Post by The Sandmen on May 18, 2017 6:58:51 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Rafael dos Anjos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Some nice shots from Rafael dos Anjos
that stun Stephens.
Dos Anjos showing excellent timing, blasts Jeremy Stephens with a right hand.
Great hook by Rafael dos Anjos! Jeremy Stephens is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Dos Anjos is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Rafael dos Anjos decides to jump inside Stephens's guard.
Stephens didn't see that coming. Dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens now.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jeremy Stephens can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to show some ground skills
Jeremy Stephens put Dos Anjos in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos breaks the closed guard of Jeremy Stephens and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Rafael dos Anjos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
1:57 Round 1 and Dos Anjos is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Stephens is able to break the lock.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Stephens tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rafael dos Anjos creates enough space to control Jeremy Stephens's leg.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries an armbar from the bottom!
Jeremy Stephens breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Stephens tries to open up Rafael dos Anjos's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Dos Anjos in the side of the head
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Stephens's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Anthony Hamlett knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dos Anjos catch Jeremy Stephens's left arm and tries a kimura
Jeremy Stephens holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Rafael dos Anjos throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Stephens's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Mouth
Stephens wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to take Jeremy Stephens to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Stephens is with his back on the ground now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Crushing shot to Dos Anjos's body! He's holding his side
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Stephens rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Rafael dos Anjos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Jeremy Stephens
tags Dos Anjos.
Jeremy Stephens has found an opening in the defense of Dos Anjos, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Dos Anjos is wobbling!
Stephens leads with a punch
Rafael dos Anjos evades but whiffs with a counter.
Quick hook by Rafael dos Anjos
Good shot! Stephens has reasons to be worried.
Dos Anjos pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dos Anjos into his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Stephens's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Stephens's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos aggressively and repeatedly punches Stephens.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Stephens breaks free.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Stephens breaks free.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Rafael dos Anjos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Anthony Hamlett didn't see the foul!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dos Anjos catch Jeremy Stephens's left arm and tries a kimura
Jeremy Stephens holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Rafael dos Anjos has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Shovel hook by Rafael dos Anjos
tags Stephens.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rafael dos Anjos!
Stephens ducks under...
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Jeremy Stephens tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dos Anjos goes down.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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
Rafael dos Anjos is on his feet again.
Dos Anjos is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Dos Anjos moves backwards and gestures for Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Jeremy Stephens is standing now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos swings...
hard impact to Stephens's face!
Stephens tries to grapple
He puts Dos Anjos in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Jeremy Stephens is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
Dos Anjos struggles and launches a few punches to Stephens's head
Nothing from this... Rafael dos Anjos seems frustrated.
Anthony Hamlett separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Stephens won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens sits over his knees and pushes away Dos Anjos's leg!
Jeremy Stephens is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dos Anjos's face!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rafael dos Anjos is not able to stop Dos Anjos ground skills and Jeremy Stephens moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Stand up! This is what Stephens's cornermen are shouting. Rafael dos Anjos is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Dos Anjos tries to show some ground skills
Rafael dos Anjos put Stephens in half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dos Anjos's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rafael dos Anjos
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dos Anjos's face with those brutal elbows! Dos Anjos needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens tries to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Jeremy Stephens manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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 side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens tries to better his position on the ground...
Stephens is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Dos Anjos
Good punches to Dos Anjos's body.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Rafael dos Anjos for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rafael dos Anjos lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
Stephens doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Anthony Hamlett has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Jeremy Stephens has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Dos Anjos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Right cheek
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Dos Anjos stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Jeremy Stephens is coming in again!
Several good body shots
land on Dos Anjos.
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Terrible one sided match... Dos Anjos was not ready to fight a fighter of Jeremy Stephens caliber.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy kick
Stephens dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Dos Anjos's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dos Anjos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Jeremy Stephens attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens catches Rafael dos Anjos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Stephens.
That punishment by Jeremy Stephens has left Dos Anjos staggered! Jeremy Stephens should try push forward now and finish this!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Not a desiderable position that Dos Anjos is in now. Jeremy Stephens is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dos Anjos's face!
Anthony Hamlett has seen enough! The fight is over! Dos Anjos was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (GnP) at 1:19 Round 4
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 9/9 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 43/46 (93%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 690 s
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 674 s
Kinda a shame to have this fight so early. This could easily have been the finals. Solid back and forth fight.
Rafael dos Anjos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Some nice shots from Rafael dos Anjos
that stun Stephens.
