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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kodokan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodokan Judan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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346 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kodokan Judan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judan fails to land the takedown.
Stephenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Judan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Judan tries for a takedown but Stephenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Judan clinches with his opponent.
Stephenson lands a takedown into guard.
Stephenson works over Judan with some ground and pound from guard.
Stephenson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Judan's head.
Judan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stephenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stephenson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stephenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stephenson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stephenson postures up in Judan's guard and throws a big left but Judan blocks it.
Judan is looking to stand up but Stephenson isn't so interested in that idea.
Stephenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson is working Judan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Judan has momentary wrist control but Stephenson slips an elbow through the middle.
Judan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Judan's head.
Judan wants to stand and escape but Stephenson is having none of it.
Stephenson is in close to Judan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stephenson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Judan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stephenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stephenson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stephenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson preventing the sweep.
Judan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stephenson stacks Judan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stephenson!
Stephenson looks up at the clock and then as Judan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephenson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stephenson scores with punches from side control.
Stephenson looks up at the clock and then as Judan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephenson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stephenson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Judan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stephenson scoring with punches from side control.
Stephenson cracks Judan with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan struggling a bit here.
Stephenson working the head with strikes.
Stephenson is chipping away with strikes.
Stephenson looks up at the clock and then as Judan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephenson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stephenson working the head and body with strikes.
Judan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stephenson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Judan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judan is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Judan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Judan tries to escape but Stephenson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Stephenson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Stephenson avoiding Judan 's attempts to control his hands.
Stephenson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Judan's head.
Stephenson has the hooks in. Judan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judan is taking damage to the body and head.
Judan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Stephenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Judan as Stephenson shoots in.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Judan goes for a double leg but Stephenson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stephenson continues to drive forward.
Stephenson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Judan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Judan closes the distance and pushes Stephenson back into the cage.
Judan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stephenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Judan to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson pulls Judan into guard.
Stephenson pulls Judan in to control the position.
Stephenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judan is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson is trying to keep Judan in close.
Stephenson has a closed guard, preventing Judan from standing up.
Stephenson wants to stand but Judan is controlling the position.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing Judan from controlling successfully.
Stephenson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Judan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stephenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stephenson is defending well.
Judan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stephenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stephenson eats them both and turns towards Judan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Darrell Stephenson has been cut.
Kodokan Judan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judan fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Stephenson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Judan shoots in for a takedown but Stephenson shows good takedown defense.
Judan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stephenson is fending him off so far but Judan persists. Nope, Stephenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Judan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stephenson defends well and Judan ends up having to push Stephenson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Judan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stephenson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson stuffs the takedown.
Judan tests Stephenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephenson instigates a clinch.
Stephenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stephenson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Judan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Judan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stephenson smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Judan or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephenson, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stephenson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stephenson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stephenson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stephenson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Stephenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Stephenson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stephenson shoots in but Judan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown but Judan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stephenson misses with a takedown attempt - Judan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stephenson pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson wants to get back to his feet but Judan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing Judan from controlling successfully.
Stephenson controls Judan momentarily but Judan frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darrell Stephenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Judan trying to control but Stephenson is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stephenson holds on and takes a little breather.
Judan wants to control from the top but Stephenson keeps moving.
Stephenson has control of Judan's left arm, preventing Judan from doing any damage.
Judan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Judan looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Judan drops back looking for a leg! Stephenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stephenson manages to kick Judan off! Judan jumps back into Stephenson's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stephenson gets the takedown into side control.
Judan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stephenson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns Judan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Judan tries to reverse the position but Stephenson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan wants to hold on but Stephenson pushes him away.
The referee warns Judan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stephenson lands a big elbow.
Stephenson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Judan taking shots to the head.
Stephenson moves to the back position.
Judan just trying to survive but Stephenson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stephenson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Judan.
Stephenson lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Judan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Stephenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judan can do to turn this around?
Stephenson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Judan.
Stephenson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Judan.
Judan trying to get back to his feet but Stephenson is in full control for now.
Judan is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judan wants to control his opponent's hands but Stephenson gets his hands free.
Kodokan Judan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrell Stephenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stephenson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Judan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Stephenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stephenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Stephenson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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