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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mick young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). young kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is target=blank>the fight song. Jeremy Stephens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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299 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mick young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens misses with a low kick.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Stephens fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from young lands but Stephens takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jeremy Stephens has been cut.
young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Stephens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stephens is controlling him.
Stephens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
young wants to stand up but Stephens is controlling him.
Stephens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stephens with a nice head shot there.
Stephens cracks young with a solid left hand.
Stephens drops back looking for a leg! young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and young manages to kick Stephens off! Stephens jumps back into young's guard.
young has his feet on Stephens's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens fails with a takedown attempt.
young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stephens looks gassed!
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephens grinds an elbow into young's temple.
Stephens scores with a couple of short elbows.
young wants to get back to his feet.
young avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stephens.
young is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens stands up.
young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stephens throws a body punch but young moves out of range.
young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stephens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
young is trying to stand back up but Stephens is controlling him
Stephens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
young is trying to stand up here but Stephens is controlling him well.
young has hold of Stephens's hands but Stephens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stephens working young over with strikes.
Stephens working over young with some ground and pound. young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Stephens.
young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
young taking some punishment here, with Stephens in his half guard.
young wants to get back to his feet.
young is defending against the submission attempts here by Stephens.
young is trying to stand back up but Stephens is controlling him
Stephens seems to be working for a kimura but young defends the submission attempt.
Stephens stops young from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephens tests young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephens tries to land a leg kick but young saw it coming and moves away.
young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from young as Stephens shoots in.
Stephens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stephens working over young with some ground and pound. young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stephens scores with a couple of nice shots.
young looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stephens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stephens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
young lands a head kick!
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for young!
young really wants to buck Stephens off and get back to his feet.
Stephens landing strikes from the mount.
Stephens with the ground and pound from mount.
young bucks Stephens off and manages to get back to his feet!
Stephens misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
young pushes Stephens off looking to stand but Stephens dives back in and keeps control.
young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
young wants to get back to his feet.
Stephens working over young with some ground and pound. young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stephens winds up and cracks young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stephens working young over with strikes.
Stephens stops young from getting back to his feet.
Stephens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stephens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stephens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
young is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stephens connects with a nice short shot to young's temple.
young taking some punishment here, with Stephens in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
young pushes Stephens off looking to stand but Stephens dives back in and keeps control.
Stephens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stephens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stephens gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
young lands a jab-cross combination.
Stephens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stephens throws the kick towards the body but young avoids it.
Stephens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
young kicks off Stephens and gets to his feet.
Stephens dives in and grabs young's left leg, looking for a takedown. young pushes down on Stephens's head and hops out.
A head kick from young lands but Stephens takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for young!
Stephens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
young wants to get back to his feet.
Stephens is landing with some decent strikes but young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stephens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish young?
young wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stephens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. young looks a forlorn figure.
young really wants to buck Stephens off and get back to his feet.
Stephens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
young is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Stephens.
young is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Stephens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can young hang on?
Stephens is landing with some decent strikes but young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stephens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
young is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stephens cracks young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
young is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stephens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Stephens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
young avoids a kick to the body.
young throws a head kick that half lands.
young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stephens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stephens slips a nice elbow through young's hands, connecting with young's forehead.
Stephens stops young from getting back to his feet.
Stephens drops an elbow to the side of young's head.
young is trying to stand back up but Stephens is controlling him
young trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jeremy Stephens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stephens works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens working the head and body with strikes.
Stephens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stephens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
young takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stephens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stephens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stephens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stephens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stephens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stephens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stephens landing a few strikes.
young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stephens is controlling him well.
Stephens looks up at the clock and then as young takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stephens looks up at the clock and then as young takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
young is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
young on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
young wants to get back to his feet.
Stephens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
young is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stephens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stephens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jeremy Stephens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
young lands a two punch combo.
young gets caught flat footed, as Stephens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
young uses the cage to get back to his feet.
young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
young scores with a head kick.
Stephens throws a right and a left that young avoids nicely.
young throws a combination that misses
and Stephens counters with a shoot takedown. young fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
young pushes Stephens off and scrambles back to his feet.
young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stephens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stephens lands in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens lands a couple of digs.
mick young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Stephens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stephens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Stephens!
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energy
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hype
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