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Event:
KFC 34: Sideman vs The Reaper
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
St Peters swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Derozan throws a jab when St Peters was well out of range.
St Peters throws a hook to the side of Derozan's head but Derozan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Peters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#CL2#
St Peters has Derozan up against the cage in a clinch.
Derozan blocking some punches.
Derozan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Peters throws a punch but it's blocked by Derozan.
Derozan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Derozan stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Derozan has clasped his hands together around St Peters's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
St Peters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derozan working away.
Derozan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Derozan is putting a hurting on St Peters here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Derozan landing a few strikes.
Derozan working the body and head with strikes.
St Peters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Derozan's best efforts.
St Peters wants to control but Derozan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Derozan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Peters wants to get back to full guard.
St Peters wants to get back to his feet.
Derozan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Peters tries to get to full guard but Derozan has control of the leg.
St Peters pushes Derozan off looking to stand but Derozan dives back in and keeps control.
#T2#
Derozan trying to control the pace.
St Peters trying to hold on to Derozan's head to control him but Derozan postures up.
#SUB2#
St Peters looking for submissions off his back.
Derozan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Derozan seems content to control.
St Peters tries to roll over but Derozan keeps him under control.
Derozan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
St Peters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
St Peters is trying to get back to full guard.
Derozan stalling.
St Peters is looking to improve his position.
Derozan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for St Peters!
Derozan controlling the pace for now.
St Peters is desperately trying to improve his position but Derozan has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
St Peters wants to hold on but Derozan pushes him away.
Derozan controlling from mount.
Derozan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Derozan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Peters working to try and regain half guard.
Derozan with shots to the head and body - St Peters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Derozan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Peters can't escape the position.
Derozan lands a couple of good shots and St Peters has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
St Peters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Peters tries to escape but Derozan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that round.
That's time! Derozan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Derozan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Derozan.
St Peters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Peters looks for the body kick but Derozan saw that one coming.
Derozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Derozan.
St Peters tries to improve position but can't.
Derozan controls the position from side control.
St Peters tries to escape but Derozan is in control.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Peters can do to turn this around?
Derozan looks up at the clock and then as St Peters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Derozan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Peters is looking to reverse the position.
St Peters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Derozan's best efforts.#T1#
Derozan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Peters is trying to stand up here but Derozan is controlling him well.
Derozan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Peters on the ground.
St Peters wants to improve his position but Derozan is controlling well.
St Peters is breathing heavily.
Derozan slips a nice elbow through St Peters's hands, connecting with St Peters's forehead.
Derozan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
St Peters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Derozan pulls his head out easily.
St Peters has hold of Derozan's hands but Derozan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
St Peters is trying to stand up here but Derozan is controlling him well.
Derozan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Derozan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Peters is trying to stand back up but Derozan is controlling him
St Peters has hold of Derozan's hands but Derozan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Derozan lands with a punch from half guard.
St Peters has hold of Derozan's hands but Derozan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Derozan winds up and cracks St Peters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Derozan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Derozan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Derozan slips a nice elbow through St Peters's hands, connecting with St Peters's forehead.
St Peters has hold of Derozan's hands but Derozan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Peters is trying to control but can't.
#T3#
Derozan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Derozan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC#
St Peters is rocked!
St Peters is looking to control Derozan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Peters avoid being mounted?
Derozan tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Peters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Derozan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Peters is trying to maintain the position but Derozan is very close to passing his half guard.
Jimmy Derozan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derozan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Peters is still in real trouble! Can Derozan finish him?
St Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Derozan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Derozan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Derozan drops an elbow to the side of St Peters's head.
St Peters seems to have recovered his senses.#T4#
Nice strikes from Derozan there.
Derozan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derozan lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked St Peters! More strikes land and this one is all over! Derozan jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Derozan!
A less than humble Jimmy Derozan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
KFC 29: Leary vs Mumba II
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Derozan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tonin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Derozan circles away.
