![]() He lands a good hook but Thompson lands a counter of his own that gets Burns backing up again. Thompson throws a spinning back kick that lands cleanly and that inspires Burns to start coming forward. Thompson not throwing a lot though either and the boo birds are starting to be heard. Thompson is starting to set his range now though and lands a few good side kicks off the front leg.īurns is having trouble navigating the space and as he charges in, he misses by a country mile with his hooks. He had nothing to offer there and as a result, Thompson has his hips much lower to start this round.īurns not looking to force the issue thus far, throwing some kicks and waiting for his window. But as we head into the second round, it’s clear that Thompson cannot lock up with Burns. ![]() On the replay it shows that Thompson didn’t actually hurt Burns, more of a slip. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Burns. Not a massive amount of damage but just before the horn sounds, Thompson breaks free and clips Burns with a hook that looks like it may have hurt the former lightweight! Wonderboy now back standing but short time and he still cannot keep Burns off him in the clinch. Now he drops back down to a knee and Burns rifles some good right hands into Thompson’s face that cause some urgency from Thompson. Burns holds on for a bit but Thompson manages to get up. Thompson building his base against the fence though and he’s got his hips back. Burns lands a few shots from the top and he’s holding this position and looking to control. He switches to a single-leg though and that catches Thompson off guard! Burns secures the takedown and now he’s in top half-guard with Thompson against the fence. Burns clearly wants to use his grappling in this one but thus far, Thompson is keeping things upright.īurns tries to duck down low for a double-leg off the clinch but no joy. Burns now high with an underhook against the fence and keeping Thompson stuck against the fence. Back in space and Burns shoots a single-leg from a mile away but he’s able to clamp onto the leg and drive Thompson back to the fence. The first event of the fight is Burns rushing in with a feint and half-hearted takedown attempt but Thompson evades easily. Burns much more boxing centric with his stance and the first minute is all movement and feeling out from both men. Thompson, check out live blog from MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew below.īoth men are in orthodox to start and Thompson is in that trademark karate stance. dQwF84hp22- UFC July 11, 2021įor more on Burns vs.
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