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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 1122 p4p, 151 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 735 p4p, 103 weight class). Thomas has chosen Shinedown - "State Of My Head" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks to land a combination but Hessler avoids it well.
Hessler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hessler throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hessler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Hessler catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hessler. That did some damage!
Thomas tests Hessler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clinton Hessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with the combination.
It looked like Hessler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 throws a chopping leg kick but Hessler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas forces Hessler back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hessler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Jab, jab by Hessler - just one landing.
Hessler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hessler misses with a straight right.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas tries to work over Hessler's front leg with a kick but Hessler checks it.
Hessler misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hessler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hessler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hessler misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Hessler throws a good cross that connects.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thomas 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.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hessler. That did some damage!
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hessler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hessler moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thomas thumps Hessler with a low kick.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hessler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Hessler.
Hessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hessler to score with a decent uppercut.
Hessler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Hessler is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Hessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Hessler.
A jab lands there for Hessler.
Hessler gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Hessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hessler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Hessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
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 stalling in the clinch.
Hessler blocking some punches.
Hessler tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Hessler back against the cage.
Hessler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Hessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Hessler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThomas.
Hessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hessler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Hessler misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Hessler lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hessler.
Hessler misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Hessler checks it
enabling Hessler to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hessler throws out the jab.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Hessler misses.
Thomas misses with the combination.
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 Clinton Hessler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hessler misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Hessler was not able to check.
Hessler misses with a head kick.
A jab from Hessler misses.
A swing and a miss from Hessler.
Thomas is looking to slow Hessler down with leg kicks.
Hessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clinton Hessler is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
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.
Hessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hessler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hessler stalling in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hessler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hessler tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hessler's elbow.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hessler blocks an uppercut.
Hessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hessler lands a right hand.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hessler.
Hessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Hessler throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick from Hessler misses
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas lands a jab to Hessler's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thomas catches Hessler right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Hessler is avoiding it.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hessler looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hessler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hessler connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Hessler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
A jab from Hessler does it's job there.
Hessler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hessler takes a shot to the head.
Hessler breaks from the clinch.
Thomas stalks Hessler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hessler's face. Hessler staggers backwards, shaken.
Hessler looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Hessler sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Hessler avoids it this time.
Hessler throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hessler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hessler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hessler punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Hessler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Nice shot lands for Hessler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hessler misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hessler thinking.
Hessler swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Hessler throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but Hessler is having none of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hessler.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hessler throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hessler can pounce on him.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Hessler saw that one coming.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hessler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hessler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Hessler's belly button to the back.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hessler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Hessler throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hessler throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas scores with a kick to the body.
Hessler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Hessler missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler misses the shot to the body.
Hessler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Hessler avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Hessler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hessler.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hessler.
Hessler throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Hessler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hessler sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Hessler avoids it this time.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Hessler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hessler loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hessler throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Hessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hessler misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Hessler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hessler tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hessler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Hessler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a high kick.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Hessler off the cage and back into range.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Hessler scores with a jab.
Hessler throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hessler thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Hessler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hessler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hessler blocks the body kick.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hessler. That snapped Thomas's head back.
A slow jab from Hessler misses its intended target.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Hessler tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hessler.
Hessler throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas is looking to slow Hessler down with leg kicks.
Hessler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Hessler misses with a body shot.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hessler tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Hessler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hessler blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas thumps Hessler with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Thomas.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
An out of breath Derrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Clinton Hessler spoke after the fight, saying 'Legend.'.
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hype
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pop
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