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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freida Felcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
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164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freida Felcher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Freida Felcher has been cut. Thon throws out a loose jab but Felcher uses good head movement to avoid it. Thon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Thon looks to land a left hand but Felcher moved out of range nicely. Thon misses with a looping left. Felcher moves out of range of the strikes. Dickie Thon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Felcher shoots in but no luck this time. Thon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Thon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Felcher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thon's guard now. Felcher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thon dives on top into guard. Felcher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Thon thows a big elbow that misses. Felcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Thon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Felcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Felcher has momentary wrist control but Thon slips an elbow through the middle. Thon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Thon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Felcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Thon thows a big elbow that misses. Felcher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thon works over Felcher with some ground and pound from guard. Thon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Felcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Felcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thon. Felcher is adopting a defensive guard. Thon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Thon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Felcher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Felcher is breathing heavily. Thon with a nice head shot there. Thon thows a big elbow that misses. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Thon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Thon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Felcher is proving hard to escape from. Thon postures up in Felcher's guard and throws a big left but Felcher blocks it. Felcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Thon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Thon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Thon is looking to work some ground and pound but Felcher has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Felcher slips a jab from Thon. A slow jab from Thon misses its intended target. Thon misses with a body punch
and Felcher counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Felcher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Thon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Felcher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thon avoids it really well and circles away. Thon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Felcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Felcher is looking for a kimura but Thon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Felcher to get the leverage. Thon wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felcher is looking for a kimura but Thon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Felcher to get the leverage. Thon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thon. Felcher stops Thon from standing up. Thon wants to sweep here but Felcher controlling him for the moment. Felcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Felcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thon missing with a left hand there. Felcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Felcher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thon was covering up waiting for the punch and Felcher finishes the takedown easily into guard. Thon looking for a sweep. Not yet Thon, not yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freida Felcher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Freida Felcher's cut. That's time! Felcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thon misses with a takedown attempt and Felcher counters with a shoot takedown. Thon fights it but they end up in guard. Felcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Thon wants to get back to his feet but Felcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Thon keeping moving, preventing Felcher from controlling successfully. Thon wants to get back to his feet but Felcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Felcher drops back looking for a leg! Thon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thon manages to kick Felcher off! Felcher jumps back into Thon's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Felcher wants to control from the top but Thon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A jab from Thon misses. The fighters circling - Thon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Thon misses with a straight left. Thon throws the left hand but Felcher avoids the punch easily. Thon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Felcher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thon won't be happy with that. Felcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Thon wants to get back to his feet. Felcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thon is looking for a sweep. Felcher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Thon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Felcher off and has taken his back! Thon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Felcher could be in trouble here!
Thon is not going to allow Felcher to sit and survive in this position. Thon scores with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Thon lands with some strikes. Thon punishing his opponent with strikes. Felcher working to try and regain half guard.
Felcher is bucking up trying to escape but Thon cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Thon working Felcher over with strikes here. Felcher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Thon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Felcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Felcher looks a forlorn figure.
Felcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Freida Felcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Thon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thon with the ground and pound from mount. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thon landing strikes, looking to finish! Thon avoids the attempt from Felcher to control. Thon cracks Felcher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thon landing shots from mount. Thon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Felcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thon landing punches. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thon lands with some strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Felcher manages to regain half guard. Good work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Felcher tries to get to full guard but Thon has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dickie Thon will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Freida Felcher's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A shot to the body from Thon misses and Felcher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thon! Felcher raining down shots from the mount! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thon can do anything to dispel that myth. Felcher prevents Thon from getting the reversal. Felcher trying to control but Thon is having none of it. Thon can't escape the position.
Felcher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thon is surviving well by controlling Felcher's body position as best he can. Thon can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Thon is squirming around, avoiding Felcher's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Felcher looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Felcher goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thon turns into him and now he's in Felcher's guard.
Thon looking to pass the guard. Thon working some strikes from top position. Thon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Felcher's head. Felcher is working an open guard so Thon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Thon swings for the body but Felcher moves out of range.
Thon tries to bum rush Felcher with a series of wild strikes but Felcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Felcher slips a straight right by Thon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felcher slips a jab and a cross from Thon.
Dickie Thon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thon throws the left hand but Felcher avoids the punch easily. Thon misses with an uppercut. Thon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Thon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felcher sees it coming and avoids it easily. Felcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Felcher winds up and cracks Thon with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Felcher is keen to just control but Thon is a slippery customer. Thon punching from the bottom.
Thon is trying to stand up here but Felcher is controlling him well. Felcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felcher seems to be working for a kimura but Thon defends the submission attempt. Felcher throws a strike but Thon avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Thon is looking to stand up but Felcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Felcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Felcher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Thon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Felcher is controlling him well. Thon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Thon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Felcher asserts his dominance and retains side control. Thon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Felcher tries to control but Thon wriggling away. Thon trying desperately to get to his feet.
Felcher swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thon is now in Felcher's guard. A big mistake from Felcher there, giving up the dominant position! Thon cracks Felcher with a solid left hand. Felcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Felcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight! Freida Felcher showed his dominance in that final round. I think Felcher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freida Felcher!
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energy
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