Post by The Sandmen on Apr 1, 2013 18:29:58 GMT -5
Spencer Fisher looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Jeremy Stephens looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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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Spencer Fisher and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:11 Round 1 and Stephens is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jeremy Stephens leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fisher
Stephens shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Stephens grapple with Spencer Fisher and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Spencer Fisher falls hard on the mat with Jeremy Stephens on top of him
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Jeremy Stephens tries to open Fisher's guard...
Fisher breaks the lock and covers himself from Stephens's punches
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Fisher
Spencer Fisher stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Spencer Fisher looks to counter!
Spencer Fisher overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Stephens pulls his arm out of danger.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Fisher measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Stephens's side.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Stephens is in closed guard... Fisher tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll on the ground...
Fisher knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Fisher tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Spencer Fisher in his guard...
Spencer Fisher rolls him over and takes his back!
Fisher is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Fisher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fisher's side.
Fisher is in rear mount over Stephens
Fisher tries to get a hook in!
Stephens rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Fisher is taking this opportunity to rest.
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Fisher's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fisher tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Fisher throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jeremy Stephens
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
Spencer Fisher is in closed guard over Stephens
Fisher is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Spencer Fisher!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher is cooling the fight on the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Stephens has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Stephens tries to open up Spencer Fisher's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Fisher in the side of the head
Fisher's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Fisher.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Spencer Fisher's Nose
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Spencer Fisher creates enough space to control Jeremy Stephens's leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Fisher
Stephens tries to free his leg...
Fisher doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Spencer Fisher to fight back!
Fisher attempts a triangle from bottom! Jeremy Stephens slips out. Fisher quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jeremy Stephens slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fisher decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Fisher moves back and takes a deep breath.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Spencer Fisher for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Spencer Fisher lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Spencer Fisher throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Stephens's chin! That stops Stephens in his tracks!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
Fisher is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Stephens misses a step and Spencer Fisher sees an opportunity to counter him!
Spencer Fisher chases Stephens and launches a few perfect strikes
Stephens ducks backwards and avoids them.
Spencer Fisher takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Surprise roundhouse punch by Fisher.
It looks like Stephens was hit by a bus!
Spencer Fisher moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Fisher pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Spencer Fisher tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stephens is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Spencer Fisher is in open guard over Stephens
Fisher moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Jeremy Stephens, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Fisher blocks and pushes his opponent.
Stephens misses a step and Spencer Fisher sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quick hook by Spencer Fisher
Good shot! Stephens has reasons to be worried.
Fisher moves backwards and Jeremy Stephens is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Fisher moves forward looking for some action
Jeremy Stephens struggles a bit before breaking Fisher's attemp of grappling
Spencer Fisher goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Fisher seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Superb haymaker by Fisher
that lands on Stephens's face like a cannon ball!
Stephens moves to shoot
Fisher misses a knee.
Nice punches from Spencer Fisher.
Stephens staggers backwards. Fisher wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Stephens throws a lazy kick
Fisher dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Right cheek
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
As the fight continues it seems that Spencer Fisher is taking the best of the fight.
Stephens stumbles backwards staggered and Spencer Fisher launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Stephens is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Spencer Fisher!
Fisher is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Spencer Fisher Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Nose
That punishment by Spencer Fisher has left Stephens staggered! Spencer Fisher should try push forward now and finish this!
Fisher is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Fisher knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Stephens to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Stephens.
Stephens's Nose is beginning to swell
Stephens has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Spencer Fisher by TKO (GnP) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Spencer Fisher
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 219 s
Storm knew the deal. Decent show by Fisher. Cool that no one got hurt, etc.
Jeremy Stephens looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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
=========================================
Spencer Fisher and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:11 Round 1 and Stephens is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jeremy Stephens leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fisher
Stephens shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Stephens grapple with Spencer Fisher and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Spencer Fisher falls hard on the mat with Jeremy Stephens on top of him
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Jeremy Stephens tries to open Fisher's guard...
Fisher breaks the lock and covers himself from Stephens's punches
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Stephens has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Fisher
Spencer Fisher stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Spencer Fisher looks to counter!
Spencer Fisher overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Stephens pulls his arm out of danger.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Fisher measures the resilience of Stephens's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Stephens's side.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Fisher
Stephens is in closed guard... Fisher tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll on the ground...
Fisher knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Fisher tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Spencer Fisher in his guard...
Spencer Fisher rolls him over and takes his back!
Fisher is in rear mount over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of Fisher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fisher's side.
Fisher is in rear mount over Stephens
Fisher tries to get a hook in!
Stephens rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Fisher is taking this opportunity to rest.
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Fisher's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fisher tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Fisher throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jeremy Stephens
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Spencer Fisher is in half guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to move to full guard
Jeremy Stephens manages to switch to full guard.
Spencer Fisher is in closed guard over Stephens
Fisher is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Spencer Fisher!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher is cooling the fight on the ground
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher launches a few punches to Stephens's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Stephens tries to cover his face,
Stephens has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Stephens tries to open up Spencer Fisher's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Fisher in the side of the head
Fisher's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Fisher.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Spencer Fisher's Nose
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Spencer Fisher
Spencer Fisher tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Spencer Fisher creates enough space to control Jeremy Stephens's leg.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Fisher
Stephens tries to free his leg...
Fisher doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Spencer Fisher to fight back!
Fisher attempts a triangle from bottom! Jeremy Stephens slips out. Fisher quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jeremy Stephens slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Fisher decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Fisher moves back and takes a deep breath.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Spencer Fisher for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Spencer Fisher lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Spencer Fisher throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Stephens's chin! That stops Stephens in his tracks!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
Fisher is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Stephens misses a step and Spencer Fisher sees an opportunity to counter him!
Spencer Fisher chases Stephens and launches a few perfect strikes
Stephens ducks backwards and avoids them.
Spencer Fisher takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Surprise roundhouse punch by Fisher.
It looks like Stephens was hit by a bus!
Spencer Fisher moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Fisher pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Spencer Fisher tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stephens is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Spencer Fisher is in open guard over Stephens
Fisher moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Jeremy Stephens, but it's close.
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Round 2
=========================================
Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Fisher blocks and pushes his opponent.
Stephens misses a step and Spencer Fisher sees an opportunity to counter him!
Quick hook by Spencer Fisher
Good shot! Stephens has reasons to be worried.
Fisher moves backwards and Jeremy Stephens is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Fisher moves forward looking for some action
Jeremy Stephens struggles a bit before breaking Fisher's attemp of grappling
Spencer Fisher goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Fisher seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Superb haymaker by Fisher
that lands on Stephens's face like a cannon ball!
Stephens moves to shoot
Fisher misses a knee.
Nice punches from Spencer Fisher.
Stephens staggers backwards. Fisher wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Stephens throws a lazy kick
Fisher dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Right cheek
Stephens seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
As the fight continues it seems that Spencer Fisher is taking the best of the fight.
Stephens stumbles backwards staggered and Spencer Fisher launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Stephens is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Spencer Fisher!
Fisher is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Spencer Fisher Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Jeremy Stephens is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Nose
That punishment by Spencer Fisher has left Stephens staggered! Spencer Fisher should try push forward now and finish this!
Fisher is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Fisher knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Jeremy Stephens is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Stephens to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Stephens.
Stephens's Nose is beginning to swell
Stephens has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Spencer Fisher by TKO (GnP) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Spencer Fisher
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/21 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 219 s
Storm knew the deal. Decent show by Fisher. Cool that no one got hurt, etc.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!