Reinier de Ridder VS Robert Whittaker !UFC Fight Night

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00:00He's gonna implement his own game tonight. Big implications for the middleweight title picture.

00:06It's scheduled for five, five-minute rounds of action.

00:08If you need to remind me, the former champ Whitaker is in a match.

00:13Not a good visual straight away.

00:16Whitaker going on the attack.

00:19There it is. That's a single leg.

00:21Straight away, Whitaker's gonna pull it out.

00:25Not that bad yet. Do a good job. Want to slide that knee up.

00:28Good job. Straight one off.

00:30To the third. This is the thing that you're doing.

00:32All he needs is to get a hold of you in some way.

00:35Yeah.

00:36And he forces and creates a tank down.

00:39Whitaker being patient here, too.

00:43It already is. They're gonna hold him at risk.

00:46Double grip, right?

00:47Yeah.

00:48Very strong grip on that right arm.

00:50What we took up?

00:51Guys, trying to see what are you gonna do?

00:53What are you gonna do here?

00:54Let's get away.

00:58Derrida, a rich tapestry of skills on the ground, but he's got to get it there first.

01:04As Michael was saying in the workout, Whitaker has pretty much seen everything.

01:08There is every style that is offered.

01:10Well, Derrida said he knows that Whitaker likes it.

01:13So by closing the distance, Pitching off the cage, he can minimize his ability to daunt in.

01:20See now, look, there it is. Classic Whitaker.

01:22Hands low, fast feet, powerful hands.

01:26Is that fast blood to Whitaker as well?

01:28The damage on the left eye of Arden on?

01:29I don't like it.

01:32There comes the blitz.

01:33There's a beautiful one, too.

01:35You haven't seen much distance.

01:37When Derrida talks about timing, he means it.

01:41Shoots, stuck.

01:44I appreciate the bottom of the crowd.

01:47Good job.

01:49Good job.

01:51By the rebound.

01:52And he's got to win a huge point of view.

01:53Every time he does blitz, body line was not great, but.

01:57He's seen that before from Derrida, we're out of the way.

02:01Now he's headed to the last time with Marcus McGee having a big step up against Deonio.

02:05Now, this is a big step up.

02:08So far, three wins in the UFC, three finishes.

02:11But none of them at the caliber of Robert Whittaker.

02:14He already is.

02:14The belt.

02:15In the mid-way division.

02:17See him trying to set up that big right hand.

02:20You only stand to it with the jab.

02:21Trying to get his head hand off on different angles.

02:23Keep an eye out for the head kick.

02:24The right head kick of Whittaker.

02:26Oh, good day.

02:29Slip.

02:29Oh, good day level.

02:32One.

02:33One.

02:35One.

02:36One.

02:47One.

02:48Two.

02:48One.

02:48Two.

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02:53Yeah, I think he's able to win some of his boxing because now he's got so much about the shot

03:23Yeah, it goes high this time already are shot skills from the Dutchman long pointy stuff the knees the elbows

03:35long but he's nowhere near as quick

03:40No, he's not as snappy as explosive, he's not as technical on the big either

03:45But we knew that coming in

03:47This is not the world of Derrida

03:50This is Robert Ritzke's room

03:52What is Ritzke's doing with his footwork to be able to get past that

03:57Rich disadvantage if you will

03:59What can he do or what is he doing?

04:02Oh, he's standing there

04:05But one of the things he does

04:07He stays low and he has a wide base

04:09That's one thing that Ritzke does so well so he can be explosive

04:11His feet aren't close together so when he goes he can lunge in with it

04:15And he can close distance because he is the faster fighter

04:17And he does a good job of working his jab

04:19And because his hands are low, I think he surprises guys sometimes when he does spring into action

04:24Well, it's because the hands are low as you mentioned

04:26It's an unusual angle

04:28You have more success landing shots from that angle

04:31However, your defense isn't as good, so you gotta be fast

04:34You gotta be technically, you gotta have good head boost

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05:12Welcome back

05:14We're listening in on

05:15Over to his corner

05:16There's a nice right hand and a left hook that cut the eyebrow of DeRitter

05:29Nice job there from Robert Rudiker

05:31Here's a nice left hook that walks DeRitter a little bit showing off his chin though early

