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Event:
VKT: 10 Benzo Vs.Faulk
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hightower was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hightower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a hook but Hightower avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hightower. #CL#
Thomas drives through and clinches with Hightower against the ropes.
Hightower working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Hightower throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the ropes.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Hightower tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Hightower.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hightower.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Thomas.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Hightower lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Hightower looks winded!
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Hightower.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hightower lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hightower gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hightower fails to land.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas. #BC2#
Hightower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hightower avoids the body shot from Thomas.
#CL#
Thomas rushes Hightower and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hightower scores with a shoulder strike.
Hightower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hightower misses with a punch on the inside.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Hightower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hightower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hightower counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Hightower.
#CL#
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hightower.
Hightower pushes Thomas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Good body shot from Hightower.
Hightower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Thomas letting Hightower take a breather here.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Hightower lands a left hand.
Hightower lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#Thomas is rocked!
Hightower misses with some punches.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hightower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower misses with the head strike.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Hightower manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hightower throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hightower backwards. #BC2#
Hightower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Hightower lands.
BAM! Hightower delivers a spinning backfist that drops Thomas like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jason Hightower!
An out of breath Jason Hightower thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
VKT 9
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
The Predator with a jab.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas moves out of range as The Predator strikes.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses The Predator's front leg but catches the back leg as The Predator tries to avoid it.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Predator moves away.
The Predator seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Predator throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
The Predator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD#
The Predator cracks Thomas with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Thomas get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Thomas looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Predator looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
The Predator misses the jab.
The Predator backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from The Predator misses the target.#KD#
The Predator catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Thomas stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Thomas walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#ROC#Thomas is rocked!#T1#
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. The Predator moves away and avoids it.
Thomas is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. The Predator doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thomas crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thomas's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis The Predator!
Francis The Predator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
VKT 7
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Thomas defending well as Radovic loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Radovic lands a jab.
Radovic avoids a kick to the body.
Radovic misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Radovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Radovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Radovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Radovic wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Radovic improves position. #T1#
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radovic looks winded!
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Radovic misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.
Thomas thumps Radovic with a low kick.
Radovic swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Radovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Radovic's shoulder, as Radovic tries to avoid the shot.
Radovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas tries a low kick but Radovic avoids it.
Radovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Radovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Radovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Radovic tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD#
Radovic walks into a big right hand from Thomas and goes down! The referee sends Thomas to a neutral corner as Radovic gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#CUT#It looks like Mateusz Radovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Radovic collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derrick Thomas!
Our winner, Derrick Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Final 4
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas slips a jab from Faulk.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Faulk throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Faulk is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Faulk misses the target.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Faulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Faulk missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Faulk misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Faulk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Faulk misses.
Thomas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faulk connects with a quick right hand that sends Thomas tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kevin Faulk!
Our winner, Kevin Faulk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Last 8
Date: Dec 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Radovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Radovic lands with a shot to the body.
Radovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radovic, as that shot connected.
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Radovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Radovic.
Radovic misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Radovic misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas thuds his right hand into Radovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Radovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Radovic misses with a looping right.
Radovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas takes a swing at Radovic's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Radovic saw that one coming.#CL2#
Radovic forces Thomas back against the ropes and clinches.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.#BC#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radovic throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Radovic strikes.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Radovic saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Radovic takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Radovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Radovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Radovic looks winded!
Radovic slips a jab from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Radovic.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Radovic's shoulder, as Radovic tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Radovic walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic misses with a straight right.
Radovic lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Radovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radovic.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jab from Radovic.#T1#
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radovic. That did some damage!
Radovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A low kick from Radovic is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Radovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Radovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radovic slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Radovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Radovic.
Radovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#ROC#Radovic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovic moves away.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Radovic looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Radovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD#
and Thomas counters with a straight right that drops Radovic on his ass! Radovic jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Radovic.
Radovic tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
VKT HWGP - 5th Place - 1st RD
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Kayy has Thomas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thomas is working Kayy over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kayy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kayy misses with a body punch.
Kayy scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayy backwards.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayy pushes Thomas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas misses with some punches.
#T1#
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kayy.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kayy.
