UFC Vegas 52: Maycee Barber dominates Montana De La Rosa in an intense cage side wrestling match

UFC Vegas 52: Maycee Barber dominates Montana De La Rosa in an intense cage side wrestling match

Maycee Barber- Montana De La Rosa

UFC Flyweight Maycee Barber shows a vintage side with her aggression in both grappling and striking- though in clinch strikes- over fellow flyweight Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 52. Barber, a product of Team Alpha Male- where the likes of Andre Fili, Joseph Benavidez, TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt and many more have trained- has now started to be herself as she focused on giving a message of prioritising mental peace and has also made a spectacular case for being a future title contender. See the narration below to see how intense the back and forth between the ladies was in the clinch position.

Round 1: Both the girls are being cautious of each other. Barber takes the fight to the cage side throwing heavy pressure with her head. Rosa hits back as well. Position changes and Barber’s back is on cage now. Barber getting off-balance makes Rosa get a takedown, Barber gets back up quickly regardless. The cage side wrestling going on. De La Rosa is showing heavy pressure on Barber’s neck with her shoulder, but Barber manages to escape and almost goes for a takedown but Montana is very tough.

It’s a chess match of grappling. The one who gets the under-hook wins. But Barber breaks off suddenly to land some huge shots and gets De La Rosa a little wobbled. The fight goes back to cage grappling. Barber is now dominating striking while clinching in the first round. De La Rosa changes position but the round ends. 10-8 for Barber.

Maycee Barber landed knees, elbows and whatnot whilst grappling with Montana De La Rosa

Maycee Barber- Montana De La Rosa
Maycee Barber- Montana De La Rosa

Round 2: De La Rosa approaches for the clinch this time. Barber’s back on the cage. De La Rosa hoping for a trip. De La Rosa lands some knees. De La Rosa almost drags Barber to the ground. But Barber stands back and on the way, De La Rosa manages to get the back control! Barber somehow manages to slip out. Now Barber is pressing De La Rosa from the top position. Barber has managed to land some good shots in the ground and pound. Now De La Rosa has grabbed Barber’s legs from the ground and that’s where the round ends. 10-9 for Barber.

Round 3: De La Rosa and Barber get back to grappling as usual. What is commendable is none of the ladies is out of cardio or strength. Barber is however having an edge with her strikes she lands when De La Rosa’s back was on the cage. Barber has shown aggression in her strikes. Forward pressure with the head from Barber is taking a toll on De La Rosa. De La Rosa tries to change position.

Clinch strikes are in favour of Barber regardless. There’s not much response to Barber’s aggression from De La Rosa. Barber lands a huge knee on De La Rosa’s face. Barber succeeds with a takedown. The fight comes back to feet, then cage side. The fight ends. Complete domination by Maycee Barber for having the upper hand in the clinching game. FirstSportz scores it another 10-8 for Barber.

Results: Maycee Barber def. Montana De La Rosa via unanimous decision [30-27 x 3]

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