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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter scores with a nice right hand.
Dempsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dempsey enables Sutter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dempsey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dempsey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dempsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dempsey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sutter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dempsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dempsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter prevents Dempsey from getting back to his feet.
Sutter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sutter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sutter with a nice head shot there.
Sutter postures up in Dempsey's guard and throws a big left but Dempsey blocks it.
Sutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dempsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutter stays in close to Dempsey's body and controls the position.
Sutter trying to control but Dempsey is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dempsey's head.
Sutter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sutter lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutter is looking to work some ground and pound but Dempsey has wrist control.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dempsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sutter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sutter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sutter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dempsey can't keep his opponent in guard - Sutter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sutter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sutter is controlling the pace.
Dempsey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dempsey tries to get out of the position.
Sutter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dempsey keeps working.
Dempsey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sutter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Dempsey's hands, connecting with Dempsey's forehead.
Dempsey wants to control but Sutter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sutter wants to control but Dempsey is keeping him busy.
Sutter 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.
Sutter is trying to control. Dempsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sutter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sutter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sutter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dempsey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sutter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dempsey is doing well to control the position and prevent Sutter from advancing to side control.
Sutter is looking to take a break and control but Dempsey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dempsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Sutter connects with a single shot there.
Sutter lands with a good body shot.
Sutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Sutter clobbers Dempsey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sutter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dempsey avoids it really well and circles away.
Sutter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter misses with a left hand
and Dempsey counters with a series of strikes. Sutter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Sutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Mark Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Sutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Sutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dempsey manages to avoid it.
Sutter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sutter dips to his left and cracks Dempsey with an uppercut!
Sutter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dempsey as he avoids it easily.
Sutter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dempsey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sutter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Sutter or perhaps it was just good defense by Dempsey which made him look bad.
Mark Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sutter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dempsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dempsey misses with a takedown
and Sutter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Sutter shoots for a takedown but Dempsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sutter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dempsey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sutter fails to land the takedown.
Sutter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sutter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dempsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sutter is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Sutter keeps moving.
Sutter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sutter keeps the fight on the outside.
Sutter lands a glancing blow to the side of Dempsey's head.
Sutter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sutter won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey misses with the ground and pound.
Sutter is trying to get back to his feet.
Sutter dodges the ground and pound from Dempsey.
What's Sutter going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey wants to control but Sutter is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sutter.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sutter connects with a right hand. Dempsey shakes it off.
Sutter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey needs to keep his hands up - Sutter had a free shot at his head there.
Dempsey ducks right into an uppercut from Sutter.
Dempsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Sutter circles away.
Sutter digs a good hook to Dempsey's body.
Mark Sutter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sutter as he jumps to the side.
Sutter lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dempsey has time to react.
Dempsey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sutter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dempsey's head backwards.
Sutter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dempsey wants to control but Sutter is keeping busy.
Sutter winds up and cracks Dempsey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sutter thows a huge punch but Dempsey dodges it nicely.
Sutter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sutter winds up and cracks Dempsey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutter is working for a submission of some sort.
Oh Dempsey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sutter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dempsey quite badly. Dempsey pulls Sutter in close trying to recover. Sutter postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dempsey on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dempsey doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Sutter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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