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Event:
MMA Hype -28-
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Stevens closes the distance but Gallegos moves to the side #KD#
and Gallegos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stevens! Gallegos lets Stevens back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Stevens is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Enrique Stevens has been cut.
Stevens bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gallegos comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Stevens falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Stevens was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brooks Gallegos!
Brooks Gallegos made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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MMA Hype -17-
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens is struggling to control the position.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donnelly tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
#BC2#
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.#T1##CL2#
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT2#It looks like Craig Donnelly has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens stands there with Donnelly around his waist. Donnelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Stevens drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD2#
Stevens is trying to trip Donnelly. He has hold of a leg but Donnelly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Donnelly kicks Stevens off and gets to his feet.
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly wants a takedown.
Stevens lands an uppercut.#T3#
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
#T4#
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donnelly or not.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Donnelly turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Donnelly manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens is looking to reverse the position.
Donnelly tries to move to mount but Stevens blocks the move with his legs.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Donnelly drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab. #CL2#
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Stevens lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.#CL2#
Stevens clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Donnelly tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Donnelly goes for a takedown attempt but Stevens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Stevens has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A bit of stalling here from Stevens.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens presses Donnelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens taking a breather.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Enrique Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donnelly off to one side. #CL2#
Stevens pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Stevens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevens smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Stevens jumps guard.
Donnelly controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Donnelly drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Donnelly off! Donnelly jumps back into Stevens's guard. #T1#
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Donnelly from controlling successfully.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Donnelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Donnelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donnelly wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnelly shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.#CL2#
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donnelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stevens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stevens after a bit of a struggle.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens is pressed up against the cage. Donnelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevens down to the mat. Stevens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donnelly wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs. #T4##CL2#
Stevens clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Enrique Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly. #BC2#
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevens misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Donnelly shoots in.
Stevens throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Stevens gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Stevens! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -10-
Date: Nov 10, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Stevens has closed the distance and engaged Duran in a clinch.
Stevens should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
Duran wants to stall.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
Stevens lands a left hand.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duran.
Duran working aggressively here.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Duran tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran slips a straight right by Stevens.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Duran bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Duran rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stevens is keeping busy.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran takes a shot to the head.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.
Duran wants to stall.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran working aggressively here.
Duran looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran lands a nice knee to the body.
Stevens looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens working aggressively here.
#T3#
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran pushes Stevens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duran lands an uppercut.
Duran trying to land knees to the body.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duran slowing the pace effectively.
Duran tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duran up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens. #T4#
Stevens tries to work over Duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duran misses with some punches.
Stevens avoiding damage as Duran throws knees to the body.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran misses with some punches.
Duran misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enrique Stevens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevens blocking some punches.
Stevens cracks Duran with a nice body shot.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stevens is keeping busy.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stevens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
#BC2#
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Stevens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stevens.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Duran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens blocking some punches.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enrique Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Stevens stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Duran tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage. #T2#
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens is working Duran over against the cage.
Stevens stalling in the clinch but Duran improves position.
Stevens prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duran misses with some punches.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens lands with a left to the head.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stevens is keeping busy.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Duran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.
Stevens wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Duran being controlled against the cage.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Duran is controlling the position.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stevens as Duran tries to tie him up.
A short right from Stevens.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Stevens is looking to control Duran's arms but Duran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevens has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Duran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Duran effectively controlling the action here.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
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!
Duran blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Stevens blocks a leg kick.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Stevens clinches.
Duran tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran trying to stall but Stevens improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Duran is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Duran is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duran has his back to the cage.
Stevens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevens stalls.
Stevens stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Duran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Duran missing with knees to the body.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens misses with a punch on the inside.
Duran is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens blocking some punches.
#T2#
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Duran misses with an elbow over the top.
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Duran missing with knees to the body.
Duran misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4##BC2#
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duran as Stevens tries to tie him up.
Enrique Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens is trying to break free.
Duran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevens wants to break free but Duran has control.
Stevens leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Stevens! |
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