Post by The Sandmen on Jan 26, 2021 20:47:11 GMT -5
T.J. Dillashaw looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Jeremy Stephens is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Dillashaw and Stephens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Stephens feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Dillashaw moves aside and dodges.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
goes awry.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Stephens's chin
Superb haymaker by Stephens
Dillashaw manages to move aside
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Stephens.
It looks like Dillashaw was hit by a bus!
Dillashaw dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Dillashaw clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! T.J. Dillashaw is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Stephens into his guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens tries to escape from closed guard...
Stephens struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of T.J. Dillashaw
Blocked by Dillashaw.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at T.J. Dillashaw, who is barely covering up!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dillashaw anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
T.J. Dillashaw rolls Jeremy Stephens to his stomach and takes his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
As the fight continues it seems that Jeremy Stephens is taking the best of the fight.
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Stephens won't allow him to take this position easily.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He succeeds!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Dillashaw is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
T.J. Dillashaw uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw tries to better his position on the ground...
Dillashaw breaks the closed guard of Jeremy Stephens and moves to half guard
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Stephens's ribs.
Stephens is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Stephens won't allow him to take this position easily.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
Stephens is not making himself an easy target.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Dillashaw's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
T.J. Dillashaw manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Dillashaw is not making himself an easy target.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Forehead
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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The two exchange wildly
Dillashaw is connecting with a few punches
Jeremy Stephens throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Dillashaw's chin! That stops Dillashaw in his tracks!
Dillashaw's Left eye is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
T.J. Dillashaw jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Jeremy Stephens and Dillashaw engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw attempts a sweep single...
T.J. Dillashaw catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
Dillashaw's Left cheek is beginning to swell
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens looks to be in very good shape.
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
Dillashaw's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on T.J. Dillashaw's Left cheek
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Dillashaw 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.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Dillashaw is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw 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 T.J. Dillashaw
Dillashaw tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of T.J. Dillashaw
Blocked by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw 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.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dillashaw cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Stephens can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dillashaw is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dillashaw
Stephens moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Dillashaw is not making himself an easy target.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw 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 clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dillashaw anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Dillashaw's chin with an uppercut while Dillashaw lands some great crosses.
Dillashaw is out! Dillashaw is out! Jeremy Stephens has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (Punches) at 3:53 Round 2
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/17 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 12/49 (24%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Something about the way the program out-putted this fight made it feel incredibly anti-climatic, as though it just sort of ended with a shitty little whimper of a soft flash ko.
Jeremy Stephens is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Dillashaw and Stephens move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Stephens feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Dillashaw moves aside and dodges.
A wicked punch by Jeremy Stephens
goes awry.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Stephens's chin
Superb haymaker by Stephens
Dillashaw manages to move aside
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Stephens.
It looks like Dillashaw was hit by a bus!
Dillashaw dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Dillashaw clumsily fails here and it's time for Jeremy Stephens to fight back!
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! T.J. Dillashaw is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Stephens into his guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens tries to escape from closed guard...
Stephens struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of T.J. Dillashaw
Blocked by Dillashaw.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at T.J. Dillashaw, who is barely covering up!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dillashaw anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
T.J. Dillashaw rolls Jeremy Stephens to his stomach and takes his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
As the fight continues it seems that Jeremy Stephens is taking the best of the fight.
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Stephens won't allow him to take this position easily.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He succeeds!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Dillashaw is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
T.J. Dillashaw uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw tries to better his position on the ground...
Dillashaw breaks the closed guard of Jeremy Stephens and moves to half guard
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Stephens's ribs.
Stephens is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Stephens won't allow him to take this position easily.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
Stephens is not making himself an easy target.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Jeremy Stephens...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Dillashaw's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
T.J. Dillashaw manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Dillashaw is not making himself an easy target.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw 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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Forehead
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
=========================================
The two exchange wildly
Dillashaw is connecting with a few punches
Jeremy Stephens throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Dillashaw's chin! That stops Dillashaw in his tracks!
Dillashaw's Left eye is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
T.J. Dillashaw jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Jeremy Stephens and Dillashaw engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw attempts a sweep single...
T.J. Dillashaw catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
Dillashaw's Left cheek is beginning to swell
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens looks to be in very good shape.
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
Dillashaw's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on T.J. Dillashaw's Left cheek
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Stephens
Dillashaw 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.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Dillashaw is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw 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 T.J. Dillashaw
Dillashaw tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens throws a few hammer fists to the face of T.J. Dillashaw
Blocked by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw 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.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Stephens tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dillashaw cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Stephens can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dillashaw is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Dillashaw
Stephens moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Dillashaw is not making himself an easy target.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw 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 clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Dillashaw anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Dillashaw is trying to counter now!
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Jeremy Stephens in closed guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Stephens is in closed guard... Dillashaw 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Stephens looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Stephens measures the resilience of Dillashaw's chin with an uppercut while Dillashaw lands some great crosses.
Dillashaw is out! Dillashaw is out! Jeremy Stephens has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by KO (Punches) at 3:53 Round 2
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/17 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 12/49 (24%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Something about the way the program out-putted this fight made it feel incredibly anti-climatic, as though it just sort of ended with a shitty little whimper of a soft flash ko.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!