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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). Marshall Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Farley's chin.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
5 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farley counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson jabs Farley right on the nose. Farley blinks but takes it well.
Farley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farley misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson misses with a hook. Farley ducked under it nicely.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Farley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farley dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Farley's head and hops out.
Farley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Farley.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Farley's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson drops Farley with a right and a left! Thompson comes rushing in but Farley regains his composure and manages to keep Thompson in guard.
Farley is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Farley has been cut.
Thompson postures up in Farley's guard and throws a big left but Farley blocks it.
Oh Farley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farley wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farley seems to have got his legs back now.
Farley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Farley blocks nicely.
Farley working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
Farley is breathing heavily.
Thompson postures up in Farley's guard and throws a big left but Farley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson drops Farley with a left right combo! Thompson follows him down to the ground into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Farley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Farley is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Farley is looking for a sweep.
Farley is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Farley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
Thompson with the ground and pound but Farley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farley.
Thompson cracks Farley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farley throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson stuns Farley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Farley sprawling to the canvas. Thompson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Farley hang on?
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farley defending well though.
Well, if Thompson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Farley throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Farley with a hook.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farley.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farley counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Farley to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Farley's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farley.
Farley digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Farley stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Farley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Farley.
Farley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thompson in his tracks.
Farley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Marshall Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Farley blocks it.
Farley tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Farley blocks it.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farley blocks it with crossed arms.
Farley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Farley blocks with his arms.
Farley tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Farley breaks from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Farley backs away looking to recover.
Farley 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.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farley misses with the combination.
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Farley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Farley drops back looking for a leg! Thompson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thompson manages to kick Farley off! Farley jumps back into Thompson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farley stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farley controlling the action here.
Farley seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
That's four 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.
Farley passes to side control.
Farley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thompson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thompson tries to escape but Farley is in control.
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.
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!
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Farley counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Farley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farley checks a leg kick.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farley counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Thompson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Farley from controlling successfully.
Farley advances to half guard.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Farley sits in half guard.
Farley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Farley trying to control the pace.
Farley wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farley trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Farley.
A right-left combo lands from Farley.
Farley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Farley misses with a double jab.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farley manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Farley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farley circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farley.
Farley has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Farley wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Farley is working for a submission of some sort.
Farley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Farley is working for a submission of some sort.
Farley tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody 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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RATING
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