Post by The Sandmen on Sept 8, 2014 16:31:28 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Clay Guida glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Clay Guida has found an opening in the defense of Stephens, launching a big hook
Jeremy Stephens steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Guida has a small cut in his Right cheek
Guida leads with a punch
Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Guida steps forward
Jeremy Stephens catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Jeremy Stephens is taking the best of the fight.
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guida stops that one with his ribs!
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Stephens launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Guida's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
surprises Guida!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Clay Guida
Great move by Stephens who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens tries to take Clay Guida down... Guida stumbles backwards and Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Guida's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens tries to breaks Clay Guida's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Stephens launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Guida's ribs.
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens slightly pushes Guida into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Stephens sets up a throw
Clay Guida flies through the air!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Clay Guida! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Clay Guida doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens tries to launch a few punches to Clay Guida
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Guida's defense
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida 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
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Guida jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Clay Guida pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guida takes a break to breathe while holding Jeremy Stephens.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Jeremy Stephens takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Guida pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Guida decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Guida moves back and takes a deep breath.
Jeremy Stephens charges at Guida throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Guida is rocked!
Guida fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephens sprawls and remains on his feet.
Jeremy Stephens launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Guida's knee!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Guida!
Nice move by Stephens who clinches and pushes Guida against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Guida's head
Nothing from this... Jeremy Stephens seems frustrated.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Clay Guida to fight back!
Clay Guida tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jeremy Stephens
Clay Guida fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
Clay Guida sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Stephens misses a step and Clay Guida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Jeremy Stephens brings Clay Guida down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Guida
Stephens is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Guida.
Good job by Guida blocking and slipping the blows.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Stephens.
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Round 2
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Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guida stops that one with his ribs!
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Guida seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Inside leg kick from Guida
that goes awry.
Clay Guida throws a combo
Jeremy Stephens ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Guida swings again, only to get countered once more! Guida is looking bad here!
Guida begins to launch a barrage of punches over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens is smart enough to duck backwards
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Guida avoids a dangerous strike from Stephens
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Jeremy Stephens throws a combo
Guida punches back but nobody connects.
Some nice shots from Clay Guida
miss their mark.
Jeremy Stephens circles around Guida
Jeremy Stephens has found an opening in the defense of Guida, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guida's ribs.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Clay Guida for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Clay Guida lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Clay Guida attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephens tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jeremy Stephens tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Clay Guida
well done Guida falls hard on the mat
Stephens is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Stephens decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Guida's guard.
Guida did not see that coming! Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida now.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida closed his guard around Jeremy Stephens.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Clay Guida
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Guida to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Guida.
Guida's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (GnP) at 2:32 Round 2
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 23/28 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/18 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Stephens landed strong shots and got Clay out of his game really fast and early. Clay never able to get a good GnP fight going after that, and he was certainly out of his league striking with Jeremy.
Clay Guida glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Clay Guida has found an opening in the defense of Stephens, launching a big hook
Jeremy Stephens steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Guida has a small cut in his Right cheek
Guida leads with a punch
Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Guida steps forward
Jeremy Stephens catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Jeremy Stephens is taking the best of the fight.
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guida stops that one with his ribs!
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Stephens launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Guida's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
surprises Guida!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Clay Guida
Great move by Stephens who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens tries to take Clay Guida down... Guida stumbles backwards and Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Guida's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens tries to breaks Clay Guida's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Stephens launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Guida's ribs.
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens slightly pushes Guida into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Stephens sets up a throw
Clay Guida flies through the air!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Clay Guida! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Clay Guida doesn't defend himself!
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens tries to launch a few punches to Clay Guida
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Guida's defense
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Guida tries to close his guard around Stephens
He succeeds!
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Guida
Clay Guida 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
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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Guida jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Clay Guida pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Guida takes a break to breathe while holding Jeremy Stephens.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Jeremy Stephens takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Guida pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Guida decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Guida moves back and takes a deep breath.
Jeremy Stephens charges at Guida throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Guida is rocked!
Guida fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephens sprawls and remains on his feet.
Jeremy Stephens launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Guida's knee!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and launches himself over Guida!
Nice move by Stephens who clinches and pushes Guida against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Stephens struggles and launches a few punches to Guida's head
Nothing from this... Jeremy Stephens seems frustrated.
Stephens clumsily fails here and it's time for Clay Guida to fight back!
Clay Guida tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Jeremy Stephens
Clay Guida fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Jeremy Stephens shoots for a double leg takedown!
Clay Guida sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Stephens misses a step and Clay Guida sees an opportunity to counter him!
Clay Guida locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Jeremy Stephens brings Clay Guida down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Jeremy Stephens is in closed guard over Guida
Stephens is in closed guard... Guida tries to roll on the ground!
Jeremy Stephens uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Clay Guida gets sloppy and Jeremy Stephens tries to take advantage...
Jeremy Stephens aggressively and repeatedly punches Guida.
Good job by Guida blocking and slipping the blows.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Stephens.
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Round 2
=========================================
Stephens launches a hook to the body
Bang! Guida stops that one with his ribs!
Clay Guida goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Guida seems staggered and Jeremy Stephens runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hard blow to Guida's mid-section, he seems hurt
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Inside leg kick from Guida
that goes awry.
Clay Guida throws a combo
Jeremy Stephens ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Guida swings again, only to get countered once more! Guida is looking bad here!
Guida begins to launch a barrage of punches over Stephens
Jeremy Stephens is smart enough to duck backwards
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Stephens throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Clay Guida seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jeremy Stephens!
Guida avoids a dangerous strike from Stephens
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Jeremy Stephens throws a combo
Guida punches back but nobody connects.
Some nice shots from Clay Guida
miss their mark.
Jeremy Stephens circles around Guida
Jeremy Stephens has found an opening in the defense of Guida, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Guida's ribs.
Jeremy Stephens was tooling Clay Guida for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Clay Guida lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Clay Guida attempts a sweep single...
Jeremy Stephens was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephens tries to grapple
He puts Guida in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Jeremy Stephens seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jeremy Stephens tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Clay Guida
well done Guida falls hard on the mat
Stephens is standing while Guida is on the ground on his back
Stephens decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Guida's guard.
Guida did not see that coming! Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida now.
Jeremy Stephens is in open guard over Guida
Stephens tries to jump to side mount.
Clay Guida closed his guard around Jeremy Stephens.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Clay Guida
Jeremy Stephens throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Guida's face with those brutal elbows! Guida needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Guida to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Guida.
Guida's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (GnP) at 2:32 Round 2
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 23/28 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Statistics: Clay Guida
Punches 0/18 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Stephens landed strong shots and got Clay out of his game really fast and early. Clay never able to get a good GnP fight going after that, and he was certainly out of his league striking with Jeremy.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!