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Event:
Skrap Fights 28
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Stephens tries to keep at a distance but Gill has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Gill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stephens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gill ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Gill feints the counter takedown.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Stephens gets tackled into the ropes by Gill. Gill maintains the clinch.
Stephens tries for a takedown but Gill manages to get underhooks.
Stephens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gill gets underhooks to prevent Stephens's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Stephens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gill pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gill is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gill pushing down on Stephens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stephens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stephens tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Gill content to control rather than advance.
Gill is thwarting Stephens's attempts to control the position.
Gill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stephens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stephens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gill on the ground.
Stephens pushes Gill off looking to stand but Gill dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB2#
Gill maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Stephens could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gill has cracked it and Stephens is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shukman Gill!
Our winner, Shukman Gill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Stephens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Python's guard.#SUB2#
Python looking for a triangle here. Stephens is fighting it but it looks tight! Python pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stephens is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cyrius Python!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stephens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man tries for a takedown but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stephens works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.#TD2#
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Stephens manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stephens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darren Stephens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banana Man.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stephens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Stephens.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stephens defends it nicely.#T1#
Stephens throws a head kick that half lands.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stephens swivels and escapes.
Stephens tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stephens.#TD#
Stephens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stephens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stephens trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man tries to get to full guard but Stephens has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Man looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Stephens seems content to control.#T2#
Stephens seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#SUB#
Stephens is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Stephens stalling away here and it's allowed Man to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stephens trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Stephens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stephens is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Stephens tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stephens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stephens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man eats them both and turns towards Stephens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
It looks like Banana Man has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stephens.#TD2#
Man gets a double leg takedown into Stephens's guard.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stephens is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Stephens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.#SUB2#
Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stephens swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Stephens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stephens, not yet.
Stephens being controlled here, momentarily.
Man wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man leaves Stephens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banana Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man shoots in and drives through. Stephens sprawls well.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Stephens tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stephens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stephens defends well and Man ends up having to push Stephens into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Stephens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banana Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Stephens, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Stephens against the cage but Stephens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stephens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD2#
Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man controlling the pace.
Stephens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stephens tries to get out of the position.
Stephens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Stephens looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stephens defends it well. #T1#
Stephens is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stephens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man. #SUB#
Stephens looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stephens defends it well. #SUB2#
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stephens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man. #T2#
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.
Man wants to control but Stephens is keeping him busy.
Stephens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.#SUB2#
Stephens is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.
Man stops Stephens from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB#
Stephens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt. #T3##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stephens. #SU#
Stephens stands up and beckons Man to his feet.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darren Stephens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banana Man.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stephens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Stephens lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man. #TD2#
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stephens did well to prevent Man getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stephens sees it coming and defends easily.#T4##SUB2#
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Man trying to control the action but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Stephens is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Man seems content to control.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Stephens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stephens is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Man is trying to work for a kimura but Stephens is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Stephens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Banana Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Man shoots for a takedown but Stephens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stephens pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Man back to the cage. Stephens follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stephens lands with a kick to the temple. Man shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stephens feints a jab promting Man to slip. Stephens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stephens looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darren Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Stephens gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!#SUB#
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Stephens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Man wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Stephens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Stephens is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Man drops back looking for a leg! Stephens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stephens manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Stephens's guard. #SUB2#
Man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stephens is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Man, into his guard. #REVR##T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stephens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stephens trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Stephens tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom. #T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stephens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stephens.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Stephens shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
Stephens wants to get up but he can't break Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T4#
Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stephens is stalling in the full guard. #SU#
Stephens decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get!
Darren Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Man shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stephens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Stephens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stephens 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Stephens!
During a confident post fight interview, Darren Stephens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Stephens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kucharski throwing a counter right hand but Stephens manages to avoid it.
Kucharski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Kucharski has Stephens up against the cage in a clinch.
Kucharski has a couple of punches blocked by Stephens.
Kucharski is leaning against Stephens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kucharski throws a punch but it's blocked by Stephens.
Stephens tries to pull guard but Kucharski holds him up against the cage and eventually Stephens drops back down to his feet.
