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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thicke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat . This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Pony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Thicke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Thicke.
Thicke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Thicke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pony throws the kick towards the body but Thicke avoids it.
Thicke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pony defends it nicely.
Pony throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thicke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pony pinned against the cage. Pony gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thicke walks into a left hand.
Thicke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pony takes one to the chin there.
Thicke takes a swing at Pony's ribcage but misses.
Thicke throws a big shot that misses.
Thicke misses with a body punch
and Pony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pony was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.
Pony moves into range and clinches up with Thicke.
Thicke is looking to take this one to the mat.
David Pony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Thicke.
Nice elbow from Pony.
Pony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thicke can't get the takedown.
Thicke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pony gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pony scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thicke blocks the elbow strike.
Pony lands a good knee to the midsection. Thicke won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Pony.
Thicke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pony lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pony throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pony lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thicke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pony gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pony pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thicke wants a takedown.
Pony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thicke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thicke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pony is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pony wants to control but Thicke postures up.
Pony manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thicke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thicke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thicke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thicke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pony is trying to get back to full guard.
Thicke thows a huge punch but Pony dodges it nicely.
Thicke is looking to stall here but Pony recovers full guard.
Thicke trying to control but Pony is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thicke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pony's guard.
Thicke wants to work for an arm triangle but Pony is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thicke trying to mount his opponent but Pony defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pony avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thicke.
Thicke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Thicke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pony scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thicke lands an overhand right.
Pony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thicke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thicke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thicke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pony rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Pony there.
Pony will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thicke tries for a takedown but Pony sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Thicke misses.
Thicke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thicke darts in looking for a takedown but Pony gets double underhooks and turns Thicke into the cage.
Thicke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pony pulls him back up using the underhooks.
David Pony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Thicke.
Pony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thicke.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pony.
Thicke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but Thicke blocks with his arms.
Thicke avoiding damage as Pony throws knees to the body.
Thicke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thicke can't get the takedown.
Pony lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pony gets through Thicke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Pony.
Pony manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Pony misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pony, right into the meat.
Thicke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thicke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pony's waist but Pony gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thicke off to one side.
Pony fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pony!
Brad Thicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pony keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony stuffs the takedown.
Thicke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pony.
Brad Thicke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pony misses the shot to the body.
Pony throws a hook but Thicke blocks it.
Thicke 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.
Thicke stopping the sweep attempt from Pony.
Thicke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thicke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pony keeping moving, preventing Thicke from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thicke is looking to work some ground and pound but Pony has wrist control.
Pony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thicke on the ground.
Thicke throws a strike but Pony rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pony trying to control the position from guard on top but Thicke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thicke 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.
Thicke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pony.
Pony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thicke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke connects with a right hand. Pony shakes it off.
Thicke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thicke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thicke wants to pass to mount but Pony is defending the position.
Pony regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thicke.
Thicke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thicke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thicke postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brad Thicke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thicke wants to clinch up but Pony keeps it at a distance.
Thicke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pony dodges the punch combination from Thicke.
Thicke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thicke shoots in but no luck this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thicke checks a leg kick.
Pony punishes Thicke's body with a nice straight punch.
Thicke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pony is fending him off so far but Thicke persists. Nope, Pony circles away and we're back to standing.
Pony scoring well with a low kick there.
Pony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pony throws a head kick that misses.
Pony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pony is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thicke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pony tries a body shot but Thicke blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thicke misses with a takedown attempt - Pony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David Pony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Thicke.
Thicke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pony has closed the distance and engaged Thicke in a clinch.
Thicke is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pony is defending well.
Thicke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Pony - that landed with a thud.
Thicke wants a takedown.
Thicke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thicke prevents a body shot from Pony.
Pony with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thicke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pony avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pony.
Pony lands an elbow inside that Thicke shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Pony.
Pony looking to throw knees to the head but Thicke is blocking nicely.
Pony tries to throw a body punch but Thicke avoids it by throwing Pony back against the cage.
Pony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thicke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pony avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pony lands an elbow just above Thicke 's eye.
Pony trying to land knees to the body.
