Post by The Sandman on Jan 20, 2022 21:44:48 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Jeremy Stephens chants all around the place!
Joseph Benavidez shifts back and forth nervously.
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Joseph Benavidez comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Jeremy Stephens comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Joseph Benavidez and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lil Heathen throws a low kick
Joseph Benavidez blocks.
Middle kick from Lil Heathen.
The kick just misses.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Joseph Benavidez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Benavidez ducks under...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
1:45 Round 1 and Benavidez is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Benavidez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Benavidez is clinching with Lil Heathen.
Jeremy Stephens tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benavidez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jeremy Stephens launches a furious knee!
Joseph Benavidez blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
Benavidez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joseph Benavidez pushes Lil Heathen against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Benavidez controls Jeremy Stephens in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Lil Heathen is hurt
Benavidez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jeremy Stephens embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benavidez who put distance between them
A bunch of leg kicks from Joseph Benavidez
are bothering his opponent.
Benavidez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Benavidez is clinching with Lil Heathen.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen is launching some bone breaking punches to Benavidez's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Joseph Benavidez's eyes.
Joseph Benavidez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benavidez circles out and slips free of Jeremy Stephens's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Solid shot from Joseph Benavidez to the body.
Lil Heathen didn't like that.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jeremy Stephens tries a hook to the body
but Benavidez manages to dodge it
Lil Heathen steps backwards away from Joseph Benavidez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Lil Heathen
that lands on Benavidez's face like a cannon ball!
Lil Heathen throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Nice punches from Jeremy Stephens.
Benavidez staggers backwards. Lil Heathen wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lil Heathen moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Benavidez's thigh!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Benavidez steps forward
Lil Heathen feints.
Benavidez is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Joseph Benavidez looks to pass to mount...
Benavidez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jeremy Stephens.
Joseph Benavidez is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Benavidez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joseph Benavidez controls the situation despite Jeremy Stephens efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joseph Benavidez is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Lil Heathen is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Joseph Benavidez circles around Lil Heathen
Joseph Benavidez is measuring Lil Heathen with his jab.
Lil Heathen isn't fazed.
Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Joseph Benavidez jabs at Lil Heathen
to no visible effect.
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes Benavidez stumble back!
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes Benavidez stumble back!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Benavidez throws a lazy kick
Lil Heathen blocks and keeps his distance.
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Benavidez studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jeremy Stephens is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A high kick from Jeremy Stephens
grazes Benavidez's head, but he seems okay.
Benavidez is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lil Heathen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joseph Benavidez's punches
Lil Heathen measures the resilience of Benavidez's chin with an uppercut while Benavidez lands some great crosses.
Joseph Benavidez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Lil Heathen blocks that. It was easy!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
that forces Benavidez to try and defend better.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
Joseph Benavidez is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
A solid combination from Joseph Benavidez
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Lil Heathen pushes Joseph Benavidez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Jeremy Stephens charges at Benavidez throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Benavidez is rocked!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shovel hook by Jeremy Stephens
tags Benavidez.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Benavidez is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Lil Heathen!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jeremy Stephens who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Joseph Benavidez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Lil Heathen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Lil Heathen is launching some bone breaking punches to Benavidez's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Joseph Benavidez's eyes.
Hard blow to Benavidez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joseph Benavidez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Lil Heathen who put distance between them
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Lil Heathen is connecting with a few punches
Benavidez launches a kick
but Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Joseph Benavidez launches a body shot
Lil Heathen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Benavidez's chin
Lil Heathen has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jeremy Stephens chases Benavidez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Benavidez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Benavidez's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Lil Heathen is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Benavidez just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Benavidez is going to have a headache after this one.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Benavidez was not intelligently defending himself!
Benavidez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (Punch) at 2:37 Round 3
Statistics: Joseph Benavidez
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 37 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 32/43 (74%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 37 s
Stephens brought more violence than JoBen, and the result was beating him at the violence-contest. Is it too late to rename ManMMA to Violence Contests? VC 35, things like that?
Joseph Benavidez shifts back and forth nervously.
Jeremy Stephens looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Joseph Benavidez comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Jeremy Stephens comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Joseph Benavidez and Jeremy Stephens touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lil Heathen throws a low kick
Joseph Benavidez blocks.
Middle kick from Lil Heathen.
The kick just misses.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Joseph Benavidez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Benavidez ducks under...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
1:45 Round 1 and Benavidez is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Benavidez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Benavidez is clinching with Lil Heathen.
