Stephen Thompson and Gilbert Burns fought in the co-main at UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where Gilbert Burns grabbed victory against ‘Wonderboy’ via unanimous decision after three rounds.
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Clearly, Stephen was the fan-favorite going into this fight and the result of the contest reflected the displeasure from the crowd. After Burns won the fight, the crowd profusely booed him. Later on, ‘Durinho’ challenged several other fighters stating “anyone can get this.”
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Gilbert Burns destroys Stephen Thompson at UFC 264
At the beginning of the first round, both men stood in a much more orthodox stance. Gilbert applied a much more boxing-centric approach in his movements and stance. Both the athletes maintained some distance before they engaged. ‘Wonderboy’ could not deal much damage throughout the first round to his opponent. However, towards the end of the round, Thompson broke free and clipped Burns with a hook.
Thompson got some head kicks in play, but they didn’t seem to affect Burns.
@GilbertDurinho is a beast
Heading into the second round, Gilbert was more confident. He landed a good low kick and then switched into a double-leg takedown towards the end of the second round. Thompson was once again up against the fence and Burns landed some left hands in a short time.
Gilbert Burns with a solid win tonight. Wonderboy is an impossibly difficult puzzle to solve and he solved it. 29-28 on my card as well. Burns vs. Masvidal sounds like a fun fight now that Nick Diaz has an opponent #UFC264
In the closing seconds of round 3, Thompson was trapped at the corner of the fence. Burns landed some fierce punches, but several of them were to the back of the head. However, the referee ignored them as there were mere seconds left for the final bell.
Are we just going to ignore those back of the head punches?
Gilbert Burns won the match with a unanimous decision in round 3.
Burns/Thompson scorecards #UFC264