Stephens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kucharski just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kucharski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Kucharski.
Kucharski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stephens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kucharski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krystian Kucharski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Stephens.
Stephens tries for a takedown but Kucharski manages to get underhooks.
Kucharski cracks Stephens with a nice body shot.#T1#
Kucharski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kucharski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stephens is working for takedown but Kucharski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kucharski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kucharski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kucharski working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Stephens is rocked!
Kucharski working aggressively here.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Kucharski finish him?
Kucharski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kucharski misses with some punches.
Kucharski working aggressively here.
Kucharski swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kucharski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kucharski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kucharski working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kucharski fails to land.
Stephens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stephens blocking some punches.
Stephens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kucharski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kucharski misses with a punch on the inside.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kucharski.
Kucharski misses with some punches.
Kucharski swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kucharski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephens or not.
Kucharski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stephens blocking some punches.
Kucharski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stephens.
Kucharski misses with the head strike.
Stephens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kucharski walks away with a smile on his face. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Kucharski circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Stephens tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kucharski wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Kucharski!
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Event:
DK Battleground XII
Date: Nov 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Stephens throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stephens throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stephens as he avoids it easily.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stephens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Martinez is rocked!
Stephens connects with a stiff jab that staggers Martinez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Stephens!
Darren Stephens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
DK Exhibition 4
Date: Oct 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Makana shoots in for a double leg but Stephens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Makana shoots in looking for a takedown. Stephens tries to sprawl out of it but Makana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stephens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makana has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lei Makana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephens connects with a body shot that sends Makana's belly button to the back.
Stephens misses with a leg kick.
Stephens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makana appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens cracks Makana with an open hand slap.
Stephens connects with a single shot there.
Stephens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makana.
Makana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stephens throws a sloppy head kick and Makana moves out of range easily. #T1##CL#
Makana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stephens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Makana is defending well.#TD#
Makana has picked Stephens up - he's going for a ride! Makana dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makana is keen to just control but Stephens is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stephens can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Makana is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stephens is trying to get back to full guard.#SU#
Makana decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Makana dives in and grabs Stephens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stephens pushes down on Makana's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut lands for Stephens. That snapped Makana's head back.
Stephens digs a good body shot into Makana's ribs.
Stephens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Makana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stephens.
Stephens slaps away a takedown attempt from Makana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Makana goes for a double leg but Stephens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stephens continues to drive forward.
As Makana backs off Stephens throws a huge counter combo but Makana manages to avoid it all.
Darren Stephens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stephens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makana has a takedown stuffed.
Makana shoots in but Stephens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephens tries to counter by closing the distance.
Makana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stephens as he jumps to the side.
Stephens lands a jab-cross combination. #ROC2#
Makana is rocked!
Makana avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Oh Makana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Makana walks straight into a right hand from Stephens - that's dropped him! Stephens jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Makana from any more punishment! Makana complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren Stephens!
A relieved looking Darren Stephens thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds VIII
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Cephus connects with a jab.
Stephens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cephus on the side of the head.
Stephens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephens connects with a high kick.
Cephus misses with a straight right.
Cephus lands with a good body shot.
Stephens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cephus.
Cephus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cephus lands with a nice body punch.
Cephus connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Stephens.
Cephus lands a glancing blow to the side of Stephens's head.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Darren Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cephus clinches.
Cephus lands with a short shot to the head.
Cephus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Cephus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cephus lands a hook that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Cephus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head. #ROC#
Stephens is rocked!
Cephus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Cephus finish him?
Cephus lands a big right hand that drops Stephens! The killer instinct kicks in and Cephus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cephus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Cephus!
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds III
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Stephens scores with a head kick.
Stephens darts in looking for a takedown but Gable gets double underhooks and turns Stephens into the cage. #CL#
Gable clinches up against the cage.
Stephens avoids the elbow strike from Gable, against the cage.
Gable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stephens goes for a takedown attempt but Gable pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Gable closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gable lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gable scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Gable.
Gable tries to land a knee to the head but Stephens blocks with his arms.
Gable avoiding damage.