Tonin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derozan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derozan lunges at Tonin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tonin's hand.
Jimmy Derozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Tonin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Derozan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Derozan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Derozan looking for a sweep. Not yet Derozan, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan is adopting a defensive guard.
Derozan keeping moving, preventing Tonin from controlling successfully. #T1#
Derozan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derozan controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tonin preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A chopping leg kick lands by Derozan.
Tonin doesn't manage to clinch there - Derozan circles away.
Derozan fakes the leg kick and cracks Tonin in the body.
Tonin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Derozan avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Derozan. #T2#
Derozan lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonin off the cage and back into range.
Tonin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Derozan.
Tonin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derozan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonin's sensitive parts.
Derozan jabs Tonin right on the nose. Tonin blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derozan thows a body kick. Tonin tries to catch it but that hurt him. #TD#
Derozan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Derozan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Derozan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Derozan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Tonin being controlled here, momentarily.
Tonin wants to improve his position but instead Derozan has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derozan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tonin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tonin wants to improve his position but Derozan is controlling well.
Tonin gets back to full guard.
#T4#
Derozan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tonin holds on and takes a little breather.
Derozan works over Tonin with some ground and pound from guard.
Tonin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Derozan is now in half guard.
Tonin trying to control but Derozan postures up.
Derozan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tonin thows a leg kick but Derozan checks it #TD#
and Derozan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tonin working a defensive guard here.
Tonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tonin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Derozan manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Tonin trying to control the position from guard on top but Derozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonin being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonin slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Tonin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Derozan keeps working.
Derozan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonin is controlling the pace.
Tonin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Derozan wants to hold on but Tonin pushes him away.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Derozan is trying desperately to improve position.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonin can do to turn this around?
Derozan looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Derozan wants to control but Tonin is having none of it.
Tonin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derozan is looking to escape.
Tonin forces the positional change into back control. #T3#
Derozan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tonin wants to control the pace but Derozan is squirming around nicely.
Derozan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Derozan regains half guard.
Derozan wants to control but Tonin is keeping busy.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Derozan tries to roll over but Tonin keeps him under control.
Tonin wants to take a breather but Derozan is having none of it.
Derozan moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Derozan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tonin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Derozan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonin is looking to take a break and control but Derozan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Tonin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Derozan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tonin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derozan finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonin's head.
Tonin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Derozan sprawls well. Derozan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tonin gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Derozan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tonin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Derozan - the referee stops the clock and Tonin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Derozan. Tonin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan lands a slapping body shot.
Derozan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Derozan blocks a head kick by Tonin.
Tonin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derozan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jimmy Derozan is winning the standup battle so far.
Derozan's corner calls for a 1-2. Derozan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Derozan.
Tonin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#
It looks like Teddy Tonin has been cut.#TD#
Derozan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Derozan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derozan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Derozan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Derozan cracks Tonin with a solid left hand.#ROC#
Tonin is rocked!
Derozan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tonin covers up, he's hurt! Derozan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Derozan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Derozan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Derozan!
Jimmy Derozan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
KFC 24: Steve vs Huang
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Derozan connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Omega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Derozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derozan tried to score with a low kick but Omega checks it.
Nice cross by Omega.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Derozan.
Derozan swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Omega slips a jab from Derozan.
Derozan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
Derozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Derozan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Omega has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Derozan misses the target. #TD#
Omega gets caught napping as Derozan dives in and scores a takedown. Omega manages to retain guard.
Derozan is standing up over Omega. Omega looks to escape but Derozan dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#REVB#
Derozan is working Omega over with some ground and pound from side control.
Derozan working the ground and pound but Omega is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Omega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omega can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derozan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Omega is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omega struggling a bit here.
Omega is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Derozan slows the pace down.
Derozan misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T2#
Derozan grinds an elbow into Omega's temple.
Derozan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Omega's shoulder. That is not cool.
