Post by The Sandmen on Jan 19, 2021 22:08:43 GMT -5
Henry Cejudo doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Jeremy Stephens is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The Messenger and Stephens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Henry Cejudo attempts a sweep single...
Henry Cejudo catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Messenger.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Deep breaths from Jeremy Stephens who tries a hammer punch to The Messenger's ribs.
That hit The Messenger who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger 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.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Messenger blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Stephens misses a step and Henry Cejudo sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Messenger use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Jeremy Stephens holds Henry Cejudo and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Jeremy Stephens blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger 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.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Stephens fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Henry Cejudo's arm and tries an armbar!
The Messenger hold his own hand and breaks Stephens's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jeremy Stephens.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to pass to mount...
Stephens creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Messenger fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephens sprawls and remains on his feet.
Henry Cejudo gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Stephens moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Messenger with a double overhooks!
The Messenger follows Jeremy Stephens
only to get counter punched in a big way! The Messenger needs to stop playing Jeremy Stephens's game or he'll get knocked out!
The Messenger's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Stephens tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
The Messenger moves backwards and circles around Jeremy Stephens.
Henry Cejudo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Messenger into his guard.
Stephens ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Henry Cejudo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Stephens uses his forearms to block the impact!
The Messenger misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Jeremy Stephens tries to open The Messenger's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jeremy Stephens. The Messenger is unable to cover himself now!
The Messenger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Jeremy Stephens tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Messenger is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo 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 Henry Cejudo
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Messenger can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Henry Cejudo 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 Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens rolls him over and takes his back!
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
The Messenger has Stephens controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Stephens is unable to move under The Messenger control.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Jeremy Stephens uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Henry Cejudo gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens is looking to pass Henry Cejudo's guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over The Messenger
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Messenger is covering himself! Stephens tries to force the situation and The Messenger clumsily gives his back!
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Henry Cejudo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Messenger measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Stephens's side.
Hard blow to Stephens's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jeremy Stephens. 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.
Henry Cejudo attempts a sweep single...
Henry Cejudo catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Messenger.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo tries to better his position on the ground...
Stephens holds Henry Cejudo's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Henry Cejudo goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
The Messenger seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The Messenger fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jeremy Stephens didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
The Messenger moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
0:38 Round 2 and The Messenger is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Messenger 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.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo pushes Jeremy Stephens against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jeremy Stephens struggles not allowing Henry Cejudo improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Deep breaths from Jeremy Stephens who tries a hammer punch to The Messenger's ribs.
That hit The Messenger who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The Messenger ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Messenger drills Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jeremy Stephens. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Henry Cejudo shoots for a double leg takedown!
Jeremy Stephens sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Stephens goes to the body...
He punishes The Messenger's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The Messenger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
The Messenger measures the resilience of Stephens's chin with an uppercut while Stephens lands some great crosses.
The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger 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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Stephens suddenly holds Henry Cejudo's arm and tries an armbar!
The Messenger can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Jeremy Stephens!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Stephens's face!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger delivers a few accurate elbows!
Jeremy Stephens blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo is looking to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Jeremy Stephens has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Messenger drills Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Nose
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Jeremy Stephens uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Messenger misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jeremy Stephens rolls Henry Cejudo to his stomach and takes his back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around The Messenger
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Stephens has a small cut in his Right eye
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Messenger can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The Messenger tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Henry Cejudo. 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.
The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger fires a barrage of punches at Stephens's head!
This is bad! The Messenger is just pounding on Jeremy Stephens's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger delivers a few accurate elbows!
Stephens is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens has The Messenger controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Messenger is unable to move under Stephens control.
The Messenger tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Messenger tries to open up Jeremy Stephens's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Stephens in the side of the head
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
The Messenger is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Stephens's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo turns out the lights for Stephens! What an astonishing KO by The Messenger!
Winner is Henry Cejudo by KO (Elbows) at 2:49 Round 3
Statistics: Henry Cejudo
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/9 (78%)
GnP strikes 43/88 (49%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/29 (76%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Cejudo does Henry things and Stephens had no successes at that.
Jeremy Stephens is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The Messenger and Stephens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Henry Cejudo attempts a sweep single...
Henry Cejudo catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Messenger.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Deep breaths from Jeremy Stephens who tries a hammer punch to The Messenger's ribs.