Stephens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gable prevents it.
Dan Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Stephens.
Gable slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Stephens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gable to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Gable.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gable throws an elbow but misses.
Stephens tries to score a body lock takedown but Gable shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gable lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stephens wants a takedown but no success here.
Stephens letting Gable take a breather here.
Stephens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gable walks away with a smile on his face. Stephens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gable lands with a hook. Stephens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Gable rushes Stephens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Gable gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stephens.
Gable pushes Stephens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable controlling the action here for a moment.
Gable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gable misses with an elbow over the top.
Gable lands a left hand.
Gable misses with an elbow strike.
Stephens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gable fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Gable forces Stephens back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Gable. #ROC#
Stephens is rocked!#T3#
Stephens blocking some punches.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Gable finish him?
Gable prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stephens.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gable.
Gable misses with a punch on the inside.
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Stephens.
Gable is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stephens takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stephens.
Stephens blocks an uppercut.
Gable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gable misses with some punches.
Stephens blocks an uppercut.
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Stephens.
Gable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stephens being controlled against the cage.
Gable throws a punch but it's blocked by Stephens.
Gable throws a head punch that misses.
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Stephens.
Gable working aggressively here.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens blocks an elbow strike.
Gable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gable lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable tries for a takedown but Stephens manages to get underhooks.
Gable stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable has Stephens pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gable fails to land.
Gable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gable throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Gable.
Gable is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stephens blocking some punches.
Stephens blocks an uppercut.
Gable swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable working aggressively here.
Gable misses with some punches.
#T4#
Gable has a couple of punches blocked by Stephens.
Stephens being controlled against the cage.
Stephens avoids a wild elbow strike from Gable.
Gable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gable looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gable throws an elbow that misses.
Stephens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stephens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gable smiles and moves away.
Dan Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephens misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gable misses the target.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Stephens misses with a combination
and Gable counters with a crisp right that sends Stephens to the canvas! Gable follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
An out of breath Dan Gable thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
KONFLIKT XIX
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stephens to the mat! Stephens manages to get full guard.
Stephens is looking to stand back up but Lee counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stephens. #REVB#
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stephens wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lee working over Stephens with some ground and pound. Stephens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stephens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stephens trying to control but Lee postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Stephens's head.
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
Lee wants to take a breather but Stephens is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Stephens's temple. #ROC#
Stephens is rocked!
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stephens is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Lee is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stephens is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lee fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stephens from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lee! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lee!
Mark Lee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
KONFLIKT FC VII
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Stephens misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Del Mundo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Del Mundo.
Del Mundo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Mundo.
Del Mundo misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Mundo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Del Mundo fails to land.
Stephens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Del Mundo smiles and moves away.
Del Mundo is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Stephens like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Stephens from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Del Mundo!
Jimmy Del Mundo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
KONFLIKT FC IV
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Scott.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Scott tries for a takedown but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Stephens sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott has a takedown stuffed.
Stephens unleashes a big counter combination but Scott bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Stephens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darren Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stephens tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD2#
Stephens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scott's guard.#SUB#
Scott 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.
Stephens's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Stephens stands and steps away. Scott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Scott throws a big counter combination but Stephens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T1#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stephens - that will leave a mark!
Scott is breathing heavily.
Stephens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD2#
Stephens drops Scott with a right and a left! Stephens comes rushing in but Scott regains his composure and manages to keep Stephens in guard.
#ROC2#
Scott is rocked!#SU2#
Stephens gets to his feet. Scott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens steps in with a hook that catches Scott right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stephens follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Scott looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Stephens!
During a confident post fight interview, Darren Stephens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Skillett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stephens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Skillett eats them both and turns towards Stephens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stephens throws a head kick that half lands.
Stephens scores with a nice head shot.
Stephens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skillett's head.#CL#
Skillett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stephens stalling in the clinch but Skillett improves position.
Skillett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Skillett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stephens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stephens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skillett shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
Stephens looks to land a combination. Skillett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Skillett is rocked!
Skillett is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Stephens just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Skillett has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Stephens!
A relieved looking Darren Stephens thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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