05:36So here we go with round number two

05:40On the art versus the reaper

05:43With a cut looking for that fairytale ending to his career

05:48To get back the belts

05:50Oh, what a slip

05:54Connected with the shoulder

05:57Nice job again, Robert

05:59So for people watching that have never seen the guy before

06:02You might be looking and thinking

06:03This guy, you know, he looks a little awkward on the feet

06:05And he does

06:06But he's extremely tough

06:07He needs a way of making a foot

06:09But his skills lie

06:10He's got to hold of it

06:13To get you down on the ground

06:15He's a problem

06:17He submits most properly

06:19Which he knows that

06:20He's being light on the feet

06:21He's dancing in and out

06:22Trying to avoid the clinch at all costs

06:24He's doing a really good job

06:26Stuffing every single takedown

06:28DeRitter

06:29Two weights world champion

06:31Outside of the UFC

06:32He's grappled some of the best in the world as well

06:35Robert Olo

06:36Andre Gower

06:36Oh, so I need some shots here

06:38Move left

06:39Move me, move me, move me

06:43Robert Whittaker, wide-eyed presence

06:46Looking for those openings

06:48And now he's Whittaker stalking DeRitter

06:50DeRitter said it was his plan

06:52To put Robert on the back foot

06:54To crown Robert

06:54But it's Robert

06:56In control of all the geography

06:58He's taking range

07:01Keep the prison, we do it

07:04Pick any shots

07:07What's he kept

07:12I think Robert's gonna have

07:18He goes again

07:19See how he landed on one two

07:20He's a little short

07:21He just goes right again

07:22That's what his goal

07:25He was asking

07:25Be busy

07:26Don't be lazy

07:27I don't think he's being lazy

07:30I've seen him

07:32Just a little bit more volume

07:34From him

07:34They can

07:35You can catch it

07:36There's that knee again

07:41He's got a knee again

07:44He's got a knee again

07:46He's got a knee again

07:48Jab his way in

07:49Yeah

07:50DeRitter's gonna have to trust

07:51His striking and commit

07:52He wants to get this fight

07:54To the ground

07:54He's locked in a few shots

07:56He's locked in a few shots

07:56He'll flash forward like this

07:57And he lets it go

07:58He's a big guy

07:59And when he's hit

07:59And you can see

08:00There's impact on there

08:02What is the aim

08:03He said it's a very

08:07Specific skill set

08:09That Derrida has

08:10He's been a bloody guy man

08:11I think he's way to get now

08:12Definitely doing some damage

08:18There's a couple of good jobs as well

08:20And I think

08:20He really

08:21Oh

08:21That's a knee again

08:22Nasty

08:23This is probably

08:27And this

08:27Is where Derrida

08:28Goes to work

08:30He's set up

08:30For a second there

08:31He's looking for that

08:31To your team

08:32You have two minutes to work

08:35Since it hit the mats

08:36He's a big heavy boy

08:38To be on top of you

08:39Right now

08:40And this is his world

08:41Derrida can't give

08:42Too much space here

08:44That's nice

08:46Now he's gonna try

08:47Passes to half guard

08:49Which is trying to use

08:50Six to elevate him

08:52Create some separation

08:53Down with pressure

08:55At Derrida

08:56He's gonna throw some elbows now

09:01Good shots there

09:04Yeah

09:04They're just a little shots

09:05But they're footing

09:06And they do damage

09:06And he's coming quick

09:08Some second

09:08You're on the floor

09:09He's like

09:09Dish, dish, dish

09:10And he puts that

09:11Wait right back on top

09:12And it snucks

09:13A weird way

09:14On that gas tank

09:14And you know

09:15You've got to remember

09:16That Whitaker's

09:16His whole game plan

09:17Is the exclusiveness

09:18This is where

09:19He can take advantage

09:20It's not to really wear on him

09:22Trying to set up

09:23His attacks

09:23Is Ronnie up

09:24Robert's gonna be careful

09:25Rolling things

09:27Because

09:28There's a potential

09:29For a Dars

09:29When he runs into

09:30Side control

09:31Or half guard

09:32He can knock up a Dars

09:33The winner's got

09:34Long numbers

09:35Yep

09:35The person's going to look

09:37For some elbows

09:37In this position

09:38Especially now

09:39That he's in blue guard

09:40With 40 seconds

09:40And I try to create damage

09:41This is where

09:48Whitaker's got to try

09:49To explode out of here

09:50This is a really good way

09:52To finish this round

09:53I'm wondering if he got

09:54Hurtin with that

09:54He's right on the other side

09:56There was a lot of impact

09:57Straight away

09:58Kind of like

09:59His elbows

10:01And then got taken down

10:03A little easier

10:03Than we've seen

10:04Lost 10 seconds

10:07This is a good round

10:10He's running into the winner

10:11And he's utilized

10:13Every moment

10:14To do damage

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11:48So, Whittaker gets Flores Deviga.

11:51Massive elbows.

11:53That was almost open.

11:55Fingers out of good.

