Derksen tries for a takedown but Raly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Derksen tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Derksen is defended easily by Raly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derksen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raly.
Derksen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raly manages to circle out of the way.
Raly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raly throws a low kick but Derksen avoids it.
Derksen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Derksen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Derksen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raly tests Derksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Derksen tries to clinch but Raly moves out of range.
Derksen moves into the clinch.
A short right from Raly on the inside.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Raly lands a body punch.
Raly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raly.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raly's brow.
Raly blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raly.
Raly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Raly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
Raly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen lands a shoulder strike.
Raly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raly lands a nice elbow.
Raly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derksen blocks it with crossed arms.
Raly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dory Raly dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Derksen tries to avoid it but Raly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Derksen to the ground. Derksen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raly feints and then cracks Derksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derksen down.
Derksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raly misses with a body punch.
Raly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raly scores with a shot to the side of Derksen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Derksen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
Nice body punch from Raly - that landed with a thud.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Raly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derksen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Derksen.
Raly pulls guard effortlessly.
Raly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christian Derksen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raly has his foot on Derksen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Derksen works his way back into a safe position though.
Raly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Derksen defends it easily.
Raly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Raly has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Derksen has passed into side control.
Derksen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen avoids the body shot from Raly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derksen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raly.
Dory Raly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Raly pushes him off.
Derksen scores with a spinning back kick!
Raly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Derksen's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raly moves out of range of the body kick.
Raly misses with a head kick.
Raly throws a sloppy head kick and Derksen moves out of range easily.
Raly throws a lazy head kick
and Derksen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raly's knee momentarily.
Derksen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Derksen.
Raly misses with a hook.
Derksen checks the leg kick.
Raly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Derksen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Derksen's waist but Derksen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raly off to one side.
Derksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christian Derksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dory Raly.
Raly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Derksen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raly scrambles back to his feet.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derksen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raly avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly is looking to slow Derksen down with leg kicks.
Derksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raly misses with a knee to the head.
Derksen pushes Raly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christian Derksen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raly tries to throw a body punch but Derksen avoids it by throwing Raly back against the cage.
Raly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raly is trying to force a seperation but Derksen has the dominant position.
Raly tries to pull guard but Derksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Raly drops back down to his feet.
Raly blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christian Derksen.
I think Derksen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Christian Derksen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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