All appeared to be going splendid for Stephen Thompson until he ended up face first on the canvas midway through Round 3 of his UFC 307 bout. The party responsible for the violent jumping knockout was Joaquin Buckley (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who crumpled “Wonderboy” Thompson (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) with a jumping right hook that ended the fight at 2:17 of Round 3. The welterweight bout closed out the UFC 307 preliminary card at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Buckley was the aggressor for much of the three-round bout, as Thompson played role of matador to his bull. Thompson counter strikes landed on Buckley on a few occasions, but that didn’t deter the pressure put forth. Thompson fended off many of Buckley’s takedown attempts and made it seemingly impossible to be controlled for any significant period of time
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UFC 307 results: Joaquin Buckley’s leaping punch knocks out Stephen Thompson – MMA Junkie