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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Poper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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160 cm
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Poper!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poper looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Poper swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Poper keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens forces Poper back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper looks winded!
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Poper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Stevens has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Poper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poper trying to stall but Stevens improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Kevin Stevens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poper can do to turn this around?
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Poper misses with some punches.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poper tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Poper back against the cage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poper has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poper.
Poper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poper looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Poper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poper's face.
Poper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Poper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens blocks a body shot from Poper.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poper can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
Poper tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Poper keeps it at a distance.
Poper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Poper circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens walks into a left hand.
Poper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens clinches up with Poper and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Poper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Poper wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevens won't allow it.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Rodney Poper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Poper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into Poper's ribcage.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens prevents a body shot from Poper.
Poper wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poper has Stevens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stevens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stevens working Poper over with knees to the body.
Poper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens lands a good knee to the midsection. Poper won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Poper managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Poper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stevens blocking some punches.
Stevens lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poper misses with a punch to the body.
Poper misses with some punches.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Poper.
Kevin Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stevens!
Kevin Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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