11:56Fingers out of good.

11:57Whittaker's leaking pretty bad, but he's in the ascendancy here.

12:00Oh, yeah.

12:00I mean, Dorina is hurt bad right here.

12:02Good shot, too.

12:03And Whittaker.

12:05Nice.

12:05Oh, yeah.

12:06Drills it again with the right hand.

12:09Still good there.

12:10Getting revenge.

12:12He's got a hunger man.

12:14Watch him in the knee.

12:15He's still wobbly.

12:18The crowd's walking this long.

12:21What a fight.

12:25Old guy, he's got some fatigue here.

12:27He's tired.

12:28He accepted that position.

12:29He did, didn't he?

12:30He did.

12:31He's out, okay.

12:32Push me up against the fence.

12:33Let's take a chance.

12:35Let's settle down.

12:36All right, guys.

12:37Just calm down.

12:37How did you survive that?

12:41And that's the one problem with that left knee is he leaves himself open as he's throwing

12:44at that left hand drops.

12:46Perfect can use an overhand right, especially against a taller person.

12:55Good angles again by Whittaker.

12:58Just slacking the snap at the moment.

13:02After his heart rate surely went up.

13:05After he dropped RDR.

13:06Oh, a couple of good shots there.

13:11We have right on the end of the extension as well.

13:17Nice counter right hand.

13:23The shape of Whittaker, though, he's a little.

13:25He's tired.

13:27He's a little sloppier than he's moving.

13:29The way that he's moving is a little labored.

13:33He touched.

13:34The chin once again.

13:36Nice.

13:36Take down.

13:37Goal time.

13:39And that's fatigue because we don't normally see Whittaker get taken up with RDR like quite

13:42that easy.

13:44Two and a half minutes left.

13:46Yo Romero and Kondakshamaya, the only man to take.

13:50Let's get down twice in a fight.

13:52A lot of time to work here.

13:55Two minutes.

13:56Those knees were so big for RDR as well.

13:58You know, they might clean it.

13:59They were thrown from across.

14:00He's gone.

14:01It's so long.

14:02Well, he stops.

14:03Bone nickel with that, of course.

14:04His first defeat.

14:06And he's landed a few of them.

14:08And trust me, the body shots like that, it'll take it out of you.

14:11You don't see it.

14:12You don't see the blunts.

14:13It's not as visual.

14:14The audience might not realize it.

14:16You just feel it the whole time.

14:19You can't breathe properly.

14:20So it's not surprising that he's a little tired.

14:24Oh, the RDR's trying to climb his way up.

14:27The bus is hard.

14:28Really nice hits there.

14:29Pass the guys.

14:35This is where Rob's going over here.

14:37Regarding.

14:39Nice work.

14:44This just looks massive as well as he's passing through the guard.

14:48Calculating work.

14:49That was...

14:50He's down, but it's a really good attack.

14:52That's a good analogy.

14:54Well, Pig after careful Whitaker.

14:56He doesn't get it.

14:57He does a really good job.

14:58RDR.

14:59Well, faking like he's going to go to that mountain.

15:01Then he slides right into the side control.

15:03Why don't you run?

15:03Let's go.

15:04But Whitaker, again.

15:06There he is.

15:06He's a DOS.

15:08Nicely done by Whitaker.

15:08It's getting his shoulders in the mat.

15:10Yeah, he's on.

15:11Let's go, man.

15:14Let's go, man.

15:15Forty seconds left.

15:16Round number three.

15:17Whose round is it?

15:20That's a good question.

15:21What if I heard him bad in this round?

15:25Major.

15:29RDR needs to make these moments count.

15:31He's grinding his elbow into the face of Robert Whittaker.

15:40He's got to try to keep the damage.

15:45Oh, that's a good shot.

15:48Drops the elbow.

15:55Another round in the books.

15:56He's tight as well, man.

16:07You need to put a hand out.

16:08A little bit more movement now, okay?

16:10To get this model.

16:11The right hand straight from your toes.

16:14I'm a patient.

16:14Move a little bit more.

16:15Move a little bit more.

16:16Maybe head to the left.

16:18Shoot.

16:21This part is over here.

16:23Let's go.

16:24Give me a little bit more movement.

16:27A little bit more movement.

16:32So here's Renier Derrida with a big D forcing Robert Whittaker bike.

16:36Had him in all kinds of trouble.

16:38But look at this.

16:39Oh, my goodness.

16:39Overhand right.

16:40Sinks it down.

16:42It looked like the end of the pipe.

16:43But look at this.

16:44Renier Derrida with a well-timed takedown.

16:46Ratchet up the legs.

