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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steven thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). thompson comes to the cage accompanied by so cold. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steven thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Barbee! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbee shoots in looking for a takedown. thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Barbee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. thompson misses with a wild combination.
Barbee scores a takedown into full mount! thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barbee manages to capitalize on a mistake by thompson to take his back! thompson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. A lull in the action here.
Barbee is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften thompson up.
That's one minute gone in the round. thompson trying to get back to his feet but Barbee is in full control for now. thompson just trying to survive but Barbee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. I really don't envy thompson right now.
Barbee doesn't have the hooks in and thompson manages to turn into his guard.
thompson stands and steps away. Barbee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. thompson is breathing heavily. Barbee has thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Barbee tries to clinch but thompson moves out of range. Barbee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Barbee throws a sloppy head kick and thompson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. thompson lands a head kick. Barbee smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Barbee swinging wilding here.
Barbee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Barbee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has thompson pinned against the cage. thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. steven thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Barbee. thompson throws a lazy head kick and Barbee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in thompson's guard. thompson keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully. thompson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! No joy there for thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbee closes the distance and clinches up with thompson, looking for a takedown. Barbee pushes thompson against the cage but thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Barbee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. thompson has Barbee up against the cage in a clinch.
thompson breaks the clinch.
Barbee shoots in but thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily. A lazy left from thompson finds it's target. Barbee wants to clinch and thompson counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. thompson wants to clinch. thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two. thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with thompson but thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Barbee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barbee lands in his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Barbee dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barbee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Barbee misses with a takedown attempt and thompson counters with a good low kick that Barbee was not able to check. Barbee shoots for a takedown but thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbee. Barbee ducks right into an uppercut from thompson.
It looks like Ricky Barbee has been cut. thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbee off the cage and back into rage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barbee's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round. thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. steven thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. thompson connects with a single shot there. thompson throws a right and a left that both miss. Barbee misses with a wild body shot. Barbee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from thompson.
thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbee counters with a left to the body. Barbee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. steven thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Barbee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbee moves away. thompson scores with a nice head shot. Barbee fails with a takedown attempt from distance. thompson lands a body shot.
thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Barbee clinches up with thompson and pushes him back against the cage. thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Barbee tries to keep at a distance but thompson has taken the fight into the clinch. Barbee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbee darts in trying to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Ricky Barbee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Barbee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but thompson swivels and escapes. Barbee has a takedown stuffed. thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. thompson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. thompson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbee down.
Barbee isn't going anywhere. Barbee bucks up and tries to throw thompson off but instead thompson has got his back! Barbee is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake thompson off. It looks like it's working - thompson slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Barbee displaying calm under pressure there. thompson tries to clinch up but Barbee circles away and keeps his distance. Barbee checks a leg kick nicely. thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Barbee manages to avoid taking any serious damage. thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steven thompson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ricky Barbee's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbee misses with a takedown attempt and thompson counters with a nice uppercut. Barbee throws a combination. thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands. thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbee.
Barbee tries to keep at a distance but thompson has taken the fight into the clinch. thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Barbee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with thompson's elbow. Barbee keeps control of thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. thompson breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Barbee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbee blocks a leg kick. Barbee shoots for a takedown but thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Barbee closes this distance looking for a takedown but thompson circles away. steven thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Barbee. Barbee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts thompson as he jumps to the side. Barbee throws a right and a left that both miss. Barbee wants to clinch up but thompson keeps it at a distance. thompson gets the takedown into side control. thompson stands up and beckons Barbee to his feet. thompson misses with a double jab
and Barbee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbee, pushing him back against the cage. Barbee breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from thompson misses. Barbee tries to close the distance and clinch up but thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Barbee doesn't manage to clinch there - thompson circles away.
thompson is looking to clinch. Barbee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from thompson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbee dodges the punch combination from thompson.
thompson keeps the fight on the outside. Barbee throws a jab but it's blocked by thompson. thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Barbee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. thompson pushes Barbee off looking to stand but Barbee dives back in and keeps control.
Barbee is tying to control. thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Barbee tries to stand and escape but thompson is controlling the position. Barbee tries to pass to full mount but thompson defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. thompson throws a quick inside leg kick. Barbee misses with a takedown and thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Barbee backing up. Barbee nods at thompson to acknowledge the strikes. thompson throws a combination. Barbee tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Barbee fails with the takedown and thompson counters with a series of strikes. Barbee will be more careful next time no doubt. Barbee doesn't succeed with the takedown and thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Barbee backing up. Barbee nods at thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! steven thompson showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steven thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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