Dos Anjos showing excellent timing, blasts Jeremy Stephens with a right hand.
Great hook by Rafael dos Anjos! Jeremy Stephens is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Dos Anjos is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Rafael dos Anjos decides to jump inside Stephens's guard.
Stephens didn't see that coming. Dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens now.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jeremy Stephens can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to show some ground skills
Jeremy Stephens put Dos Anjos in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos breaks the closed guard of Jeremy Stephens and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Rafael dos Anjos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
1:57 Round 1 and Dos Anjos is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Stephens is able to break the lock.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Stephens tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Rafael dos Anjos creates enough space to control Jeremy Stephens's leg.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries an armbar from the bottom!
Jeremy Stephens breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Stephens tries to open up Rafael dos Anjos's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Dos Anjos in the side of the head
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Rafael dos Anjos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Stephens's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Anthony Hamlett knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dos Anjos catch Jeremy Stephens's left arm and tries a kimura
Jeremy Stephens holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Rafael dos Anjos throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Stephens's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Mouth
Stephens wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to take Jeremy Stephens to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Stephens is with his back on the ground now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Crushing shot to Dos Anjos's body! He's holding his side
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in open guard over Stephens... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Stephens rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Rafael dos Anjos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shovel hook by Jeremy Stephens
tags Dos Anjos.
Jeremy Stephens has found an opening in the defense of Dos Anjos, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Dos Anjos is wobbling!
Stephens leads with a punch
Rafael dos Anjos evades but whiffs with a counter.
Quick hook by Rafael dos Anjos
Good shot! Stephens has reasons to be worried.
Dos Anjos pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dos Anjos into his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Stephens's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Stephens
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Stephens's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos aggressively and repeatedly punches Stephens.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Stephens breaks free.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Stephens breaks free.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Rafael dos Anjos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Anthony Hamlett didn't see the foul!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dos Anjos catch Jeremy Stephens's left arm and tries a kimura
Jeremy Stephens holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dos Anjos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dos Anjos tries to cover his face,
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Stephens measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dos Anjos's side.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Rafael dos Anjos has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Shovel hook by Rafael dos Anjos
tags Stephens.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rafael dos Anjos!
Stephens ducks under...
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Jeremy Stephens tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dos Anjos goes down.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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
Rafael dos Anjos is on his feet again.
Dos Anjos is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Dos Anjos moves backwards and gestures for Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Jeremy Stephens is standing now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos swings...
hard impact to Stephens's face!
Stephens tries to grapple
He puts Dos Anjos in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Jeremy Stephens is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
Dos Anjos struggles and launches a few punches to Stephens's head
Nothing from this... Rafael dos Anjos seems frustrated.
Anthony Hamlett separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Stephens won't budge, forcing Dos Anjos to pull guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens sits over his knees and pushes away Dos Anjos's leg!
Jeremy Stephens is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dos Anjos's face!
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Rafael dos Anjos is not able to stop Dos Anjos ground skills and Jeremy Stephens moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Stand up! This is what Stephens's cornermen are shouting. Rafael dos Anjos is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Dos Anjos tries to show some ground skills
Rafael dos Anjos put Stephens in half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dos Anjos's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rafael dos Anjos
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dos Anjos's face with those brutal elbows! Dos Anjos needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens tries to pass Rafael dos Anjos's guard...
Jeremy Stephens manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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 side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens tries to better his position on the ground...
Stephens is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Dos Anjos
Good punches to Dos Anjos's body.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Rafael dos Anjos for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rafael dos Anjos lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
Stephens doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Anthony Hamlett has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Jeremy Stephens has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Dos Anjos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Right cheek
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Dos Anjos stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Jeremy Stephens is coming in again!
Several good body shots
land on Dos Anjos.
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Terrible one sided match... Dos Anjos was not ready to fight a fighter of Jeremy Stephens caliber.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy kick
Stephens dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Dos Anjos's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dos Anjos seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Jeremy Stephens attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens catches Rafael dos Anjos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Stephens.
That punishment by Jeremy Stephens has left Dos Anjos staggered! Jeremy Stephens should try push forward now and finish this!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Not a desiderable position that Dos Anjos is in now. Jeremy Stephens is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dos Anjos's face!
Anthony Hamlett has seen enough! The fight is over! Dos Anjos was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (GnP) at 1:19 Round 4
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 9/9 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 43/46 (93%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 690 s
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 674 s
Kinda a shame to have this fight so early. This could easily have been the finals. Solid back and forth fight.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!