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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Reckless And The Brave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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167 cm
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134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Bondurant! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bondurant slips under a jab. Bondurant jabbing away but nothing is landing. Derks tries to counter with a takedown but Bondurant is quick to defend against it. Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Derks circles away.
Derks throws a leg kick and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand. Derks is looking to land body kicks. Derks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondurant misses with a double jab
and Derks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bondurant! Derks advances to full mount. Bondurant is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Derks with a couple of short strikes. Derks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bondurant regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Derks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Derks goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bondurant turns into him and now he's in Derks's guard.
Derks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Derks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bondurant's guard. Bondurant being controlled here, momentarily. Derks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Derks forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Derks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bondurant! Bondurant is working to get back to half guard.
Derks with shots to the head and body - Bondurant looks very uncomfortable down there. Bondurant tries to reverse the position but Derks maintains control. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Derks controlling the position easily from mount. Derks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Bondurant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. This has been an exciting period of action! Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Derks is working for a guillotine from mount but Bondurant frees his head quite easily.
Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks raining down hammerfists from mount. Bondurant is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bondurant trying desperately to get to his feet.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Derks lands a big shot there that rocks Bondurant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks lands a couple of good shots and Bondurant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bondurant is rocked! I really don't envy Bondurant right now.
Bondurant is still in real trouble! Can Derks finish him? You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Derks scores with punches from the back.
Derks scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bondurant is taking damage to the body and head. Bondurant is trying to stand back up. Derks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bondurant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Derks lands a shot to the body. Derks is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Derks scores with strikes from the back.
Derks has Bondurant flattened out and is raining down punches. Derks has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bondurant. Bondurant is keeping busy.
Derks lands strikes from the back and Bondurant isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Derks! After winning the bout, Nate Derks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
57% |
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