That hit The Messenger who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger 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.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Messenger blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Stephens misses a step and Henry Cejudo sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Messenger use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Jeremy Stephens holds Henry Cejudo and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Jeremy Stephens blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger 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.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Stephens fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Henry Cejudo's arm and tries an armbar!
The Messenger hold his own hand and breaks Stephens's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Jeremy Stephens.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to pass to mount...
Stephens creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Messenger fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephens sprawls and remains on his feet.
Henry Cejudo gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Stephens moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Messenger with a double overhooks!
The Messenger follows Jeremy Stephens
only to get counter punched in a big way! The Messenger needs to stop playing Jeremy Stephens's game or he'll get knocked out!
The Messenger's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Stephens tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
The Messenger moves backwards and circles around Jeremy Stephens.
Henry Cejudo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Messenger into his guard.
Stephens ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Henry Cejudo a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Stephens uses his forearms to block the impact!
The Messenger misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Jeremy Stephens tries to open The Messenger's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jeremy Stephens. The Messenger is unable to cover himself now!
The Messenger's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Jeremy Stephens tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The Messenger is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo 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 Henry Cejudo
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Messenger can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Henry Cejudo 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 Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens rolls him over and takes his back!
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
The Messenger has Stephens controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Stephens is unable to move under The Messenger control.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Jeremy Stephens uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Henry Cejudo gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens is looking to pass Henry Cejudo's guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over The Messenger
Stephens launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The Messenger is covering himself! Stephens tries to force the situation and The Messenger clumsily gives his back!
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Henry Cejudo can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The Messenger measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Stephens's side.
Hard blow to Stephens's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Stephens is in rear mount over The Messenger
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
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jeremy Stephens. 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.
Henry Cejudo attempts a sweep single...
Henry Cejudo catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Messenger.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo tries to better his position on the ground...
Stephens holds Henry Cejudo's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Henry Cejudo goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
The Messenger seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
The Messenger fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jeremy Stephens didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
The Messenger moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
0:38 Round 2 and The Messenger is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
The Messenger 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.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo pushes Jeremy Stephens against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jeremy Stephens struggles not allowing Henry Cejudo improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Deep breaths from Jeremy Stephens who tries a hammer punch to The Messenger's ribs.
That hit The Messenger who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The Messenger ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Messenger drills Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jeremy Stephens. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Henry Cejudo shoots for a double leg takedown!
Jeremy Stephens sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The two exchange wildly
Stephens is connecting with a few punches
Stephens goes to the body...
He punishes The Messenger's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The Messenger looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
The Messenger measures the resilience of Stephens's chin with an uppercut while Stephens lands some great crosses.
The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger 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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Stephens suddenly holds Henry Cejudo's arm and tries an armbar!
The Messenger can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Jeremy Stephens!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Stephens's face!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger delivers a few accurate elbows!
Jeremy Stephens blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Messenger's side.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo is looking to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Jeremy Stephens has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Messenger drills Jeremy Stephens's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Nose
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Jeremy Stephens uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Messenger misses a step and Jeremy Stephens sees an opportunity to counter him!
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jeremy Stephens rolls Henry Cejudo to his stomach and takes his back!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around The Messenger
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Stephens has a small cut in his Right eye
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as The Messenger can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
The Messenger tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Henry Cejudo. 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.
The Messenger is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Henry Cejudo looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
Jeremy Stephens takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger fires a barrage of punches at Stephens's head!
This is bad! The Messenger is just pounding on Jeremy Stephens's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over Stephens
The Messenger delivers a few accurate elbows!
Stephens is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens has The Messenger controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Messenger is unable to move under Stephens control.
The Messenger tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Messenger tries to open up Jeremy Stephens's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Stephens in the side of the head
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
The Messenger is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Stephens's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
The Messenger is in rear mount over Stephens
Henry Cejudo storms over Stephens with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Messenger doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Stephens's face with his elbows!
Henry Cejudo turns out the lights for Stephens! What an astonishing KO by The Messenger!
Winner is Henry Cejudo by KO (Elbows) at 2:49 Round 3
Statistics: Henry Cejudo
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 7/9 (78%)
GnP strikes 43/88 (49%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/29 (76%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 587 s
Cejudo does Henry things and Stephens had no successes at that.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!