UFC 91: Holy uppercut, Jeremy Stephens!
Before we write the details of the Jeremy Stephens-Rafael dos Anjos, we must inform you of a Joe Rogan classic.
In describing the action of this lightweight fight, Rogan put these words in this order for all of us to enjoy: "And a little smell my butt."
Do with that as you wish. And back to the "Might not be broadcast" archive we go . . .
In the third round, Stephens (16-3) began a right uppercut from the floor and ended it at dos Anjos' chin. That ended dos Anjos' night (and maybe his chin) 39 seconds into the third round.
"I've been working on that uppercut all week for [defense against] the shot," Stephens said. "Hermes [Franca] told me to throw it a couple of seconds before I threw it. I threw everything I had in that punch."
Seriously, folks, it was Soda Popinski uppercut, and you all remember how those always knocked out Little Mac in "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out" on the original Nintendo.
To celebrate after the knockout, Stephens turned and ran face-first into the fence. We're not sure why, but he is known as "Lil Heathen" so maybe that helps explain it.
Dos Anjos (11-3) had Stephens in a precarious position in the first round, bending his left shoulder into a different time zone with an omaplata. But it occurred with only 15 seconds left in the round, so Stephens was able to withstand the pain until the bell.
"It was real tight," Stephens said, "but I wasn't close to tapping."
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That was probably the sickest KO I've ever seen. You could see Dos Anjos' eyes starting to roll to the back of his head.