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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dempsey Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dempsey Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in but Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Dempsey Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior misses with the combination.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Michaels misses with the combination.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Junior.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior thuds his right hand into Michaels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Junior misses with a leg kick.
Junior with a hook.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michaels.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Michaels.
Junior is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junior is looking to stand up but Michaels isn't so interested in that idea.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Junior controlling the position well.
Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Junior is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Michaels.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michaels looks gassed!
Junior keeping control of the position.
Junior trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior jabs at Michaels's body.
Jab by Junior.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior stands and steps away. Michaels gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Michaels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dempsey Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Junior there.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Junior delivers a nice body kick.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dempsey Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dempsey Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Junior feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Junior as he connects with a hook.
Junior lands a nice looking body shot.
Junior lands a with a good body shot.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Junior.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Michaels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Junior sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
Junior content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey Junior dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Michaels thumps Junior with a low kick.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior misses with a looping left.
A jab from Junior finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Junior throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels blocks a jab.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dempsey Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Michaels.
The crowd cheers as Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michaels doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels throws a lazy body kick
and Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Junior had a free shot at his head there.
Michaels tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Michaels's head.
Junior cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Junior moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
Junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Junior.
Nice straight punches there by Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Junior.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Junior which made him look bad.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Junior.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
Junior cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior scores with a nice right hand.
Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into rage.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michaels gets the takedown into side control.
Junior is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Michaels has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Junior dodges the ground and pound from Michaels.
Junior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Junior is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ace Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Junior defends the submission attempt.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels throws a strike but Junior avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dempsey Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dempsey Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dempsey Junior!
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