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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Gann!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gann throws a leg kick but Stephens checks it.
Gann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephens is looking to counter punch.
Stephens fails with a takedown attempt.
Gann tries to counter with a clinch but Stephens shakes him off and moves away.
Gann throws a head kick that misses.
Stephens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stephens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Gann.
Gann tries to clinch but Stephens moves out of range.
Gann tries to clinch but Stephens moves away
and Stephens counters with a takedown into side control.
Gann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stephens grinds an elbow into Gann's temple.
Gann is trying to escape the position but Stephens is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens looks up at the clock and then as Gann takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stephens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A control attempt from Gann but he's now mounted!
Stephens lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Stephens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Stephens.
Stephens with good strikes from the mount here!
Stephens cracks Gann with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gann tries to lock up and control but Stephens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stephens lands a big shot there that rocks Gann but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gann is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stephens lands a couple of good shots and Gann has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gann is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Stephens.
Stephens lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stephens. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Stephens scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Stephens is persistently looking for the submission but Gann is defending it well.
Gann is in bad spot here.
Gann grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gann covers up after that shot from Stephens.
Gann takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stephens trying to control.
Stephens softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Stephens scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gann is looking for a way out.
Gann covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is landing with strikes. Gann can't take much more of this.
Stephens doesn't have the hooks in and Gann manages to turn into his guard.
Gann looking to sit in guard and control but Stephens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stephens stands up from Gann's guard - Stephens perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stephens darts in and clinches Gann up against the cage.
Stephens drags the fight down to the ground.
Stephens lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stephens chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Stephens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gann moves into the clinch successfully.
Gann wants to stall.
Gann pulls guard successfully.
Stephens stopping the sweep attempt from Gann.
Stephens connects with a couple of short punches.
Stephens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gann can do to turn this around?
Stephens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gann's head.
Stephens wanted to stand there but Gann had control of the position.
Stephens cracks Gann with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gann has his foot on Stephens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stephens works his way back into a safe position though.
Gann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens gets to his feet. Gann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gann throws a head kick that Stephens semi-blocks.
Stephens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gann is trying to break free.
Gann is trying to trip Stephens. He has hold of a leg but Stephens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gann persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gann is breathing heavily.
Stephens wants to get back to his feet but Gann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stephens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephens is looking to stand up but Gann isn't so interested in that idea.
Stephens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens winds up and cracks Gann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stephens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stephens lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stephens lands a nice short elbow.
Stephens working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephens is looking for a kimura but Gann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stephens to get the leverage.
Stephens decides to return to a standing position.
Stephens doesn't manage to clinch there - Gann circles away.
Stephens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gann is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gann moves in looking to clinch but Stephens pushes him off.
Stephens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gann tries to clinch up but Stephens circles away and keeps his distance.
Gann tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Gann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stephens counters with a single leg into guard. Gann didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephens cracks Gann with a solid left hand.
Gann tries to strike from the bottom.
Stephens 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.
Stephens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stephens cracks Gann with a solid left hand.
Stephens stops Gann from standing up.
Stephens preventing the sweep.
Stephens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stephens trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gann's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gann is trying to control the position but Stephens postures up.
Stephens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stephens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gann. That one must have hurt.
Gann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Gann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stephens closes the distance and clinches.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephens throws a big counter combination but Gann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stephens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gann tightens his grip and picks Stephens up, before dumping him to the ground. Stephens manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Stephens dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stephens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stephens is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gann has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stephens is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stephens lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gann controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens tries to stand and escape but Gann actually recovers to full guard.
Stephens postures up.
Gann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stephens is controlling him.
Stephens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stephens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stephens wants to stand and escape but instead Gann has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stephens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stephens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stephens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gann defends it easily.
Gann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gann looking to sit in guard and control but Stephens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to stand and escape but instead Gann has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gann trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Stephens keeping full guard, as Gann tries to pass.
Stephens kicks Gann off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gann tries to clinch but Stephens moves away
and Gann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gann tries to clinch but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stephens breaks the clinch.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Gann.
Stephens went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens throws a big counter combination but Gann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ben Gann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demarcus Stephens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stephens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Stephens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stephens, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarcus Stephens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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