Post by The Sandmen on Mar 18, 2014 16:32:07 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
B.J. is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Pulverizing punch to B.J.'s head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on B.J. Penn's Nose
Jeremy Stephens throws an uppercut
B.J. slips it.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Stephens goes to the body...
He punishes B.J.'s ribs with a couple of hooks.
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
B.J. Penn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Stephens goes down.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as B.J. can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Stephens has a small cut in his Forehead
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Stephens's being punished here!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to finish with a leg lock!
Stephens is able to break the lock.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of B.J.'s moves.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. moves on the ground
B.J. Penn moves to side mount
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
B.J. Penn keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Mata Elang International Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
B.J. Penn takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and launches himself over Jeremy Stephens
Great move by B.J. who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once B.J. is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
B.J. takes a break to breathe while holding Jeremy Stephens.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
B.J. Penn takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
High kick from B.J. Penn!
Stephens seems to be done!
Stephens's Left eye is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
Stephens stumbles backwards staggered and B.J. Penn 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?
This is over! That impact from B.J. Penn has left Stephens laying flat on the mat!
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 4:36 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Stephens hits hard. Don't let the Penn-domination foot you - those clean punches from Stephens rocked the Beeje. But he powered through it and came back hardcore. Interesting stuff. In other news....I wonder how BJ would do at MW...
B.J. Penn looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
B.J. is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
B.J. Penn launches a rapid series of punches
taking Stephens from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Pulverizing punch to B.J.'s head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
There is a small laceration on B.J. Penn's Nose
Jeremy Stephens throws an uppercut
B.J. slips it.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Stephens goes to the body...
He punishes B.J.'s ribs with a couple of hooks.
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
B.J. Penn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Stephens goes down.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as B.J. can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Stephens has a small cut in his Forehead
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to close his guard around B.J.
He is not able to do it
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
B.J. positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Stephens's being punished here!
Stephens's Forehead is beginning to swell
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
B.J. Penn tries to finish with a leg lock!
Stephens is able to break the lock.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of B.J.'s moves.
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. moves on the ground
B.J. Penn moves to side mount
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Stephens measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
B.J. blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
B.J. Penn keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Mata Elang International Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia) are cheering for the fighters.
B.J. Penn is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
B.J. Penn takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
B.J. Penn fakes a punch and launches himself over Jeremy Stephens
Great move by B.J. who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once B.J. is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
B.J. takes a break to breathe while holding Jeremy Stephens.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
B.J. Penn takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
High kick from B.J. Penn!
Stephens seems to be done!
Stephens's Left eye is beginning to swell
Jeremy Stephens seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for B.J. Penn!
Stephens stumbles backwards staggered and B.J. Penn 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?
This is over! That impact from B.J. Penn has left Stephens laying flat on the mat!
Stephens's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is B.J. Penn by KO (Punches) at 4:36 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Stephens hits hard. Don't let the Penn-domination foot you - those clean punches from Stephens rocked the Beeje. But he powered through it and came back hardcore. Interesting stuff. In other news....I wonder how BJ would do at MW...
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!