Kayy lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Kayy misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kayy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayy throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Kayy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayy slips under a jab.
Kayy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kayy counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws the left hand but Kayy avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayy tries to clinch up.
Kayy staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Kayy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a body punch but Kayy moves out of range. #CL2#
Kayy instigates a clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kayy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Kayy closes the distance and clinches.
Kayy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kayy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kayy lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas cracks Kayy with a nice body shot.
Kayy blocks an uppercut.
Kayy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayy swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kayy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Kayy is breathing heavily.#BC#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayy moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Kayy is out of range.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Kayy saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kayy! But no joy.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Kayy.
Kayy wants to clinch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kayy under the eye.
Kayy darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick. #T2#
Kayy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kayy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas connects with a quick right hand that sends Kayy tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
After winning the bout, Derrick Thomas 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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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 4 B
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Ryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Ryker's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryker tries to avoid it.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryker.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryker walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryker.#ROC2#Ryker is rocked!
Thomas connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ryker out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 3 B
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Barboza backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Barboza throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barboza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Barboza avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barboza.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Barboza's head back.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Barboza is just out of range.#T1#
Barboza connects with a looping right hand.
Barboza tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barboza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Barboza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Barboza lands with a right hand.
Barboza misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
Nice shot by Barboza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barboza misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
Barboza throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Barboza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Barboza looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Barboza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Barboza steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.#CL2#
Barboza closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Barboza controls his hands.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Barboza's head.
Still in the clinch, Barboza scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Barboza's corner calls for a 1-2. Barboza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Barboza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Barboza lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards. #ROC2#Thomas is rocked!
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Barboza creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Thomas crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Thomas face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Barboza takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
During a confident post fight interview, Bento Barboza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 2 B
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Thomas counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Brown goes down! Will Brown beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Thomas closes the distance and catches Brown with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Brown is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Brown is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Brown is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Thomas takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
A victorious Derrick Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 1 B
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Msomii doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Msomii, as that shot connected.
Msomii misses with an uppercut.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.#CUT#It looks like Elifasi Msomii has been cut.
Msomii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Msomii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas moves out of range as Msomii strikes.
Msomii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Msomii lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Msomii lands with a shot to the body.
Msomii lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Msomii lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Msomii wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Msomii scores with a jab.
Msomii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Msomii misses the shot to the body.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1##CL#
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Msomii, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Msomii misses with a hook.
Msomii scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Msomii instigates a clinch.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Msomii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas pushes Msomii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Msomii.
Msomii lands a body punch.
Msomii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Msomii lands a body shot.
Msomii swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Msomii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Msomii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas throws the left hand but Msomii avoids the punch easily.
Msomii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Msomii digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC2#Thomas is rocked!
Msomii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Msomii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Msomii knocks out Thomas with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Msomii before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Msomii picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elifasi Msomii!
During a confident post fight interview, Elifasi Msomii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
VKT Trials 2: Los Angeles
Date: Jul 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the ropes.
Creed stalling the fight.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Creed working hard to break the clinch.
Creed tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position. #BC2#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Creed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Creed trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Creed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the ropes.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed taking a breather. #BC2#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Thomas clinches. #BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creed moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.#CL#
Creed forces Thomas back against the ropes and clinches.#T2##BC#
Creed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Creed. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Creed. #CL#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Creed has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Thomas misses #CL#
and Creed counters by moving into the clinch.
Creed leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Creed presses Thomas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position. #BC2#
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Thomas clinches up against the ropes.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Creed throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Thomas keeps control of Creed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Creed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well. #CL#
Creed has Thomas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Apollo Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
#BC#
Creed breaks the clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
Creed tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Creed slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body kick. #CL#
Creed gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Creed manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Creed closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the ropes.
Thomas taking a breather. #BC#
Creed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed wants to clinch.
Thomas tries to counter with a clinch but Creed shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Creed backing up. Creed nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creed lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the ropes and back into range.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Creed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Thomas scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Creed to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#CUT2#It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Apollo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creed is out of range. #KD2#
Thomas looks low and kicks high, catching Creed right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas catches Creed napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Creed crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Thomas raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derrick Thomas! |
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