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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 1315 p4p, 82 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 1084 p4p, 64 weight class). Thunder comes to the cage accompanied by Who Set The World On Fire. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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112 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Der Dusse.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Dusse moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Thunder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Van Der Dusse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Dusse sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thunder wants to control but Van Der Dusse postures up.
Van Der Dusse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take a break and control but Thunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Van Der Dusse working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Dusse has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Van Der Dusse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thunder tries to hold on but Van Der Dusse pushes him away.
Van Der Dusse dominating with strikes here.
Thunder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Der Dusse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Der Dusse landing shots from mount.
Van Der Dusse avoids the attempt from Thunder to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Van Der Dusse lands a heavy elbow.
Thunder wants to hold on but Van Der Dusse pushes him away.
Van Der Dusse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder tries to hold on but Van Der Dusse postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Dusse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Der Dusse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thunder hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thunder is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Der Dusse is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van Der Dusse wants to control the pace but Thunder is squirming around nicely.
Van Der Dusse lands a heavy elbow.
Thunder sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Van Der Dusse is thwarting Thunder's attempts to control the position.
Thunder is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Van Der Dusse thows a huge punch but Thunder dodges it nicely.
Van Der Dusse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thunder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse slips a nice elbow through Thunder's hands, connecting with Thunder's forehead.
Van Der Dusse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse working Thunder over with strikes.
Van Der Dusse drops an elbow to the side of Thunder's head.
Thunder is trying to control but can't.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the action but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder wants to control but Van Der Dusse is keeping busy.
Van Der Dusse working the head and body with strikes.
Van Der Dusse passes into side control, despite Thunder's attempt to control the position.
Van Der Dusse grinds an elbow into Thunder's temple.
Thunder is looking to regain half guard here but Van Der Dusse keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Der Dusse in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthon Van Der Dusse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
As Van Der Dusse tries to get set, Thunder tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Der Dusse manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and pushes Thunder back into the cage.
Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Dusse has Thunder pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Der Dusse pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thunder tumbling to the mat - Van Der Dusse dives into Thunder's guard.
Thunder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Der Dusse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Der Dusse postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thunder working for a triangle but Van Der Dusse defends it easily.
Van Der Dusse advances to half guard.
Van Der Dusse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Der Dusse lands a nice short elbow.
Van Der Dusse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Der Dusse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Der Dusse content to control rather than advance.
Thunder is pressing down on Van Der Dusse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Dusse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Dusse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thunder looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Der Dusse has picked Thunder up and slammed him! Thunder can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Der Dusse manages to pass to side control!
Anthon Van Der Dusse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse working away.
Thunder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Dusse grinds an elbow into Thunder's temple.
Thunder struggling a bit here.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take a break and control but Thunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thunder tries to buck Van Der Dusse off but Van Der Dusse is having none of it.
Van Der Dusse in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Der Dusse fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Thunder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thunder defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Van Der Dusse lands a few punches from side control.
Van Der Dusse sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thunder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thunder struggling a bit here.
Van Der Dusse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.
Thunder sneaks back into half guard.
Thunder keeping hold of Van Der Dusse's head, controlling as best he can.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Der Dusse trying to control from Thunder's half guard. Thunder has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thunder has his foot on Van Der Dusse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Der Dusse works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thunder trying to control the position.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of elbows.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthon Van Der Dusse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Der Dusse doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Der Dusse manages to circle out of the way.
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunder sprawls well. Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Dusse gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse misses with a takedown
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Anthon Van Der Dusse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder looks to throw the jab but Van Der Dusse is out of range.
No luck for Van Der Dusse with that takedown attempt.
Distant Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthon Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse rushes Thunder and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thunder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Der Dusse backwards.
Thunder stops a takedown attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Der Dusse controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Dusse gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thunder regains guard.
Van Der Dusse postures up in Thunder's guard and throws a big left but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder working for a triangle but Van Der Dusse defends it easily.
Thunder working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Van Der Dusse has passed into half guard!
Van Der Dusse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thunder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thunder is looking to control Van Der Dusse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thunder avoid being mounted?
Thunder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Distant Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder has hold of Van Der Dusse's hands but Van Der Dusse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Der Dusse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Der Dusse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Der Dusse lands a nice short elbow.
Thunder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder taking some punishment here, with Van Der Dusse in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Dusse is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Der Dusse lands a nice short elbow.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Der Dusse pulls his head out easily.
Van Der Dusse winds up and cracks Thunder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Der Dusse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Der Dusse pulls his head out easily.
Thunder trying to hold on to Van Der Dusse's head to control him but Van Der Dusse postures up.
Van Der Dusse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Der Dusse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thunder's head.
Thunder is refusing to be controlled, as Van Der Dusse sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Van Der Dusse there.
Van Der Dusse wants to take a breather but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder trying to control here.
Van Der Dusse wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Der Dusse pulls his head out easily.
Van Der Dusse working the head and body with strikes.
Anthon Van Der Dusse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Dusse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder has hold of Van Der Dusse's hands but Van Der Dusse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Dusse perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthon Van Der Dusse.
I've got Van Der Dusse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Anthon Van Der Dusse wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Anthon Van Der Dusse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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