Post by The Sandmen on Jun 7, 2013 14:29:15 GMT -5
Mike Easton looks very relaxed.
Jeremy Stephens looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Easton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mike Easton sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Jeremy Stephens
puts Easton in a world of hurt!
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mike Easton's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Easton's chin with an uppercut while Easton lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Mike Easton is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Jeremy Stephens tries a middle kick
Easton blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Easton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Easton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Mike Easton moves forward looking for some grappling action
Easton has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Easton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Easton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jeremy Stephens
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Mike Easton's ribs!
Easton struggles and protects himself.
Easton is trying to counter now!
Easton tries to take Jeremy Stephens down... Stephens stumbles backwards and Mike Easton launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Stephens's jaw!
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Easton's head
Those punches are hitting! Easton covers his head!
Easton's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Easton tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Stephens is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jeremy Stephens is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Stephens catches an ankle and Easton is tripped to the mat!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Easton measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Stephens blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Jeremy Stephens wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Stephens drills Mike Easton's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Easton's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Easton
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Stephens use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) is cheering him!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Easton! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Easton doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Good looking punches from Jeremy Stephens on the ground
They could take their toll on Easton.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Jeremy Stephens wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Stephens drills Mike Easton's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Easton's Nose is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Stephens tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Mike Easton doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Stephens's moves.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Easton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jeremy Stephens pushes Mike Easton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Jeremy Stephens on the ground
They could take their toll on Easton.
Easton's Forehead is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Stephens fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Easton's arm and tries an armbar!
Stephens launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Mike Easton's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Easton taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by Submission (Armbar) at 4:05 Round 1
Statistics: Mike Easton
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Jeremy Steamed'Em.
Jeremy Stephens looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Easton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mike Easton sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Jeremy Stephens
puts Easton in a world of hurt!
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mike Easton's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Easton's chin with an uppercut while Easton lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Mike Easton is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Jeremy Stephens tries a middle kick
Easton blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Easton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Easton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Mike Easton moves forward looking for some grappling action
Easton has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Easton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Easton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jeremy Stephens
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Mike Easton's ribs!
Easton struggles and protects himself.
Easton is trying to counter now!
Easton tries to take Jeremy Stephens down... Stephens stumbles backwards and Mike Easton launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Stephens's jaw!
Stephens's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Easton's head
Those punches are hitting! Easton covers his head!
Easton's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mike Easton tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Stephens is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jeremy Stephens is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Stephens catches an ankle and Easton is tripped to the mat!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Easton measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Stephens blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Jeremy Stephens wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Stephens drills Mike Easton's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Easton's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Easton
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Easton
Stephens use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) is cheering him!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Easton! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Easton doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Good looking punches from Jeremy Stephens on the ground
They could take their toll on Easton.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Jeremy Stephens wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Stephens drills Mike Easton's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Easton's Nose is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Easton
Stephens tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Mike Easton doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Stephens's moves.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Easton is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jeremy Stephens pushes Mike Easton down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Jeremy Stephens on the ground
They could take their toll on Easton.
Easton's Forehead is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Easton
Stephens fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Easton's arm and tries an armbar!
Stephens launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Mike Easton's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Easton taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by Submission (Armbar) at 4:05 Round 1
Statistics: Mike Easton
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Jeremy Steamed'Em.