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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dunsmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunsmore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Amazing by Kanye West. Dickie Thon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Dunsmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunsmore. Dunsmore obviously looking to wear him down.
Dunsmore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Dunsmore scores with a four punch combination!
Dunsmore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Nick Dunsmore has been cut.
Thon throws a big shot that misses.
Thon lands a jab.
Dunsmore throws a combination. Thon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dunsmore works the jab nicely.
Thon scores with a shot to the body.
Thon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunsmore finds it's way round the side to connect with Thon's head.
Dunsmore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dunsmore off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thon swings for the body but Dunsmore moves out of range.
Thon looks to land a combination. Dunsmore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunsmore.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunsmore stops Thon from standing up.
Thon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunsmore postures up in Thon's guard and throws a big left but Thon blocks it.
Dunsmore throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunsmore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunsmore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thon wants to get back to his feet but Dunsmore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunsmore is looking to work some ground and pound but Thon has wrist control.
Dunsmore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
Dunsmore drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thon dives on top into guard.
Dunsmore trying to control the position here.
Dunsmore wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thon distracts Dunsmore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunsmore is proving hard to escape from.
Dunsmore looking to control.
Thon is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunsmore has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thon wants to stand and escape but instead Dunsmore has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Thon looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunsmore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunsmore lands a couple of elbows.
Dunsmore throwing strikes but missing.
Thon wants to stand but Dunsmore is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunsmore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunsmore drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thon!
Dunsmore is trying to control Thon's posture but Thon avoids it.
Thon lands an elbow.
Dunsmore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thon landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thon wants to stand but Dunsmore is controlling his arm.
Dunsmore tries to improve position but can't.
Dunsmore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dunsmore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunsmore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dunsmore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunsmore is on top in guard.
Dunsmore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunsmore throwing strikes but missing.
Thon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunsmore is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dickie Thon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Dunsmore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunsmore lands with a nice body punch.
Thon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunsmore lands a right hook to the body.
Dunsmore slips under a jab from Thon.
Dunsmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thon cracks Dunsmore with a good jab.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thon but Thon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dunsmore to counter with a crisp jab.
Thon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunsmore finds it's way round the side to connect with Thon's head.
Dunsmore fails with a takedown attempt.
Thon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thon misses with a combination
and Dunsmore counters with a straight right hand.
Dunsmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thon is breathing heavily.
Dunsmore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunsmore is just out of range.
Thon misses with a hook
and Dunsmore counters with a stiff right hand.
Thon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon misses with a double jab
letting Dunsmore counter with a right hand.
Thon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunsmore dodges the punch combination from Thon.
Thon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dunsmore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dunsmore cracks a nice hook into Thon's ribs.
Dunsmore connects with a right hand. Thon shakes it off.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dunsmore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dunsmore throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thon bucks Dunsmore off and manages to get back to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunsmore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thon to the ground. Dunsmore is now in Thon's guard.
Dunsmore scoring with some ground and pound.
Thon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunsmore is looking to work some ground and pound but Thon has wrist control.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunsmore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunsmore is controlling him.
Dunsmore 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.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
Dunsmore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunsmore stands up over Thon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Dunsmore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunsmore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nick Dunsmore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunsmore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thon wants to stand but Dunsmore is controlling the position.
Thon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunsmore postures up in Thon's guard and throws a big left but Thon blocks it.
Dunsmore postures up in Thon's guard and throws a big left but Thon blocks it.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Dunsmore connects with a couple of short punches.
Dunsmore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunsmore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dunsmore cracks Thon with a solid left hand.
Dunsmore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dunsmore is looking to work some ground and pound but Thon has wrist control.
Dunsmore postures up in Thon's guard and throws a big left but Thon blocks it.
Dunsmore is in close to Thon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dunsmore stops Thon from standing up.
Dunsmore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
Dunsmore with a nice head shot there.
Dunsmore throwing strikes but missing.
Dunsmore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dunsmore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dunsmore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunsmore counters with a straight right hand.
Dunsmore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thon takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunsmore.
Dunsmore misses with an uppercut.
Thon scores with a punch to the head.
Dunsmore blocks a jab.
Thon scores with the left hand. Dunsmore knows he should have avoided that one.
Dunsmore shoots in for a takedown but Thon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunsmore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dunsmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunsmore.
Thon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dunsmore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thon throws a lazy right hand but Dunsmore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thon scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Dunsmore.
Thon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunsmore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Dunsmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunsmore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thon.
Dunsmore slips a jab from Thon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon looks to land a right hand but Dunsmore moved out of range.
Thon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dunsmore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunsmore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dunsmore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunsmore throws and elbow that misses. Thon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunsmore's guard. Nice move by Thon!
Thon postures up.
Thon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunsmore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunsmore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thon manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunsmore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunsmore prevents Thon from getting back to his feet.
Dunsmore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dunsmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thon is one step ahead there.
Thon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dunsmore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thon manages to get himself to full guard.
Thon wants to stand and escape but Dunsmore is having none of it.
Dunsmore thows a big elbow that misses.
Dunsmore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Dunsmore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thon is looking to stand up but Dunsmore isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunsmore lands a couple of digs.
Dunsmore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dunsmore thows a big elbow that misses.
Dunsmore prevents Thon from getting back to his feet.
Dunsmore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dunsmore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunsmore throwing strikes from guard but Thon blocks nicely.
Dunsmore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunsmore won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Thon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunsmore working some strikes from top position.
Thon wants to stand but Dunsmore is controlling the position.
Dunsmore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunsmore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thon has momentary wrist control but Dunsmore slips an elbow through the middle.
Dunsmore looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Dunsmore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunsmore 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dunsmore!
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