 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
VKT: 11 Grimmjow Vs. Ruas
Date: Mar 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Radovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnston walks into a jab.
Johnston tries a low kick but Radovic avoids it.
Radovic tries to counter by clinching up but Johnston breaks away and moves out of range.
Radovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Radovic avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Radovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radovic.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Radovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Radovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston scores with a push 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!
Johnston catches Radovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovic manages to avoid it.
Radovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
John Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Radovic moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
A jab from Radovic misses.
Johnston connects with a high kick.
We've been informed that Johnston 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.
Radovic lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Radovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Radovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston ducks right into an uppercut from Radovic.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Radovic lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston looks winded!
Radovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Johnston.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Johnston walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Radovic rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Johnston has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Radovic has managed to clinch.
#T2#
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Radovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like John Johnston has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnston's brow.
Johnston blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Radovic.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Radovic keeps him there for the moment.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #KD#
Radovic creates a bit of space and cracks Johnston with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Johnston is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!#ROC#Johnston is rocked!
Radovic throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Radovic! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mateusz Radovic! |
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Final 4
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Maradona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Radovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maradona manages to avoid it.
Radovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#CL2#
Maradona has taken the fight to the clinch.
Radovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Radovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Maradona on the inside.
Maradona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Maradona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Maradona fails to land.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Maradona struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maradona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
#T1#
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona lands a shoulder strike.
Maradona has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Maradona avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like San Diego Maradona has been cut.
Maradona misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Maradona.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Maradona misses with some punches.
Maradona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maradona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maradona blocks the elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Maradona.
Maradona avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Maradona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maradona pushes Radovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Maradona tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
#T2#
Maradona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Maradona lands with a right to the head.
Maradona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic blocks a body shot from Maradona.
Maradona cracks Radovic with a nice body shot.
Maradona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Maradona scores with a hook to the body.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Maradona blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Maradona.
Maradona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Maradona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maradona struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
San Diego Maradona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on San Diego Maradona's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Maradona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maradona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radovic.
Maradona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maradona lands an overhand right.
Radovic drops his hands momentarily and Maradona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maradona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radovic.
Maradona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radovic.
Maradona throws a wild body kick that Radovic sees coming a mile off.
Maradona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maradona throws a jab when Radovic was well out of range.
No joy there for Maradona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Radovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maradona misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Maradona clinches up with Radovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Maradona lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maradona's brow.
Nice body punch from Maradona.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maradona scores with a hook to the body.
Maradona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maradona lands with a light punch inside.
Maradona misses with a body punch.
Maradona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow.
San Diego Maradona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
Maradona blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Maradona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maradona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maradona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Maradona avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
#T2#
Maradona blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Maradona digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maradona.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maradona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maradona lands a left hand.
Maradona lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic takes a shot to the head.
Maradona gets through Radovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Maradona on the inside.
Maradona avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maradona scores with a shot to the side of Radovic's head.
Maradona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
San Diego Maradona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on San Diego Maradona's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Radovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maradona.
Radovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maradona misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Maradona has Radovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Maradona as the two fighters clinch.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Maradona as the two fighters clinch.
Radovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maradona misses with the head strike.
Maradona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Maradona.
Nice body punch from Maradona - that landed with a thud.
Maradona scores with a shoulder strike.
Maradona lands a hook that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Maradona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Maradona lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Maradona.
Maradona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maradona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maradona pushes Radovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maradona scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC2#Radovic is rocked!
Maradona is working Radovic over against the ropes.
Maradona lands a left hand.
Oh Radovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maradona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maradona has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Maradona working aggressively here.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Radovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maradona lands a hook that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Maradona - that landed with a thud.
Radovic blocking some punches.
#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maradona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.#KD2#
Maradona breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Radovic with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Radovic looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Radovic get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Maradona tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Maradona has closed the distance and engaged Radovic in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maradona's brow.
Maradona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Maradona gets through Radovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maradona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow.
A hook to the body from Maradona.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mateusz Radovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Maradona fails to land.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Diego Maradona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maradona has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Diego Maradona!
