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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Farley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Farley.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
It looks like Chuck Farley has been cut.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Farley blocks with his arms.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Farley's face.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Farley blocks with his arms.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Farley is blocking nicely.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farley blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Farley blocks it.
Farley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Farley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Farley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a body punch but Farley moves out of range.
Farley looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farley.
Farley scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Farley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Farley 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.
Farley controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley landing strikes from the mount.
Farley tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Farley controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farley cracks Thompson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Farley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Farley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Farley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marshall Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Farley's cut.
That's time! Farley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farley staying out of range there.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farley blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farley tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Farley is blocking nicely.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Farley blocks it.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Farley.
Farley blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thompson regains guard.
Farley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farley content to stall in guard here.
Farley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson can't keep his opponent in guard - Farley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farley is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Farley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Farley is controlling him
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farley.
Thompson pushes Farley off looking to stand but Farley dives back in and keeps control.
Farley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Farley moves nicely into side control.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Farley takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farley.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farley counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
Farley landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Farley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Farley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Farley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Farley misses.
A right-left combo lands from Farley.
Farley misses with a straight left.
Farley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Farley.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farley.
Marshall Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farley swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Farley scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Farley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Farley thows a body shot but no joy.
Farley looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Farley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Farley pushes him off.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Farley moved out of range.
Farley throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuck Farley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farley misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Farley throws a series of strikes that have Thompson backpedaling.
Farley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farley throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Farley throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farley moves away.
Farley misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Farley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson defending well as Farley loads up on a big left hand.
Farley needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Farley lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Farley counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
Thompson throws a body punch but Farley moves out of range.
Farley misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farley.
Farley fails with the takedown.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Farley.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farley.
Farley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farley showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thompson is not content to let Farley control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Farley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farley 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Farley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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