Omega takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Derozan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Derozan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Derozan misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T3#
Omega wants to control but Derozan postures up.
Derozan lands a nice forearm strike.
Derozan landing strikes.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derozan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derozan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Omega is avoiding damage well.
Derozan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Derozan misses with the ground and pound.
Omega takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derozan staying calm.#T4#
Omega can't do much from the bottom here.
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Omega is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Derozan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan 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.
#R2##TD#
Derozan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Omega looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Derozan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Derozan lands a nice forearm strike.
Omega takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now.
Derozan throws an elbow but Omega slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
Omega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Omega is trying to control Derozan's posture but Derozan avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Derozan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Omega some visible discomfort.
Omega tries to buck Derozan off but Derozan is having none of it.
Derozan is chipping away with strikes.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derozan landing a few strikes.
Omega wants to control but Derozan postures up.#T2#
Omega taking a bit of punishment here - Derozan scoring with strikes.
Derozan controlling the position.
Derozan lands some shots froms side control.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Derozan trying to control the action but Omega is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Derozan stalls from top position.
Omega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Derozan lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Derozan crashes against the mat.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derozan working the ground and pound but Omega is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derozan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Derozan grinds an elbow into Omega's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derozan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Omega is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Derozan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Derozan punishes Omega's body with a nice straight punch.
Derozan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omega is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Omega tries to clinch but Derozan moves out of range.
Derozan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derozan feinted with a counter takedown.
Derozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omega lands with a nice body punch.
Derozan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Derozan scores with a leg kick.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Donk. Omega catches Derozan right on the button with a cross.#CL2#
Omega moves into the clinch successfully.
Omega being controlled against the cage.
Omega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derozan blocks it with crossed arms.
Omega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derozan backwards.
Derozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derozan. #T1#
Derozan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derozan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derozan blocking some punches.
Derozan tries to throw a body punch but Omega avoids it by throwing Derozan back against the cage.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Omega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derozan'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.
Derozan stalling the fight.
Omega working aggressively here.
Derozan blocking some punches.
Omega has a couple of punches blocked by Derozan.
Omega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Derozan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Derozan tenderised Omega's leg. Omega is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2##CL2#
Omega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derozan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Derozan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Come on Derozan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Derozan effectively controlling the action here.
Omega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derozan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Derozan has Omega pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Derozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omega tries to clinch up.
Derozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Derozan tries to counter with a takedown but Omega is quick to defend against it.
Derozan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Derozan takes a swing at Omega's ribcage but misses.
Omega steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Derozan.
Derozan swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Derozan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Derozan circles away.
Jimmy Derozan is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derozan throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Derozan looks to throw a body kick
and Omega counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derozan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Omega. That did some damage!
Omega wants to clinch up but Derozan keeps it at a distance.
Derozan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derozan feinted with a counter takedown.
Derozan throws a push kick but Omega slaps the foot to one side. #T4#
A slapping body kick lands there for Derozan.
Omega tries to clinch there but Derozan circles away.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Derozan pushes him off.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Derozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Omega looks to clinch #TD#
and Derozan counters with a shoot takedown. Omega fights it but they end up in guard.
Omega wants to get back to his feet but Derozan passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVB#
Derozan working over Omega with some ground and pound. Omega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ryan Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derozan controlling the pace.
Derozan slips a nice elbow through Omega's hands, connecting with Omega's forehead.
Jimmy Derozan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derozan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Derozan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Derozan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Derozan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Derozan!
After the fight, Jimmy Derozan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
KFC 14: Cobra vs Mumba
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Derozan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Derozan throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steve connects with a jab.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Aspire Acαdemy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Derozan defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Derozan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve checks the leg kick nicely there.
Derozan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve lands with a hook. Derozan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Steve. That snapped Derozan's head back.
#ROC#
Derozan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derozan throws a leg kick but Steve checks it.
Derozan is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Derozan with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily.