After the fight, San Diego Maradona 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. |
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HWGP - 5th Place - 1st RD
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Fezzik drives through and clinches with Radovic against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Fezzik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.#T1#
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
A head punch on the inside from Fezzik fails to land.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik wants to stall.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.
Fezzik tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Mateusz Radovic has been cut.
Radovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fezzik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Radovic can turn it around.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks an uppercut.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radovic avoiding damage as Fezzik throws knees to the body.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Fezzik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Radovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Fezzik clinches with his opponent.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Hassan Fezzik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic lands an elbow that stopped Fezzik in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik lands an uppercut.
Fezzik is working Radovic over against the ropes.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic lands a nice elbow.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.
Knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fezzik.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.
#T2#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Fezzik.
Fezzik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fezzik obliges.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik lands a nice uppercut.
Fezzik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fezzik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radovic's face.
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Fezzik to work.
Fezzik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fezzik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL#
Radovic tries to keep at a distance but Fezzik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic lands an elbow just above Fezzik 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fezzik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Radovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T1#
Fezzik misses with a knee strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Radovic lands an elbow inside that Fezzik shrugs off.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic. #CUT2#Hassan Fezzik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fezzik lands with a short shot to the head.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic. #T2#
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fezzik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fezzik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Radovic avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the ropes.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Fezzik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radovics head.
Fezzik taking a breather.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hassan Fezzik did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R4##CL#
Fezzik gets a clinch.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik is stalling here.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Fezzik tries to land knees in the clinch but Radovic avoids the damage to the body.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Fezzik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.
#T2#
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses. #CUT2#Jeez, Hassan Fezzik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic! |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 5 B
Date: Oct 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cidadão misses with a hook. Radovic ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Radovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radovic.
Radovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cidadão.
Radovic misses with a body shot.
Cidadão misses the jab.
Cidadão misses with a looping left.
As Cidadão tries to get set, Radovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Cidadão manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Radovic has Cidadão up against the cage in a clinch.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Cidadão.
Cidadão lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidadão lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cidadão misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cidadão's defenses.
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!
Cidadão misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Cidadão tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Cidadão dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Cidadão lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Radovic blocks a body shot from Cidadão.
A short left from Cidadão.
Cidadão fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cidadão blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cidadão struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Cidadão.
A right hook to the body lands for Cidadão.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Cidadão digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cidadão is working Radovic over against the cage.
Cidadão lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Radovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cidadão goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidadão.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidadão.
Cidadão works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cidadão tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cidadão has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Radovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cidadão can turn it around.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cidadão.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cidadão works on Radovic's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Cidadão.
Radovic takes a shot to the head.
Cidadão throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidadão blocks the elbow strike.
Cidadão lands with a light punch inside.
Cidadão lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cidadão lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Cidadão lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cidadão.
Cidadão tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadão misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radovic dodges an elbow strike from Cidadão.
Cidadão creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cidadão scores with a shoulder strike.
Cidadão blocks an elbow strike.
Cidadão misses with a punch to the body.
Cidadão gets through Radovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cidadão avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cidadão misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cidadão just misses with a elbow thrown towards Radovic's brow.
Cidadão lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cidadão scores with a hook to the body.
Cidadão pushes Radovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidadão dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cidadão misses with a double jab.
Cidadão misses with an uppercut.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cidadão connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cidadão misses with a few strikes there.
Cidadão throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Cidadão looks to land a left hand but Radovic moved out of range nicely.
Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Cidadão.
The fighters circling - Cidadão throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cidadão throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cidadão closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cidadão connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, 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 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macaco Cidadão!
Macaco Cidadão decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 3 B
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL#
Eternity clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Nathan Eternity has been cut.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Eternity lands with a right to the head.
Eternity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eternity tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radovic lands a damaging elbow.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic. #CUT2#Nathan Eternity's cut is getting worse.
Eternity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eternity cracks Radovic with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Eternity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Eternity.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eternity scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Eternity blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eternity's brow.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
Radovic prevents a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Eternity avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eternity's brow.
Radovic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Eternity avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Eternity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eternity misses with a punch to the body.
Radovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eternity fails to land.
Eternity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eternity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eternity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#Nathan Eternity's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Eternity's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic! |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 2 B
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic staying out of range there.
Radovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radovic takes a swing at Delicada's ribcage but misses.
Delicada swings for the body but Radovic moves out of range.
Delicada throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Radovic throws a looping overhand right but Delicada ducks down to avoid it.
Delicada misses with a hook. Radovic ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Radovic rushes Delicada and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Delicada blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Delicada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delicada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delicada misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Delicada cracks Radovic with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Delicada.
Delicada swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delicada lands with a short shot to the head.
Delicada misses with a body punch.
Delicada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Radovic. #CUT#It looks like Flor Delicada has been cut.
Delicada misses with the head strike.
Delicada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Delicada struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Delicada lands a body punch.
Delicada avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Delicada dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Delicada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Radovic or not.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Delicada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delicada's brow.
Delicada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Delicada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delicada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Delicada avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delicada lands with a left to the head.
Delicada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Delicada lands a shoulder strike.
Delicada looking to slow down the pace here.
Delicada throws a head punch that misses.
Radovic lands an elbow inside.
Delicada misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delicada.
Delicada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radovic's elbow.
Radovic lands a nice elbow.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delicada lands a nice uppercut.
Delicada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delicada blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Delicada tries to throw a body punch but Radovic avoids it by throwing Delicada back against the ropes.
Radovic lands a damaging elbow.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Delicada working aggressively here.
Delicada tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Delicada throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flor Delicada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flor Delicada's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Radovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Delicada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delicada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delicada takes a swing at Radovic's ribcage but misses.
Delicada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Radovic throws an overhand right that lands on Delicada's shoulder, as Delicada tries to avoid the shot.
Delicada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Radovic.
Radovic slips a straight right by Delicada.
Radovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Delicada scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Radovic throws a big shot that misses.
Delicada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Radovic closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delicada's brow.
Delicada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flor Delicada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Delicada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Delicada is working Radovic over against the ropes.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delicada's brow. #BC2#
Delicada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delicada jabs Radovic right on the nose. Radovic blinks but takes it well.
Delicada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radovic.
Delicada throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Radovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
A big right from Radovic misses.
Radovic throws the left hand but Delicada avoids the punch easily.
Radovic slips a straight right by Delicada.
Radovic is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Delicada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delicada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Delicada misses.
Delicada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Radovic doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Radovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delicada.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delicada! But no joy.
Delicada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Delicada as he checks the leg kick.
Flor Delicada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Radovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delicada is able to avoid easily.
Delicada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flor Delicada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flor Delicada's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Radovic misses with a straight right.
Delicada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Radovic misses.
Delicada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delicada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delicada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delicada swings for the body but Radovic moves out of range.
Radovic is looking to clinch.
Radovic moves away from the strike by Delicada.
Radovic is looking to clinch but Delicada is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Radovic.
Radovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delicada was well out of range. Poor timing from Radovic.
Delicada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Delicada digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.
Radovic scores with the left hand. Delicada knows he should have avoided that one.
Flor Delicada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T1#
Delicada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Delicada.
Delicada clobbers Radovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Radovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Delicada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radovic misses with an uppercut.
Radovic misses with a shot to the body
and Delicada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Radovic thinking.
Nice jab there from Radovic.
Radovic is looking to clinch. #CL#
Radovic rushes Delicada and presses him up against the ropes.
Delicada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delicada pushes Radovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delicada dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Delicada tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delicada's defenses. #T2#
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Delicada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Delicada can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Delicada tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delicada avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Delicada misses with the head strike.
Delicada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delicada misses with a punch to the body.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Delicada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Delicada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delicada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delicada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.
Delicada avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Delicada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delicada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delicada lands an uppercut.
Delicada struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
#BC2#
Delicada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mateusz Radovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delicada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flor Delicada.
Well Delicada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flor Delicada!
A relieved looking Flor Delicada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
|
|
|
Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 1 B
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eureka moves out of range as Radovic strikes.#CL2#
Radovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Radovic as Eureka tries to tie him up.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Radovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eureka's efforts to push away.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic lands an elbow just above Eureka 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Skipper Eureka has been cut.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic. #CUT2#Skipper Eureka's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Skipper Eureka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
