Post by The Sandman on Jan 6, 2023 3:52:37 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Jeremy Stephens chants all around the place!
Renan Barão looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Jeremy Stephens looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Lil Heathen is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Renan Barão comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Jeremy Stephens comes with a 7 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mr. Bean is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Lil Heathen's thigh
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Lil Heathen throws a low kick
Renan Barão blocks.
Lil Heathen misses a step and Renan Barão sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Renan Barão
that forces Lil Heathen to try and defend better.
Lil Heathen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lil Heathen has a small cut in his Mouth
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen and Mr. Bean circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Lil Heathen and Mr. Bean circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen moves backwards and Renan Barão is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Renan Barão tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lil Heathen goes down.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Mr. Bean's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Bean tries to cover his face,
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is in open guard over Lil Heathen... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Lil Heathen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Renan Barão. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Renan Barão leans forwards and tries to grapple with Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Renan Barão embrace and tries to move away...
Renan Barão pushes Lil Heathen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Bean doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jeremy Stephens embrace and tries to move away...
Jeremy Stephens pushes Mr. Bean forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Renan Barão embrace and tries to move away...
Renan Barão pushes Lil Heathen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Renan Barão throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Mr. Bean and breaks the clinch.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Jeremy Stephens
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Mr. Bean ducks under...
Jeremy Stephens chases Mr. Bean and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mr. Bean steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Mr. Bean fires low kicks
punishing Lil Heathen's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Renan Barão to the body.
Lil Heathen didn't like that.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Renan Barão goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Mr. Bean only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Renan Barão shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mr. Bean into his guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Renan Barão is looking to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Renan Barão gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to open up Lil Heathen with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lil Heathen is trying to block them with his hands...
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Mr. Bean's cheek from the guard.
Renan Barão uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Renan Barão tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Renan Barão manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Marc Goddard separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Mr. Bean.
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Round 2
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Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Renan Barão closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Renan Barão!
Lil Heathen is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
gets deflected.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Renan Barão attempts a sweep single...
Renan Barão catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Mr. Bean.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to open up Lil Heathen with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lil Heathen is trying to block them with his hands...
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to escape from the closed guard
Mr. Bean succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Lil Heathen's ribs.
Lil Heathen is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Body shots by Renan Barão
Solid blows to Lil Heathen's abdomen.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is taking this opportunity to rest.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jeremy Stephens is not able to stop Lil Heathen ground skills and Renan Barão moves to side mount!
Renan Barão is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to turn away and scramble out. Renan Barão takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
That rear naked choke from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
That rear naked choke from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Bean is locking that rear naked choke...
Crippling lock!
Lil Heathen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Punishing hold!
Mr. Bean is locking that rear naked choke...
Jeremy Stephens is trying to find an escape but it's too deep! He's forced to tap out before going to sleep!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:22 Round 2
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Barao was insulted that he had to face a teammate. A bottom-feeding one no less. So he took it out on Stephens.
Renan Barão looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Jeremy Stephens looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Lil Heathen is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Renan Barão comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Jeremy Stephens comes with a 7 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Mr. Bean is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Lil Heathen's thigh
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Lil Heathen throws a low kick
Renan Barão blocks.
Lil Heathen misses a step and Renan Barão sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brilliant combination from Renan Barão
that forces Lil Heathen to try and defend better.
Lil Heathen's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lil Heathen has a small cut in his Mouth
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen and Mr. Bean circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Lil Heathen and Mr. Bean circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen moves backwards and Renan Barão is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Renan Barão tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lil Heathen goes down.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Mr. Bean's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mr. Bean tries to cover his face,
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is in open guard over Lil Heathen... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Lil Heathen rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Marc Goddard halts the fight to stand up Renan Barão. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Renan Barão leans forwards and tries to grapple with Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Renan Barão embrace and tries to move away...
Renan Barão pushes Lil Heathen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Bean doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jeremy Stephens embrace and tries to move away...
Jeremy Stephens pushes Mr. Bean forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Renan Barão embrace and tries to move away...
Renan Barão pushes Lil Heathen forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Renan Barão throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Jeremy Stephens pushes away Mr. Bean and breaks the clinch.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Jeremy Stephens
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Jeremy Stephens looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Mr. Bean ducks under...
Jeremy Stephens chases Mr. Bean and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mr. Bean steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Mr. Bean fires low kicks
punishing Lil Heathen's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid shot from Renan Barão to the body.
Lil Heathen didn't like that.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Renan Barão goes with a looping right hand while Jeremy Stephens jumps back and jabs
Mr. Bean only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Renan Barão shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jeremy Stephens is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mr. Bean into his guard.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Renan Barão is looking to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Renan Barão gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to open up Lil Heathen with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lil Heathen is trying to block them with his hands...
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Jeremy Stephens launches a few punches to Mr. Bean's cheek from the guard.
Renan Barão uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Renan Barão tries to pass Jeremy Stephens's guard...
Renan Barão manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Marc Goddard separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Mr. Bean.
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Round 2
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Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Renan Barão closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Renan Barão!
Lil Heathen is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Renan Barão fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
gets deflected.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Renan Barão attempts a sweep single...
Renan Barão catches Jeremy Stephens's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Mr. Bean.
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to open up Lil Heathen with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lil Heathen is trying to block them with his hands...
Renan Barão is in closed guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to escape from the closed guard
Mr. Bean succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Lil Heathen's ribs.
Lil Heathen is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Renan Barão is in open guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Body shots by Renan Barão
Solid blows to Lil Heathen's abdomen.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean is taking this opportunity to rest.
Renan Barão is in half guard over Lil Heathen
Mr. Bean launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jeremy Stephens is not able to stop Lil Heathen ground skills and Renan Barão moves to side mount!
Renan Barão is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens tries to turn away and scramble out. Renan Barão takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
That rear naked choke from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
That rear naked choke from Renan Barão appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Bean is locking that rear naked choke...
Crippling lock!
Lil Heathen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Punishing hold!
Mr. Bean is locking that rear naked choke...
Jeremy Stephens is trying to find an escape but it's too deep! He's forced to tap out before going to sleep!
Winner is Renan Barão by Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:22 Round 2
Statistics: Renan Barão
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Barao was insulted that he had to face a teammate. A bottom-feeding one no less. So he took it out on Stephens.
