Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2013 16:11:53 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Mike Brown 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Jeremy Stephens tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Mike Brown's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Mike Brown charges at Stephens throwing flurries left and right.
Jeremy Stephens gets out of the way.
Stephens decides to launch some tentative punches
Mike Brown takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Mike Brown attempts a sweep single...
Mike Brown catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Brown.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brown is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens leans back...
Brown eyes him warily.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Brown is not making himself an easy target.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Stephens is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Jeremy Stephens down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Brown
Stephens tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount Mike Brown...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens leans back...
Brown eyes him warily.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens goes for an armbar!
Mike Brown breaks the lock and pushes away Jeremy Stephens, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
Stephens steps backwards away from Mike Brown. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Stephens struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Brown leads with a punch
Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Brown looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
Brown measures the resilience of Stephens's chin with an uppercut while Stephens lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Jeremy Stephens!
You can see Mike Brown's head being snapped backwards!
A left hook from Stephens
grazes the chin of Brown.
Jeremy Stephens tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Brown's face
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Brown!
Jeremy Stephens blocks
Brown launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Stephens's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Mike Brown for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Stephens time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Not a desiderable position that Stephens is in now. Mike Brown is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brown launches a furious low kick!
Stephens receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Mike Brown chases Stephens and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Stephens steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
An overhand right from Jeremy Stephens that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Brown moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Brown is trying to counter now!
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Brown tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Mike Brown who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Stephens doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mike Brown embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Stephens who put distance between them
Brown moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Stephens with a double overhooks!
Stephens wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Stephens moves forward and holds Brown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens takes a break to breathe while holding Mike Brown.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
that stun Stephens.
Stephens is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Brown's jaw!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Brown moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Stephens with a double overhooks!
Brown is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens shows great balance while pushing away Mike Brown
Jeremy Stephens is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Jeremy Stephens just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Brown may be in trouble!
Nice low kick from Stephens
Loud pop!
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jeremy Stephens swings...
hard impact to Brown's face!
Brown has a small cut in his Left eye
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jeremy Stephens who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown pushes off of Jeremy Stephens and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Stephens stumbles backwards but Mike Brown chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens tries to breaks Mike Brown's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Stephens launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Brown's ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brown pushes off of Jeremy Stephens and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Stephens holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Stephens pushes off of Mike Brown and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Brown stumbles backwards but Jeremy Stephens chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Brown's head
Those punches are hitting! Brown covers his head!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Brown trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brown stumbles backwards and Jeremy Stephens circles to get the center of the cage
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
Stephens slips it.
Jeremy Stephens attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Stephens.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Brown
Mike Brown stops him from throwing strikes.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Stephens pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Stephens is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Mike Brown tries to open Stephens's guard...
Stephens breaks the lock and covers himself from Brown's punches
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Brown
He is not able to do it
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Brown
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Stephens
Brown is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Brown anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Jeremy Stephens.
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Round 3
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Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Stephens staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Tremendous strikes from Stephens!
Some big punches are landing!
Brown's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Chin
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (damage) at 0:32 Round 3
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 16/22 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/23 (30%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 15/23 (65%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 5/13 (38%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/7 (14%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Cool fight cause there was lots of damage in both directions and both guys had great recovery periods, making this a good fight. The end kinda sucked, cause both guys had gusto left, so I would have liked to see a natural finish, but what can ya do?
Mike Brown 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Jeremy Stephens tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Mike Brown's knows what to do here and blocks them
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Mike Brown charges at Stephens throwing flurries left and right.
Jeremy Stephens gets out of the way.
Stephens decides to launch some tentative punches
Mike Brown takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Mike Brown attempts a sweep single...
Mike Brown catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Brown.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Stephens
Stephens shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brown is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens leans back...
Brown eyes him warily.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Mike Brown gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
Brown is not making himself an easy target.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Stephens is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Jeremy Stephens down and prevents his attempts to escape
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows Mike Brown 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Jeremy Stephens is in half guard over Brown
Stephens tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard.
Jeremy Stephens keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Mike Brown! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Mike Brown doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Mike Brown
Jeremy Stephens looks to mount Mike Brown...
Jeremy Stephens slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens leans back...
Brown eyes him warily.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brown tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens goes for an armbar!
Mike Brown breaks the lock and pushes away Jeremy Stephens, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
Stephens steps backwards away from Mike Brown. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Stephens struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Brown leads with a punch
Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Brown looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jeremy Stephens's punches
Brown measures the resilience of Stephens's chin with an uppercut while Stephens lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Jeremy Stephens!
You can see Mike Brown's head being snapped backwards!
A left hook from Stephens
grazes the chin of Brown.
Jeremy Stephens tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Brown's face
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Brown!
Jeremy Stephens blocks
Brown launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Stephens's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Mike Brown for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Stephens time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Not a desiderable position that Stephens is in now. Mike Brown is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brown launches a furious low kick!
Stephens receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Mike Brown chases Stephens and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Stephens steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
An overhand right from Jeremy Stephens that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Brown moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Brown is trying to counter now!
An overhand right from Mike Brown that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Stephens's stops that one with his face! How is Stephens standing?!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Mike Brown tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Mike Brown who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Stephens doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mike Brown embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Stephens who put distance between them
Brown moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Stephens with a double overhooks!
Stephens wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Stephens moves forward and holds Brown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens takes a break to breathe while holding Mike Brown.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Some nice shots from Mike Brown
that stun Stephens.
Stephens is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Brown's jaw!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Brown moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Stephens with a double overhooks!
Brown is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens shows great balance while pushing away Mike Brown
Jeremy Stephens is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Jeremy Stephens just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Brown may be in trouble!
Nice low kick from Stephens
Loud pop!
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jeremy Stephens swings...
hard impact to Brown's face!
Brown has a small cut in his Left eye
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jeremy Stephens who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brown pushes off of Jeremy Stephens and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Stephens stumbles backwards but Mike Brown chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens tries to breaks Mike Brown's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Stephens launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Brown's ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brown pushes off of Jeremy Stephens and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Stephens holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Stephens pushes off of Mike Brown and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Brown stumbles backwards but Jeremy Stephens chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Brown's head
Those punches are hitting! Brown covers his head!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Brown trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brown stumbles backwards and Jeremy Stephens circles to get the center of the cage
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
Stephens slips it.
Jeremy Stephens attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Stephens.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Jeremy Stephens hovers above Brown
Mike Brown stops him from throwing strikes.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Stephens pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Brown
Stephens is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jeremy Stephens!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Mike Brown tries to open Stephens's guard...
Stephens breaks the lock and covers himself from Brown's punches
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Brown
He is not able to do it
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Brown's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Brown tries to cover his face,
Mike Brown is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around Brown
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Stephens
Brown is in closed guard... Stephens tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Jeremy Stephens is in full mount over Mike Brown
Stephens is looking to end this fight with strikes
Brown anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and trap Jeremy Stephens in his guard...
Jeremy Stephens keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Jeremy Stephens.
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Round 3
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Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Stephens staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Tremendous strikes from Stephens!
Some big punches are landing!
Brown's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mike Brown's Chin
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (damage) at 0:32 Round 3
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 16/22 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/23 (30%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 15/23 (65%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 5/13 (38%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/7 (14%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 231 s
Cool fight cause there was lots of damage in both directions and both guys had great recovery periods, making this a good fight. The end kinda sucked, cause both guys had gusto left, so I would have liked to see a natural finish, but what can ya do?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!