Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2013 18:45:17 GMT -5
B.J. Penn doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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B.J. Penn and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as B.J. can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
B.J. tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Stephens moves backwards and circles around B.J. Penn.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
B.J. is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Jeremy Stephens gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Stephens has a small cut in his Nose
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Stephens stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Jeremy Stephens's cheek! Stephens stumbles and the falls to the mat!
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Jeremy Stephens is on his feet again.
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes B.J. stumble back!
B.J. begins to launch a barrage of punches over Stephens
this is getting worse and worse for Stephens
B.J. Penn wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Stephens!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. B.J. Penn can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Pulverizing punch to Stephens's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Stephens's Nose is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. won't budge, forcing Stephens to pull guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
B.J. Penn manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn isolates Jeremy Stephens's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jeremy Stephens is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Stephens's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
B.J. Penn slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over B.J.
Stephens tries to escape from the closed guard
Stephens succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over B.J.
Stephens is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to B.J. Penn.
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Round 2
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B.J. Penn was tooling Jeremy Stephens for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jeremy Stephens lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Stephens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Stephens is wobbling!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Stephens stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Chin
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jeremy Stephens looks rattled! B.J. Penn sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
B.J. Penn positions himself and tries to finish this!
B.J. Penn storms Jeremy Stephens's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Jeremy Stephens to defend himself!
Stephens's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Mouth
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
B.J. Penn Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
B.J. Penn creates space and allows Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Stephens climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Stephens follows B.J. Penn
only to get counter punched in a big way! Stephens needs to stop playing B.J. Penn's game or he'll get knocked out!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Stephens was not intelligently defending himself!
Stephens's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punch) at 1:24 Round 2
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
B.J. Penn and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as B.J. can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
B.J. tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Stephens moves backwards and circles around B.J. Penn.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
B.J. is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Jeremy Stephens gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from B.J. Penn that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Stephens has a small cut in his Nose
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Stephens stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
B.J. Penn launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Jeremy Stephens's cheek! Stephens stumbles and the falls to the mat!
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Jeremy Stephens is on his feet again.
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
B.J. is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
B.J. looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes B.J. stumble back!
B.J. begins to launch a barrage of punches over Stephens
this is getting worse and worse for Stephens
B.J. Penn wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Stephens!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. B.J. Penn can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Pulverizing punch to Stephens's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Stephens's Nose is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. won't budge, forcing Stephens to pull guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
B.J. Penn manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn isolates Jeremy Stephens's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jeremy Stephens is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to free his leg
B.J. Penn uses some of his skill by jumping out of Stephens's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
B.J. Penn slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes B.J.'s knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn attempts to move to full guard
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over B.J.
Stephens tries to escape from the closed guard
Stephens succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over B.J.
Stephens is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap B.J. Penn in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to B.J. Penn.
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Round 2
=========================================
B.J. Penn was tooling Jeremy Stephens for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jeremy Stephens lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
B.J. Penn has found an opening in the defense of Stephens, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Stephens is wobbling!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Stephens stumbles back, his corner is screaming! B.J. Penn is coming in again!
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Chin
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jeremy Stephens looks rattled! B.J. Penn sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
B.J. Penn positions himself and tries to finish this!
B.J. Penn storms Jeremy Stephens's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Jeremy Stephens to defend himself!
Stephens's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Mouth
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
B.J. Penn Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
B.J. is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
B.J. Penn creates space and allows Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Stephens climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Stephens follows B.J. Penn
only to get counter punched in a big way! Stephens needs to stop playing B.J. Penn's game or he'll get knocked out!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Stephens was not intelligently defending himself!
Stephens's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punch) at 1:24 Round 2
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s