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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jere Stephens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Stephens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stephens duly obliges.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jere Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stephens's head.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stephens circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Stephens moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stephens lands with a good body shot.
Stephens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Stephens swinging wildly here.
Stephens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva .
Stephens being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephens is keeping the position for now.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Stephens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silva . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Stephens.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stephens.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stephens digs a good hook to Silva 's body.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stephens.
Stephens looks winded!
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has picked Stephens up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Stephens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stephens avoids it well.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Stephens.
Stephens loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Stephens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Stephens works over Silva 's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stephens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stephens sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stephens pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Stephens is trying to control but can't.
Silva trying to advance position but Stephens counters by regaining guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva stops Stephens from getting back to his feet.
Stephens is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Stephens defends it.
Silva is keen to just control but Stephens is a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Stephens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stephens throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stephens.
Jere Stephens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stephens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stephens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Stephens persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stephens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephens. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva feints and then cracks Stephens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stephens down.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stephens.
Stephens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stephens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephens, which made it look bad.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephens scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Stephens misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Stephens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stephens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Stephens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stephens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva .
Stephens misses with a few strikes there.
Stephens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva throws a series of punches but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stephens scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the action but Stephens is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stephens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stephens misses with a double jab.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva slips a jab from Stephens.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Stephens throws a body shot but no joy.
Stephens connects with a body shot that sends Silva 's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephens throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Stephens misses with a wild combination.
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!
Stephens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stephens tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Stephens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stephens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Stephens!
Rodrigo Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'So sorry everyone'.
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energy
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RATING
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