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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agostin Ximenes (ranked 2711 p4p, 255 weight class) and Joe Derrick (ranked 7247 p4p, 421 weight class). Agostin Ximenes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Derrick's chin.
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240 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Agostin Ximenes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ximenes.
Ximenes looks to land a combination but Derrick avoids it well.
Derrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ximenes counter with a right hand.
Derrick is looking to clinch.
Derrick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Derrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derrick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Ximenes misses its intended target.
Ximenes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derrick manages to avoid it.
Derrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Derrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Derrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ximenes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ximenes throws a head punch that misses.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derrick.
Ximenes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Derrick or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Derrick looks winded!
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Ximenes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Derrick blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derrick misses with the head strike.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Ximenes working hard to break the clinch.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derrick keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ximenes lands with a short shot to the head.
Derrick's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy - 170$/week was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Derrick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Ximenes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ximenes.
Derrick misses with an uppercut. Ximenes saw that one coming.
Derrick clinches up with Ximenes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Ximenes lands a shoulder strike.
Derrick looking to throw knees to the head but Ximenes is blocking nicely.
Ximenes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Ximenes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ximenes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Derrick - that landed with a thud.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Derrick lands a left hand.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks it.
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ximenes's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ximenes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ximenes scores with a shot to the side of Derrick's head.
Ximenes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derrick.
Ximenes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ximenes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ximenes throws out a loose jab but Derrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ximenes moves away.
Agostin Ximenes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ximenes, pushing him back against the cage.
Derrick landing knees to the body.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ximenes fails to land.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ximenes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Ximenes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Ximenes.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derrick prevents a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes wants to get back to striking at distance but Derrick won't allow it.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ximenes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ximenes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Derrick scrambles back to his feet.
Ximenes looks to throw the jab but Derrick is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Derrick misses.
Derrick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ximenes throws a poor cross that misses
and Derrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derrick moves into the clinch.
Ximenes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derrick gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Derrick is controlling him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ximenes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ximenes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ximenes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Derrick works on Ximenes's body with a couple of short punches.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Ximenes won't want to take too many of those.
Derrick is working Ximenes over against the cage.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Ximenes tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Derrick.
Ximenes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ximenes takes a shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Ximenes tries to break the clinch but Derrick is controlling the position.
Derrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ximenes's brow.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Ximenes is trying to force a seperation but Derrick has the dominant position.
Derrick keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Ximenes.
Ximenes wants to break free but Derrick has control.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Ximenes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Derrick blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Ximenes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes prevents a body shot from Derrick.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Ximenes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Derrick.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derrick.
A shot in the inside from Derrick.
Ximenes tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Ximenes back against the cage.
Derrick misses with an elbow strike.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Ximenes misses with a punch to the body.
Derrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Derrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Ximenes tries to break free but Derrick pushes him back against the cage.
Ximenes can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derrick.
Ximenes breaks from the clinch.
Ximenes swats away the attempt to clinch by Derrick.
Derrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ximenes tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
A body shot lands from Derrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ximenes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Derrick prevents a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Derrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ximenes's elbow.
Ximenes working hard to break the clinch.
Derrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Derrick blocks an uppercut.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Derrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ximenes or not.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Derrick digs a right hand into Ximenes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ximenes's gas tank.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derrick crunches a lovely knee into Ximenes's ribcage.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
Derrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Derrick lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Derrick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Derrick clinches.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
Ximenes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Derrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derrick keeps control of Ximenes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ximenes is trying to break free.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks with his arms.
Ximenes tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Derrick.
It looks like Agostin Ximenes has been cut.
Ximenes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derrick is working Ximenes over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Derrick.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ximenes's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick prevents a body shot from Ximenes.
Derrick presses Ximenes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ximenes is trying to push Derrick away but Derrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derrick prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Derrick.
Ximenes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes blocks a body shot from Derrick.
Ximenes is trying to break the clinch but Derrick is controlling him.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Derrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Ximenes can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ximenes's brow.
Ximenes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick lands a body shot.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Still in the clinch, Ximenes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
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!
Derrick blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes avoids the elbow strike from Derrick, against the cage.
Derrick tries a body shot but Ximenes blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
Derrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Derrick.
Derrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derrick blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Derrick tries to work over Ximenes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derrick tries a body shot but Ximenes blocks it.
Ximenes is trying to force a seperation but Derrick has the dominant position.
Ximenes has a couple of punches blocked by Derrick.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Derrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ximenes backwards.
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ximenes backwards.
Good body shot from Derrick.
A right hand to the body from Derrick.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derrick throws an elbow but misses.
Ximenes blocks the elbow strike.
Ximenes has a couple of punches blocked by Derrick.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Derrick.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Ximenes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick misses with a body punch.
Ximenes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Derrick.
Ximenes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Derrick.
Nice body punch from Derrick - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Derrick.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ximenes avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Derrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks it.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the head but Ximenes blocks with his arms.
Derrick lands a right hand.
Derrick lands a left hand.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ximenes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Derrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ximenes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ximenes misses with a punch on the inside.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ximenes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Derrick prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Derrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ximenes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
Ximenes swings wildly with an uppercut but Derrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ximenes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Derrick.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Derrick is leaning against Ximenes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ximenes.
Derrick prevents Ximenes from breaking the clinch.
Ximenes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ximenes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derrick scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Derrick.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ximenes.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Derrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ximenes blocks it with crossed arms.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
Ximenes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Ximenes throws a head punch that misses.
Ximenes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ximenes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ximenes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Derrick has him pressed against the cage.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Ximenes struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ximenes avoids it.
Ximenes working hard to break the clinch.
Derrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Derrick has double underhooks.
Ximenes throws a head punch that misses.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ximenes misses with a punch to the body.
Ximenes wants to get back to striking at distance but Derrick won't allow it.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ximenes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ximenes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Derrick.
Derrick has managed to clinch.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Derrick has double underhooks.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Derrick digs a right hand into Ximenes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ximenes's gas tank.
Ximenes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Derrick obliges.
Well,Ximenes is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A short left from Derrick.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe Derrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ximenes managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derrick gets through Ximenes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Agostin Ximenes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ximenes's elbow.
Ximenes takes a shot to the head.
Derrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Derrick presses Ximenes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derrick blocks a body shot from Ximenes.
Ximenes misses with some punches.
Derrick tries to throw a body punch but Ximenes avoids it by throwing Derrick back against the cage.
Derrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ximenes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Derrick pushes Ximenes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ximenes misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derrick.
Derrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derrick cracks Ximenes with a nice body shot.
Ximenes avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Ximenes working aggressively here.
Derrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe Derrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ximenes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derrick tries to throw a body punch but Ximenes avoids it by throwing Derrick back against the cage.
Ximenes is looking to break free of the clinch but Derrick has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ximenes.
Derrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ximenes is defending well for now.
Ximenes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ximenes misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Derrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Derrick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Joe Derrick!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Joe Derrick!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Joe Derrick!
Joe Derrick wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Joe Derrick 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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