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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dioxippus Nikolaidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaidis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Animal Collective - My Girls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dioxippus Nikolaidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaidis.
Dempsey slips under a jab from Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikolaidis.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaidis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dempsey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolaidis tries to avoid it but Dempsey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolaidis to the ground. Nikolaidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolaidis lands with a nice body punch.
Nikolaidis misses the jab.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikolaidis manages to avoid it.
Nikolaidis loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Dempsey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis scores with a punch to the head.
Dempsey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nikolaidis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nikolaidis blocks a jab.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis connects with a single shot there.
Nikolaidis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikolaidis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Nikolaidis moves out of range.
Good shot there by Dempsey.
Dempsey cracks Nikolaidis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikolaidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey sizes up Nikolaidis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dempsey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikolaidis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nikolaidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dempsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaidis stuns Dempsey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dempsey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nikolaidis is breathing heavily.
Nikolaidis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dempsey.
Dempsey is staying tight to Nikolaidis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nikolaidis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dempsey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaidis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dempsey with the ground and pound but Nikolaidis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dempsey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nikolaidis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dempsey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikolaidis's head.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nikolaidis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dempsey.
Dempsey is trying to control. Nikolaidis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikolaidis throws a lazy right hand but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikolaidis lands a right hook to the body.
Nikolaidis walks into a straight right hand from Dempsey.
Nikolaidis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dempsey manages to avoid it.
Nikolaidis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nikolaidis misses the shot to the body.
Nikolaidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown by Dempsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Nikolaidis which made him look bad.
Nikolaidis lands a glancing blow to the side of Dempsey's head.
Dempsey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left lands for Dempsey.
Dempsey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Nikolaidis misses
and Dempsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey cracks Nikolaidis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nikolaidis misses with a wild body shot.
Dioxippus Nikolaidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaidis lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaidis throws a nice looking combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Nikolaidis misses.
Nikolaidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikolaidis. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikolaidis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaidis misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dempsey.
Dempsey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikolaidis to the mat! Nikolaidis manages to get full guard.
Dempsey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nikolaidis's head.
Nikolaidis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dempsey on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dempsey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dempsey slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Dempsey.
Nikolaidis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nikolaidis misses with a body punch
and Dempsey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dempsey lands with a shot to the body.
Dempsey throws a one two combo.
Nikolaidis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Dempsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Nikolaidis which made him look bad.
Nikolaidis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dioxippus Nikolaidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikolaidis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nikolaidis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dempsey and Nikolaidis goes tumbling to the canvas! Dempsey follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Nikolaidis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dempsey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dempsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikolaidis seems to have got his legs back now.
Dempsey trying to control the action but Nikolaidis is working from the bottom.
Dempsey trying to mount his opponent but Nikolaidis defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dempsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dempsey working Nikolaidis over with strikes.
Dempsey with the ground and pound but Nikolaidis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dempsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dempsey trying to control but Nikolaidis is working from the bottom.
Nikolaidis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
Nikolaidis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikolaidis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nikolaidis tries to get out of the position.
Dempsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Nikolaidis has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dempsey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dempsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dempsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dempsey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Nikolaidis avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Nikolaidis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikolaidis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dempsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with a two punch combination.
Nikolaidis lands a slapping body shot.
Nikolaidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dempsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaidis connects with a single shot there.
Nikolaidis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dempsey counters with a series of strikes. Nikolaidis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nikolaidis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikolaidis.
KJ Dempsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dempsey lands a jab to the head.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Dempsey misses.
Nikolaidis misses with a body punch
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
Dempsey tries to bum rush Nikolaidis with a series of wild strikes but Nikolaidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nikolaidis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Nikolaidis backpedaling.
Nikolaidis misses with a body shot
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis takes a swing at Dempsey's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaidis throws a combination that misses
and Dempsey counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey trying to land knees to the body.
Nikolaidis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dempsey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikolaidis avoids it.
Nikolaidis blocks the elbow strike.
Dempsey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nikolaidis digs a right hand into Dempsey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dempsey's gas tank.
Nikolaidis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dempsey trying to land knees to the body.
Nikolaidis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dempsey lands a nice knee to the body.
Dempsey tries to score a body lock takedown but Nikolaidis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nikolaidis is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling him.
Nikolaidis is trying to stall.
Dempsey tries to land a knee to the head but Nikolaidis blocks with his arms.
Dempsey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolaidis is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nikolaidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Nikolaidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dempsey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nikolaidis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey 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! This is the final round!
Dempsey slips under a jab from Nikolaidis.
Nikolaidis lands a jab to Dempsey's midsection.
Nikolaidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolaidis misses with a jab to the body
so Dempsey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dempsey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dempsey with a nice head shot there.
Dempsey wants to stand but Nikolaidis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikolaidis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dempsey looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey advances position into side control!
Dempsey working the head with strikes.
Dempsey working the ground and pound but Nikolaidis is defending the strikes.
Dempsey wants to take a breather but Nikolaidis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dempsey.
Nikolaidis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dempsey throws a strike but Nikolaidis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dempsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Dempsey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nikolaidis!
Dempsey working the ground and pound effectively.
Dempsey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dempsey is landing with some decent strikes but Nikolaidis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dempsey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nikolaidis's face.
Dempsey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dempsey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dempsey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nikolaidis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Dempsey.
Dempsey is trying to control here but Nikolaidis has managed to regain half guard.
Nikolaidis tries to roll over but Dempsey keeps him under control.
KJ Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nikolaidis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dempsey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dempsey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dempsey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dioxippus Nikolaidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolaidis wants to control but Dempsey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dempsey is trying to control. Nikolaidis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dempsey moves nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Dempsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dempsey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Dempsey!
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