16:47Inserts himself back into this fight.

16:49Here we go.

16:54Championship rounds.

16:55Round number four.

16:56Round four.

16:57It feels like round 16.

16:59So much has happened.

17:01Oh, there's that knee again.

17:03Ready for the body lock.

17:05Trying to get that trip.

17:06He's going to wrap up that leg.

17:09That's his corner.

17:10Sitting there.

17:11Fighting.

17:12But the other man is just as tired as you.

17:14It's got more tired.

17:14Arduous contest.

17:24Body strikes for Derrida.

17:26Unofficially.

17:29PDY looks just breathing a little heavy.

17:39Yeah, it looks like most people out there are laying that rock.

17:42Still had that round because of the damage.

17:43Oh my, he almost got the finish.

17:45Yeah, he did a nice job getting it to the floor.

17:47But again, it's a bit of damage we have.

17:50Robbin was seconds away from finishing matchup.

17:52They're not like the win of the world.

17:54They're all good.

17:54So yeah, I agree.

17:5629-28.

17:57Here to go.

17:58Coming up after our main event,

18:01Karen Bryant is joined by Dean Thomas and our own Michael Bisping

18:04to break down tonight's action on the post-show.

18:06Plus, how do you chat with all the big winners from Abu Dhabi?

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18:10Go, Robbin.

18:11Go, Robbin.

18:12Go, Robbin.

18:12Go.

18:13Go, Robbin.

18:16Good hits again.

18:18Good, good opportunity there for Derrida.

18:20At least get in close again and take away any space

18:22for Robert Whitaker to do any damage.

18:26I think that's the second challenge.

18:27I think that's the defense is now.

18:28He doesn't do much from this type of space, right?

18:31Where Whitaker's dangerous is Adam Yelken

18:32where he can be explosive.

18:36Some shonen strike there from Derrida as well.

18:38Let's go.

18:39Let's go.

18:43Again.

18:44Elbows in this clinch position.

18:47Put the rhythm would be a good idea.

18:48Can you get it?

18:49No.

18:50Little brain's up.

18:51What's up?

18:51Big mistake.

18:53Let's go.

18:54Robert's tied.

18:56Good at capitalized.

18:58They're both timed.

19:00Awesome.

19:02Good job.

19:03Good job coming back from RDR as well.

19:29He's so tough that he's able to do this.

19:54Because older men would have been out of there.

19:55That was a nasty overhand right that would have been landed on him.

19:59Yeah.

19:59Oh.

20:00Big time.

20:02He's moving.

20:04Hey!

20:05No, how'd you go?

20:06Good job.

20:06And that's something that Derrida really needs to try to use.

20:08Because he needs to wait and see.

20:10Okay.

20:10When does it look like he's speaking about exploding

20:12and you just stick that jab out there?

20:17Nice jab.

20:18Nice jab.

20:19That was snappy.

20:20That was fast.

20:22It's a tight ground here.

20:24Nice jab.

20:25It's a tight ground.

20:27Wichick has been here before this championship.

20:29And he knows how to manage those energy systems.

20:31Went to be patient for it to go.

20:40Oh.

