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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maestro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens has chosen I Want War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maestro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephens as he avoids it easily.
Stephens shoots for a takedown but Maestro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maestro as he jumps to the side.
Maestro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stephens.
Paul Maestro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Stephens.
Stephens is looking to clinch but Maestro is avoiding it.
Maestro tries to clinch up.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
Stephens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maestro avoids it really well and circles away.
Stephens tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maestro counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stephens.
Maestro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stephens quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro misses with a head shot. Stephens uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maestro trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Stephens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maestro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maestro 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.
Maestro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Stephens is looking to stand up but Maestro isn't so interested in that idea.
Maestro looking to sit in guard and control but Stephens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephens is looking to work some ground and pound but Maestro has wrist control.
Stephens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maestro is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens slips nicely into half guard.
Maestro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maestro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stephens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stephens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maestro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens passes to full mount!
Maestro taking shots to the head.
Stephens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stephens raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens lands a nice shot to the head.
Maestro is rocked!
Stephens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Stephens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maestro throws a chopping leg kick but Stephens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stephens gets a double leg takedown into Maestro's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stephens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stephens controlling from the top position.
Stephens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maestro being controlled here, momentarily.
Stephens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stephens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but Maestro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maestro postures up in Stephens's guard and throws a big left but Stephens blocks it.
Maestro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stephens has a closed guard, preventing Maestro from standing up.
Maestro throws a strike but Stephens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to sit in guard and control but Maestro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephens has his feet on Maestro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stephens shoots in and drives through. Maestro sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a right and a left that Maestro avoids nicely.
Stephens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but Maestro shows good takedown defense.
Maestro stuffs the takedown.
Paul Maestro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Stephens.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
Maestro feints a jab promting Stephens to slip. Maestro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stephens slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maestro stuffs the takedown attempt from Stephens. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick
and Maestro counters with a straight right hand.
Stephens fails to land the takedown.
Maestro is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro fails to land the takedown.
Stephens shoots in for a double leg but Maestro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stephens clinches up with Maestro and pushes him back against the cage.
Stephens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maestro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maestro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stephens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maestro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stephens wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jeremy Stephens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maestro looking for submissions off his back.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stephens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maestro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeremy Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestro dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Paul Maestro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Maestro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maestro has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stephens was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stephens with shots to the head and body - Maestro looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Maestro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stephens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stephens prevents Maestro from getting the reversal.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens breaks from Maestro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maestro is in a horrible position here. Stephens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stephens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Maestro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens cracks Maestro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stephens trying to control but Maestro is having none of it.
Stephens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands a heavy elbow.
Maestro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stephens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maestro is trying desperately to improve position.
Stephens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maestro seems to have got his legs back now.
Stephens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stephens unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro can't escape the position.
Stephens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jeremy Stephens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stephens controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paul Maestro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Stephens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stephens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews 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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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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