Derozan seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Derozan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Derozan throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Derozan only half commits.
It looked like Steve was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Derozan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve blocks a head kick by Derozan.
Derozan misses with a low kick.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve checks the leg kick.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Derozan scores with a jab to the head.
Derozan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Derozan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derozan was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.#T2#
Steve misses the jab.
Mark Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derozan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve throws a hook but Derozan blocks it.
Derozan misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Derozan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve avoids the body shot from Derozan.
Derozan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steve's calf.#T3#
Derozan ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Derozan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Derozan throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve throws a right and a left that Derozan avoids nicely.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Derozan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Derozan doesn't seem phased though.
Steve lands a jab to Derozan's midsection.
Steve circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Derozan to the canvas! Derozan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Steve keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
KFC 7: Shuman vs San Diego
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Skubini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skubini wants to clinch.
Skubini tries to clinch up.
Skubini is looking to clinch but Derozan is avoiding it.
Skubini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skubini.
Derozan misses with a wild body shot.
Skubini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Skubini tries to sprawl but Derozan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Derozan lands a nice short elbow.
Skubini tries to get to full guard but Derozan has control of the leg.
Skubini moves into full guard.
Derozan stays in close to Skubini's body and controls the position. #T1#
Derozan throwing strikes but missing.
Derozan wants to pass the guard but Skubini is keeping the position.
Derozan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Derozan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Derozan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Skubini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Derozan defends it easily.
Derozan distracts Skubini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Derozan postures up.
Skubini wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derozan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Derozan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skubini on the ground.
Derozan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Derozan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Derozan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Skubini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Derozan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Derozan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skubini's head.
Skubini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derozan controlling from the top position.
Skubini tries to strike from the bottom.
Derozan is in close to Skubini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Derozan stays in close to Skubini's body and controls the position.
Skubini wants to sweep but no luck.
Derozan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Derozan is in close to Skubini's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Skubini is looking for a triangle but Derozan pushes his legs off easily.
Derozan wants to pass the guard but Skubini is keeping the position.
Skubini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Derozan working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derozan advances position into side control!
Skubini gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Skubini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derozan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skubini is looking to land body kicks.
Skubini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD#
Derozan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Derozan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Skubini is working to avoid the ground and pound but Derozan connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Skubini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jimmy Derozan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skubini is trying to control Derozan's posture but Derozan avoids it. #T1#
Derozan controlling the position from side mount.
Skubini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Derozan working the ground and pound.
Derozan taking a breather here.
Derozan working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skubini is looking for a sweep.
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Skubini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skubini is being controlled here.
Derozan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skubini can do to turn this around?
Derozan working the body and head with strikes.
Derozan slows the pace down.
Derozan looks up at the clock and then as Skubini takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Derozan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Derozan is putting a hurting on Skubini here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Skubini's face as Derozan controls the position.
Derozan working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC#
Skubini is rocked!
Derozan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Skubini down.
Skubini is still in real trouble! Can Derozan finish him?
Derozan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Derozan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Skubini looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Derozan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Derozan!
In his post fight interview, Jimmy Derozan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
KFC 3: Leary vs De Lange
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Derozan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Derozan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Derozan misses with a straight left.
Mushu wants to clinch up but Derozan keeps it at a distance.
Derozan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Derozan.
Mushu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Derozan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mushu somewhat.
Derozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mushu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mushu dives in and grabs Derozan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Derozan pushes down on Mushu's head and hops out.
Derozan attempts a counter takedown but Mushu avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mushu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Derozan sprawls well. Derozan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mushu gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimmy Derozan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagga Mushu.
Mushu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Derozan pinned against the cage. Derozan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Mushu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Derozan.
Mushu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Derozan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Mushu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Derozan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Derozan content to stall in guard here.
Derozan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derozan postures up in Mushu's guard and throws a big left but Mushu blocks it.
