Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Sept 2, 2017 21:58:53 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens shifts back and forth nervously.
Josh Thomson looks very relaxed.
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 Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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Stephens and Thomson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Thomson paws at Stephens.
Stephens answers with solid punches!
Thomson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thomson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Stephens's defense muffles the blows.
Thomson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nice punch by Josh Thomson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thomson stops that one with his ribs!
Thomson throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Pulverizing punch to Thomson's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Thomson's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thomson stops that one with his ribs!
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Stephens shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Jeremy Stephens fires an unorthodox punch to Thomson's torso
that hits its mark.
Jeremy Stephens and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Jeremy Stephens goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Thomson seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jeremy Stephens throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Thomson's chin! That stops Thomson in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Left eye
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
rocks Thomson!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Thomson
Great move by Stephens who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Josh Thomson's ribs!
Josh Thomson's ribs shows the damage! Jeremy Stephens is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Thomson grapple with Jeremy Stephens and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Stephens manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Anthony Hamlett sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Stephens launches a furious hook!
That hits Thomson's chin like a wrecking ball! Thomson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Thomson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Stephens is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens decides to jump inside Thomson's guard.
Thomson didn't see that coming. Stephens is in open guard over Thomson now.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Thomson's face!
Thomson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thomson has a small cut in his Forehead
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Terrible one sided match... Thomson was not ready to fight a fighter of Jeremy Stephens caliber.
Jeremy Stephens Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Josh Thomson!
Josh Thomson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Thomson laid out on the mat! Jeremy Stephens's corner come in to congratulate him!
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (GnP) at 4:04 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 25/34 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 34 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 4/16 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 45 s
Stephens dominates another opponent. I'd put money on him winning this thing, but who knows Florian hasn't been bad this tourney.
Josh Thomson looks very relaxed.
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 Anthony Hamlett.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Stephens and Thomson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Thomson paws at Stephens.
Stephens answers with solid punches!
Thomson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thomson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Stephens's defense muffles the blows.
Thomson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nice punch by Josh Thomson
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thomson stops that one with his ribs!
Thomson throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Pulverizing punch to Thomson's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Thomson's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Thomson stops that one with his ribs!
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Stephens shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Jeremy Stephens fires an unorthodox punch to Thomson's torso
that hits its mark.
Jeremy Stephens and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Jeremy Stephens goes with a looping right hand while Josh Thomson jumps back and jabs
Thomson seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Jeremy Stephens throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Thomson's chin! That stops Thomson in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Left eye
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens and Thomson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
rocks Thomson!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Thomson
Great move by Stephens who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens launches a few hard punches to Josh Thomson's ribs!
Josh Thomson's ribs shows the damage! Jeremy Stephens is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Thomson grapple with Jeremy Stephens and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Stephens manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Anthony Hamlett sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Stephens launches a furious hook!
That hits Thomson's chin like a wrecking ball! Thomson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Thomson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Stephens is standing while Thomson is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens decides to jump inside Thomson's guard.
Thomson didn't see that coming. Stephens is in open guard over Thomson now.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Thomson's face!
Thomson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Thomson has a small cut in his Forehead
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Thomson
Terrible one sided match... Thomson was not ready to fight a fighter of Jeremy Stephens caliber.
Jeremy Stephens Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Josh Thomson!
Josh Thomson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Thomson laid out on the mat! Jeremy Stephens's corner come in to congratulate him!
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (GnP) at 4:04 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 25/34 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 34 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 4/16 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 45 s
Stephens dominates another opponent. I'd put money on him winning this thing, but who knows Florian hasn't been bad this tourney.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!