20:41That knee really is the best weapon

20:47Nice overhand

20:50Yeah, he stung him a bit there

20:51Whitaker regains himself though

20:53And a quick look up at the clock as well, I think

21:01Inside 90 seconds

21:03Of the fourth round left

21:05He's been lunging forward when he strikes

21:12Extending out those long arms

21:16And a bit knees

21:17We head into the fifth round here in Abu Dhabi

21:28Let's see what the boys have got left

21:30Five minutes

21:35Five minutes

21:37I still think you can move at that

21:39He's mighty, he's gonna come to grapple big time now

21:43Right, move a bit, move a bit, move a bit

21:45And put pressure on him

21:46Let's go, man

21:47He's done as well, he's fine, he's fine

21:49Go here now

21:52Put my right hand a bit shorter

21:58Like fake a bit, fake a little bit more

22:00Wait, I move a bit more

22:02Five minutes

22:03Five minutes

22:04Five minutes

22:06Move more, move more

22:11As we get ready for round number thoughts

22:24Let's pull in Coach Dean Thomas

22:26Coach

22:27Line here

22:28The runner has to be careful with his body language

22:30That last punch he threw where he spread himself a round

22:33You can lose rounds by looking at

22:35Just by having bad body language

22:36You're throwing punches like that

22:37You gotta be careful

22:38For nothing else

22:40Just stay in position

22:41But don't look too sloppy

22:43Because judges have a hard time

22:44Giving you close rounds

22:45When you look that side

22:47Absolutely right

22:48In a close fight like this

22:49The jerseys are looking for anything

22:51That can differing

22:52From your opponent

22:53So

22:53Absolutely

22:55And it's probably

22:58To the fifth round

23:00That's where

23:01It's got to limp

23:01No doubt

23:02That single attempt

23:03From RDR

23:04I do like the way that any time there's an opportunity

23:28The jerseys always chipping the way

23:30Even if I just

23:31Just to the body

23:33He's always trying to do something

23:35These guys are slippery now

23:37It's going to be

23:37Really tight for Derrida

23:39Keep holding on to these positions

23:40It's hot

23:41It's sweaty

23:42It's slippy

23:44Let's go

23:45Let's go

23:46I'm covered in blood

23:47Let's go

23:47I'm covered in blood

23:48Let's go

23:49I hate the middle of that

23:50This is an issue for Whittaker

23:53Here comes the way again

23:55From RDR

23:55He's used it to

23:57Close the distance

23:58Let's go

24:03Round three was the last time

24:04Derrida managed to

24:05Get the fuck out of the ground

24:07Get the fuck out of the ground

24:09Get the fuck out of the ground

24:10Get the fuck out of the ground

24:14The crowd storming on this fight

24:17Something big needs to happen

24:20Very nice

24:21Really good takedown attack

24:23Excellent reflexes from Robert Wichga

24:25But that really sucked

24:30A lot of the energy that he has

24:33The fact that he's still able to pull that off

24:36During the fifth round is impressive

24:38Short elbow

24:40On the knee to the body

24:42Good job

24:44For that right hand again

24:48I'd like to see him open up

24:53With distraction a bit more

24:54He was having success

24:55Being a little predictable now

24:57Continually shooting in on that single knee

24:59Let's get out of the roof

25:04Let's go

25:05Let's go

25:06Let's go

25:10Both men exhausted

25:15Having to really dig deep to find something to separate

25:20Them sides from the other

25:22This fifth and final round

25:24At 1.45

25:27If someone digs deep here

25:31They can protect him and steal this round shot

25:33And steal the five

25:35There's a world where it's changed it

25:41That's how I'd see it if I'm honest

25:43Fifth round is still anybody's right now if you ask me

25:46Oh that's a good job

25:49And we shoot the maximum importance

25:52With overhand from RDR

25:55Throws the distance again and throws the knee

26:02One minute left

26:05That was wrong with the body lock

26:12The crowd is really hard

26:19It's been a very bad

26:21Pretty good

26:28What a lot of surprise in these guys

26:34That's whisking it

26:36I'm going to go

26:38I'm going to go

26:39One person

26:39This is important

26:43He's got a championship experience

26:45Got a finish on high

26:47Tie up again in front

26:50It's only day

26:52It's intense silence

26:53And that is the ending of the fights

27:02between the champion

27:03and the surging contender

27:06Rainier de Rida

27:07has Whittaker done enough

27:10to hold firm at number 5

27:12or will RDR

27:13steal the number and it hurts

27:15itself into the title conversation

27:17we go to the judges

27:19scorecards here on ABC

27:29alright let's take a look at some of the action

27:31here this is where

27:33de Rida got cut early in the fight

27:34by that little left hand from Robert Whittaker

27:36nice left hook

27:37from the Reaper there was some good jabs

27:41on display throughout the fight from RDR

27:42and there's some nasty left

27:45knees to the body of Robert Whittaker

27:47and then that massive

27:48overhand right that sat him down

27:50looked like this was going to be the end of the fight

27:52probably the most significant thing that happened throughout

27:54this nice take down there from de Rida

27:57and again there's that right

27:59jab

27:59nice jab return there from Robert Whittaker

28:02back and forth fight

28:03both guys had some big moments

28:05another body

28:05big knee to the body

28:07and another right hand

28:08that's a close fight

28:09see how it's going to go down

28:11agonizing weight for the two warriors

28:15that entertained us through 25 minutes

28:17I see Joe Martinez

28:20made his way into the octagon

28:22so the decision is close

28:23two men will be gathered into the center of the octagon

28:27and let's get it inside

28:29for the final time tonight

28:31here's Joe

28:32with the main event decision

28:33ladies and gentlemen

28:35after five rounds

28:36we go to

28:37the judges score cards

28:38and here are the totals

28:39judge Mike Bell

28:41scores it

28:4148-47

28:43for Whittaker

28:43judge Cartlidge

28:4648-47

28:47de Ritter

28:48and judge David Leatherby

28:50scores it

28:5148-47

28:52for your winner by split decision

28:55R.D.R.

28:59right here

29:00the winner

29:02R.D.R.

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