Post by The Sandmen on Aug 10, 2018 19:52:58 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
John Dodson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
John Dodson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Dodson.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Dodson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nice punch by John Dodson
that nearly tags Stephens.
Stephens is trying to counter now!
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dodson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dodson's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson launches a few weak punches
Stephens blocks them effectively.
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dodson anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson attempts to move to full guard
John Dodson manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson 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.
Stephens is trying to counter now!
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at John Dodson, who is barely covering up!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens tries to pass to half guard...
John Dodson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Stephens looks to work from half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson tries to close the guard.
Dodson put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Stephens is in closed guard... Dodson tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
John Dodson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
John Dodson put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Jeremy Stephens's face like a wrecking ball!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dodson launches a furious low kick!
Stephens blocks.
Dodson clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Dodson just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Dodson is going to have a headache after this one.
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Chin
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
John Dodson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Dodson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Stephens from the ground!
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by John Dodson's punches
Dodson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Stephens.
Incredible haymaker from Jeremy Stephens!
You can see John Dodson's head being snapped backwards!
Dodson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dodson has a small cut in his Right eye
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by John Dodson's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Dodson's chin with an uppercut while Dodson lands some great crosses.
Stephens moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Dodson with a double overhooks!
John Dodson swings...
...no good.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Stephens.
Dodson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dodson's chin
Stephens feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Stephens pushes John Dodson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Jeremy Stephens launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Dodson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on John Dodson's cheek! Dodson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Right cheek
Stephens is standing while Dodson is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dodson's guard.
Dodson didn't see that coming. Stephens is in open guard over Dodson now.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jeremy Stephens has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Tremendous strikes from Dodson!
Stephens blocks with confidence
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A left hook from Stephens
grazes the chin of Dodson.
John Dodson throws a combo
Jeremy Stephens ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Dodson swings again, only to get countered once more! Dodson is looking bad here!
John Dodson is a bloody mess!
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Dodson just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Dodson is going to have a headache after this one.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling John Dodson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because John Dodson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
An overhand right from Jeremy Stephens that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Dodson moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
John Dodson is a bloody mess!
Dodson showing excellent timing, blasts Jeremy Stephens with a right hand.
Stephens steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dodson steps forward
Jeremy Stephens catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Dodson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John Dodson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Dodson doesn't stop bleeding.
Superb haymaker by Stephens
that lands on Dodson's face like a cannon ball!
Dodson's Mouth is beginning to swell
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
John Dodson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
rocks Dodson!
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! John Dodson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Stephens into his guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Dodson doesn't stop bleeding.
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dodson's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
John Dodson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at John Dodson! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if John Dodson doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Stephens is in closed guard... Dodson tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of John Dodson
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Left cheek
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
You can see Dodson's blood making stains in the mat.
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Dodson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens is looking to pass John Dodson's guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
You can see Dodson's blood making stains in the mat.
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
John Dodson is not able to stop Dodson ground skills and Jeremy Stephens moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount John Dodson...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dodson's face with those brutal elbows! Dodson needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Dodson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dodson has a small cut in his Left cheek
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens was tooling John Dodson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because John Dodson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jeremy Stephens Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over John Dodson!
John Dodson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Jeremy Stephens has left Dodson laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (GnP) at 3:15 Round 2
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/40 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: John Dodson
Punches 13/29 (45%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
That'll do 'er.
John Dodson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
John Dodson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Dodson.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Dodson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nice punch by John Dodson
that nearly tags Stephens.
Stephens is trying to counter now!
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dodson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dodson's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson tries to close his guard around Stephens
He is not able to do it
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson launches a few weak punches
Stephens blocks them effectively.
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dodson anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson attempts to move to full guard
John Dodson manages to switch to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Dodson 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.
Stephens is trying to counter now!
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at John Dodson, who is barely covering up!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens tries to pass to half guard...
John Dodson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Stephens looks to work from half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
John Dodson tries to close the guard.
Dodson put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Stephens is in closed guard... Dodson tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
John Dodson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
John Dodson put some serious power behind that superman punch!
That's just incredible! That punch hits Jeremy Stephens's face like a wrecking ball!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dodson launches a furious low kick!
Stephens blocks.
Dodson clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Dodson just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Dodson is going to have a headache after this one.
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Chin
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
John Dodson closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Dodson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Stephens from the ground!
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by John Dodson's punches
Dodson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Stephens.
Incredible haymaker from Jeremy Stephens!
You can see John Dodson's head being snapped backwards!
Dodson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dodson has a small cut in his Right eye
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by John Dodson's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Dodson's chin with an uppercut while Dodson lands some great crosses.
Stephens moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Dodson with a double overhooks!
John Dodson swings...
...no good.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Stephens.
Dodson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Stephens is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dodson's chin
Stephens feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Stephens pushes John Dodson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Jeremy Stephens launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Dodson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on John Dodson's cheek! Dodson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Right cheek
Stephens is standing while Dodson is on the ground on his back
Jeremy Stephens opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dodson's guard.
Dodson didn't see that coming. Stephens is in open guard over Dodson now.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jeremy Stephens has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Tremendous strikes from Dodson!
Stephens blocks with confidence
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A left hook from Stephens
grazes the chin of Dodson.
John Dodson throws a combo
Jeremy Stephens ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Dodson swings again, only to get countered once more! Dodson is looking bad here!
John Dodson is a bloody mess!
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Dodson just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Dodson is going to have a headache after this one.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling John Dodson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because John Dodson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
An overhand right from Jeremy Stephens that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Dodson moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
John Dodson is a bloody mess!
Dodson showing excellent timing, blasts Jeremy Stephens with a right hand.
Stephens steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dodson steps forward
Jeremy Stephens catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Dodson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John Dodson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Dodson doesn't stop bleeding.
Superb haymaker by Stephens
that lands on Dodson's face like a cannon ball!
Dodson's Mouth is beginning to swell
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
John Dodson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
rocks Dodson!
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! John Dodson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Stephens into his guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Dodson doesn't stop bleeding.
Jeremy Stephens moves to better his position on the ground...
Jeremy Stephens viciously slams hammer blows to Dodson's face!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
John Dodson continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at John Dodson! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if John Dodson doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Stephens is in closed guard... Dodson tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dodson misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of John Dodson
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on John Dodson's Left cheek
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
You can see Dodson's blood making stains in the mat.
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Dodson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dodson
Jeremy Stephens is looking to pass John Dodson's guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dodson
You can see Dodson's blood making stains in the mat.
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
John Dodson is not able to stop Dodson ground skills and Jeremy Stephens moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount John Dodson...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Dodson's face with those brutal elbows! Dodson needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Dodson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dodson has a small cut in his Left cheek
John Dodson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over John Dodson
Jeremy Stephens was tooling John Dodson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because John Dodson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Jeremy Stephens Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over John Dodson!
John Dodson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Jeremy Stephens has left Dodson laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (GnP) at 3:15 Round 2
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/40 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: John Dodson
Punches 13/29 (45%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
That'll do 'er.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!