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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 2856 p4p, 4198 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 338 p4p, 442 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Elkins
vs
Thayer

177 cm
33
141
11 - 17 - 1

165 cm
39
134
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elkins pinned against the cage. Elkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Thayer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Elkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elkins keeping his opponent close.
Elkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thayer is trying to maintain the position but Elkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Elkins drops an elbow to the side of Thayer's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins working the head and body with strikes.
Elkins wants to free his trapped foot but Thayer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thayer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Thayer has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins won't allow Thayer to get back to his feet.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins landing with the ground and pound.
Elkins works over Thayer with some ground and pound from guard.
Thayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thayer keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thayer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thayer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elkins.
Elkins stays in close to Thayer's body and controls the position.
Elkins passes into half guard.
Elkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Elkins trying to control from half guard but Thayer is working away.
Elkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thayer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elkins is working for a submission of some sort.

Elkins seems to be working for a kimura but Thayer defends the submission attempt.
Thayer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thayer trying to control from the bottom.
Elkins working Thayer over with strikes.
Thayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Elkins working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins is controlling the pace.
Elkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thayer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thayer wants to control but Elkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Elkins is controlling the pace.
Thayer is looking to escape.
Elkins working the head and body with strikes.
Thayer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Elkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elkins lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Thayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thayer moves away.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elkins sprawls well. Elkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Elkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thayer takes one to the chin there.
Elkins lands with a shot to the body.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Elkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins misses with an uppercut.
Elkins with a hook.
Elkins clobbers Thayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elkins is looking to wear down Thayer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice straight punches there by Elkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Elkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkins swings for the body but Thayer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins loads up on a big right hand but Thayer slips the punch.
Thayer avoids the body shot from Elkins.

Thayer feints and as Elkins raises his hands in defense, Thayer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elkins wants to stand up but Thayer is controlling him.
Thayer tries to stand but Elkins is controlling from the bottom.
Elkins pulls Thayer in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Elkins being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Elkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Thayer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elkins connects with a jab.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Thad Thayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkins.
Thayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elkins.
Elkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
And Thayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Elkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Elkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Thayer has Elkins up against the cage in a clinch.

Elkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Elkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to control the position but Thayer postures up.
Elkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thayer manages to get himself to full guard.

Elkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Elkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thayer's head.

Thayer is looking for a triangle but Elkins pushes his legs off easily.
Elkins is working Thayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elkins is working Thayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thayer working for a triangle but Elkins defends it easily.
Elkins lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elkins is controlling him.
Elkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thayer keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
We've been informed that Thayer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Elkins with a nice head shot there.
Elkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thayer pulls Elkins in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Elkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Elkins cracks Thayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Elkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Thayer walks into a left hand.
Donk. Elkins catches Thayer right on the button with a cross.
Elkins throws a body punch but Thayer moves out of range.
And Thayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Elkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Elkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Thayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Elkins tries to sprawl out of it but Thayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thayer.
Elkins misses with a wild body shot.
Elkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elkins cracks Thayer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Elkins duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins scores with a three punch combo!
Thayer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Elkins defends well and Thayer ends up having to push Elkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dylan Elkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Nice shot by Elkins.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins throws a body punch but Thayer moves out of range.
Thayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elkins scores with a nice right hand.
Elkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elkins throws a hook but Thayer blocks it.
Elkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thayer can do to turn this around?
Thayer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elkins defends it nicely.
Elkins works over Thayer's head and body with a nice combination.
Dylan Elkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Thayer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Elkins throws a jab when Thayer was well out of range.
Thayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elkins is fending him off so far but Thayer persists. Nope, Elkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Elkins keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Thayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins lands with a straight right. Thayer didn't see that one coming.
Elkins cracks Thayer with an open hand slap.
Thayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Thayer drives through and clinches with Elkins against the cage.

Elkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thayer throws a counter combo.
Elkins scores with the left hand. Thayer knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thayer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Elkins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thayer is in Elkins's guard.

Elkins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Elkins lands with a good body shot.
Elkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Thayer moves into range and clinches up with Elkins.

Elkins jumps into guard, dragging Thayer to the mat.
Elkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thayer being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thayer stopping the sweep attempt from Elkins.
Thayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elkins seems keen to control Thayer's posture.
Elkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thayer controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Elkins pulls Thayer in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dylan Elkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thayer misses with a takedown attempt - Elkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Elkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Elkins!
A very excited looking Dylan Elkins 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.