Mushu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Mushu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Derozan is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mushu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Derozan postures up in Mushu's guard and throws a big left but Mushu blocks it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mushu.
Mushu shoots for a double leg takedown but Derozan sprawls well. He's pushed Mushu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Derozan.
Mushu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Derozan is fending him off so far but Mushu persists. Nope, Derozan circles away and we're back to standing.
Derozan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Derozan wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Derozan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Derozan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mushu is looking to control Derozan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mushu avoid being mounted?
Derozan lands strikes from half guard.
Derozan is looking to advance position but Mushu won't allow it.
Mushu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derozan. #T4#
Mushu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mushu wants to control but Derozan is keeping busy.
Derozan controlling the pace.
Mushu is positioning himself well to prevent Derozan advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mushu is looking to control Derozan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mushu avoid being mounted?
Derozan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mushu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Derozan circles away.
Derozan tries to score with a low kick but Mushu moves his leg out of the way.
Mushu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mushu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Derozan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagga Mushu.
Mushu blocks a leg kick.
Mushu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Derozan feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Derozan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mushu sprawls well initially but Derozan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mushu is looking to improve his position.
Mushu is not content to let Derozan control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mushu wants to control but Derozan is keeping busy.
Derozan is nestled in close to Mushu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Mushu wants to control but Derozan is keeping busy.
Derozan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mushu can do to turn this around?
Derozan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mushu is trying to control but can't.
Derozan wants to control but Mushu is keeping him busy. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Derozan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Derozan lands a nice short elbow.
Mushu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derozan.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mushu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derozan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Derozan in particular looking to stall.
Mushu is looking to escape.
Mushu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Derozan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derozan is keen to just control but Mushu is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Derozan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mushu.
#T3#
Derozan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derozan misses with an uppercut. Mushu saw that one coming.#CL#
Derozan instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mushu.
Mushu is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Derozan is trying to trip Mushu. He has hold of a leg but Mushu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Derozan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mushu wants to sweep but no luck.
Derozan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Derozan postures up in Mushu's guard and throws a big left but Mushu blocks it. #T4#
Derozan wants to control from the top but Mushu keeps moving.
Derozan being controlled here momentarily.
Derozan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derozan with a nice head shot there.
Derozan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mushu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Derozan misses with a hook.
Derozan stuffs the takedown.
Mushu misses with a hook
#TD#
and Derozan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mushu! #ES2#
Mushu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Derozan throws a front kick aimed at Mushu's knee but Mushu avoids it well.
Derozan scoring well with a low kick there.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Derozan enables Mushu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Derozan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derozan is looking to sweep but instead, Mushu has passed into half guard.
Derozan is pressing down on Mushu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Derozan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mushu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Mushu passes Derozan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Derozan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Mushu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mushu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Derozan to regain full guard.
Derozan seems keen to control Mushu's posture.
Derozan keeping full guard, as Mushu tries to pass.
Mushu trying to control but Derozan is working from the bottom.
Mushu preventing the sweep. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derozan controls Mushu momentarily but Mushu frees himself.
Mushu looking to sit in guard and control but Derozan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mushu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Derozan controls the pace.
Mushu working a defensive guard here.
Derozan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Derozan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Derozan's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Derozan landing some decent shots from guard.
Derozan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mushu holds on and takes a little breather.
Mushu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mushu controls Derozan momentarily but Derozan frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Derozan closes the distance and pushes Mushu back into the cage.
Derozan works on Mushu's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Derozan gets underhooks to prevent Mushu's takedown attempt.
Derozan tries a body shot but Mushu blocks it.
#TD#
Derozan wants the takedown. Mushu is fighting it off but Derozan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mushu's guard against the cage.
Derozan connects with a couple of short punches.
Mushu being controlled here, momentarily.
Derozan throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derozan wants to control from the top but Mushu keeps moving.
Jagga Mushu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Derozan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derozan sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Jimmy Derozan.
Well Derozan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Derozan!
Jimmy Derozan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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