Jeremy Stephens tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benavidez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jeremy Stephens launches a furious knee!
Joseph Benavidez blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
Benavidez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joseph Benavidez pushes Lil Heathen against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Benavidez controls Jeremy Stephens in the clinch and deliver a few uppercuts, nice shots Lil Heathen is hurt
Benavidez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jeremy Stephens embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Benavidez who put distance between them
A bunch of leg kicks from Joseph Benavidez
are bothering his opponent.
Benavidez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Benavidez is clinching with Lil Heathen.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen is launching some bone breaking punches to Benavidez's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Joseph Benavidez's eyes.
Joseph Benavidez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benavidez circles out and slips free of Jeremy Stephens's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Solid shot from Joseph Benavidez to the body.
Lil Heathen didn't like that.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Jeremy Stephens takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jeremy Stephens tries a hook to the body
but Benavidez manages to dodge it
Lil Heathen steps backwards away from Joseph Benavidez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Lil Heathen
that lands on Benavidez's face like a cannon ball!
Lil Heathen throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Nice punches from Jeremy Stephens.
Benavidez staggers backwards. Lil Heathen wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Lil Heathen moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Benavidez's thigh!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Benavidez steps forward
Lil Heathen feints.
Benavidez is holding Jeremy Stephens's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jeremy Stephens loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Joseph Benavidez is in side mount over Jeremy Stephens
Joseph Benavidez looks to pass to mount...
Benavidez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jeremy Stephens.
Joseph Benavidez is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Benavidez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joseph Benavidez controls the situation despite Jeremy Stephens efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joseph Benavidez is in full mount over Jeremy Stephens
Lil Heathen is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Joseph Benavidez circles around Lil Heathen
Joseph Benavidez is measuring Lil Heathen with his jab.
Lil Heathen isn't fazed.
Lil Heathen studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Joseph Benavidez jabs at Lil Heathen
to no visible effect.
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes Benavidez stumble back!
A right hand from Jeremy Stephens
makes Benavidez stumble back!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
Lil Heathen throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Benavidez throws a lazy kick
Lil Heathen blocks and keeps his distance.
Joseph Benavidez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Benavidez studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Jeremy Stephens is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
A high kick from Jeremy Stephens
grazes Benavidez's head, but he seems okay.
Benavidez is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lil Heathen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joseph Benavidez's punches
Lil Heathen measures the resilience of Benavidez's chin with an uppercut while Benavidez lands some great crosses.
Joseph Benavidez fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Lil Heathen blocks that. It was easy!
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Brilliant combination from Jeremy Stephens
that forces Benavidez to try and defend better.
Benavidez and Lil Heathen circle around the center of the cage.
Joseph Benavidez is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
A solid combination from Joseph Benavidez
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Lil Heathen pushes Joseph Benavidez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
=========================================
Jeremy Stephens charges at Benavidez throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Benavidez is rocked!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shovel hook by Jeremy Stephens
tags Benavidez.
Nice punch by Jeremy Stephens
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jeremy Stephens!
Benavidez is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Lightning fast low kick from Lil Heathen!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Jeremy Stephens tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jeremy Stephens who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Joseph Benavidez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Lil Heathen is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Lil Heathen is launching some bone breaking punches to Benavidez's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Joseph Benavidez's eyes.
Hard blow to Benavidez's mid-section, he seems hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lil Heathen doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joseph Benavidez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Lil Heathen who put distance between them
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Jeremy Stephens moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
The two exchange wildly
Lil Heathen is connecting with a few punches
Benavidez launches a kick
but Jeremy Stephens avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Joseph Benavidez launches a body shot
Lil Heathen dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Jeremy Stephens fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Benavidez's chin
Lil Heathen has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jeremy Stephens chases Benavidez and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Benavidez steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Benavidez's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Lil Heathen is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Jeremy Stephens's mind is definitely in the fight, Benavidez just got nailed! Jeremy Stephens saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Benavidez is going to have a headache after this one.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Benavidez was not intelligently defending himself!
Benavidez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Jeremy Stephens by TKO (Punch) at 2:37 Round 3
Statistics: Joseph Benavidez
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 37 s
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 32/43 (74%)
Kicks 3/5 (60%)
Clinch strikes 6/7 (86%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 37 s
Stephens brought more violence than JoBen, and the result was beating him at the violence-contest. Is it too late to rename ManMMA to Violence Contests? VC 35, things like that?