Pony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thicke misses with a series of wild punches.
Pony misses with an uppercut. Thicke saw that one coming.
Thicke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Thicke misses.
Pony clinches up with Thicke and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thicke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pony misses the jab.
Pony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thicke.
Pony connects with a leg kick. Thicke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thicke thows a body shot but no joy.
Pony avoids the body shot from Thicke.
That kick from Pony tenderised Thicke's leg. Thicke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pony pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thicke back to the cage. Pony follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thicke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pony.
Thicke lands a head shot.
Thicke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thicke misses with the combination.
Pony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thicke moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pony misses.
Thicke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pony can pounce on him.
Pony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thicke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pony counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A left lands for Pony.
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!
Pony clinches.
Pony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pony.
Pony lands a hook that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
Pony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thicke avoids it.
Thicke avoids the elbow strike from Pony, against the cage.
Thicke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Pony clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thicke.
Pony throws a hook but Thicke blocks it.
Thicke fails with a takedown attempt.
Pony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thicke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Pony as Thicke shoots in.
Thicke closes the distance and clinches up with Pony, looking for a takedown. Thicke pushes Pony against the cage but Pony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David Pony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Thicke.
Pony with a nice cross.
Pony misses with the combination.
Thicke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thicke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thicke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pony defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thicke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pony misses.
Pony throws out a powerful jab.
Pony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pony walks into a jab.
Thicke throws a right hand that Pony ducks under and follows up with a left that Pony also avoids with ease.
Thicke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pony.
Pony moves out of range as Thicke strikes.
Thicke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pony circles away quickly and effectively.
Thicke swings for the body but Pony moves out of range.
Pony thows a body shot but no joy.
Pony tries to clinch but Thicke is having none of it.
Pony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pony scoring well with a low kick there.
Pony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony swings widly with a right hand
and Thicke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thicke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pony.
Thicke scores with a three punch combo!
Thicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pony moves away.
Thicke throws a hook to the side of Pony's head but Pony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pony has closed the distance and engaged Thicke in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but Thicke blocks with his arms.
Thicke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pony after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Pony.
Nice body punch from Pony - that landed with a thud.
Pony breaks from the clinch.
Pony misses with a looping right.
Pony looks to land a left hand but Thicke moved out of range nicely.
Pony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thicke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pony slips a jab and a cross from Thicke.
Thicke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thicke lands a nice hook to Pony's body. Pony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thicke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thicke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pony scores with a jab. Thicke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thicke 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.
Thicke lands a slapping body shot.
Pony connects with a body shot that sends Thicke's belly button to the back.
A combination from Thicke does no damage.
Pony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke blocks a head kick by Pony.
Pony misses with a wild body shot.
Thicke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thicke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thicke throwing shots but Pony is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thicke is trying to control the action in half guard but Pony is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pony is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thicke works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Thicke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Pony will probably get the nod.
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!
Thicke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pony circles away quickly and effectively.
Thicke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pony.
Thicke moves away from the strike by Pony.
Pony moves into range and clinches up with Thicke.
Pony prevents the takedown attempt.
Thicke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pony pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thicke moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pony enables Thicke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pony manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pony trying to control the position.
Pony wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thicke throws a big right hand that misses.
Thicke throwing strikes but missing.
Thicke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thicke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thicke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pony keeping moving, preventing Thicke from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony wants to sweep but no luck.
Thicke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thicke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pony napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thicke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Thicke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pony struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thicke in side control, throwing shots but Pony defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thicke throws a strike aimed at the side of Pony's head but Pony avoids it well.
Pony is trying to buck Thicke off.
Thicke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Pony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thicke trying to control the position but Pony is working away.
Thicke in side control, throwing shots but Pony defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Thicke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pony is letting Thicke control him for a moment.
Brad Thicke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thicke is looking to take a break and control but Pony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thicke throws a strike aimed at the side of Pony's head but Pony avoids it well.
Thicke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Thicke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pony parries the strikes from Thicke easily there. Thicke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pony to escape.
Thicke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Thicke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thicke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Pony!
David Pony retains his featherweight title!
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