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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Thompson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Burgundy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Burgundy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burgundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson attempts a counter takedown but Burgundy avoids it well and moves away.
Thompson looking to score a takedown here. Burgundy is defending well but Thompson drives through and ends up in Burgundy's guard.
Burgundy is working an open guard so Thompson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Burgundy's guard.
Thompson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Burgundy fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burgundy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thompson gets to his feet. Burgundy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thompson.
A lull in the action here as Thompson stalls from top position.
Thompson trying to control the action but Burgundy is working from the bottom.
Thompson decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burgundy's waist but Burgundy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgundy misses with a double jab.
Thompson feints and as Burgundy raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burgundy, up you get!
Burgundy tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thompson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Burgundy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Burgundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgundy is still trying to improve position.
Thompson controlling from the top position.
Thompson gets to his feet. Burgundy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burgundy tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burgundy to the ground. Burgundy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burgundy sprawls and moves away.
Thompson goes for a double leg but Burgundy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burgundy continues to drive forward.
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stands up from half guard.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson tries to counter with a takedown but Burgundy is quick to defend against it.
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burgundy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thompson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Burgundy's hands, connecting with Burgundy's forehead.
Thompson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgundy circles away.
Burgundy throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Burgundy tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Burgundy is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Thompson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Burgundy to get to his feet.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thompson 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.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Burgundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a little break here. Burgundy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thompson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Burgundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgundy wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgundy looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burgundy pinned against the cage. Burgundy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burgundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Burgundy.
As Burgundy tries to get set, Thompson tries to push him back and clinch up but Burgundy manages to avoid the attempt.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burgundy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thompson staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Burgundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burgundy keeps working.
Thompson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Burgundy to his feet.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Burgundy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Burgundy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burgundy.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Burgundy sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thompson.
Thompson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Burgundy parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burgundy to escape.
Thompson trying to control the position but Burgundy is working away.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson happy to just control the position for now.
The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burgundy parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burgundy to escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson working the ground and pound from side control.
Thompson stands up.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Burgundy sprawls well.
Burgundy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thompson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burgundy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thompson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Burgundy.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thompson tries to clinch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson tries to counter with a takedown but Burgundy is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burgundy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Thompson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Burgundy blocks an elbow strike.
Ron Burgundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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