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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks comes into the arena with AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dempsey's choice of entrance music: On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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192 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hanks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Dempsey! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dempsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dempsey lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks. Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch. Dempsey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Dempsey keeps him there for the moment. A short right from Dempsey. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks. Dempsey keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey misses with some punches.
Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks. Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanks blocking some punches.
Hanks tries to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling the position. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanks. Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dempsey connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut. Hanks is trying to break free. Dempsey scores with a shoulder strike. Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Dempsey has double underhooks. Hanks tries to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling the position. Hanks is trying to break free. Hanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hanks tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage. Dempsey misses with a knee strike.
Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Dempsey won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body. Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away. Nice body punch from Dempsey - that landed with a thud.
Hanks is breathing heavily. A short uppercut from Dempsey. Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body. Hanks tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage. Hanks is trying to break free. Dempsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dempsey lands a shot to the body. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanks. Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Dempsey has double underhooks. A hook to the body from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a shoulder strike. Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Dempsey won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dempsey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dempsey lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Dempsey landing knees to the head.
Dempsey scores with a hook to the body. Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Dempsey misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dempsey presses Hanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Dempsey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dempsey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hanks takes a shot to the head. Dempsey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dempsey scores with a shoulder strike. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks. Hanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dempsey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dempsey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. Dempsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Hanks is trying to break free. Hanks can't break the clinch.
Dempsey scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dempsey. Dempsey prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch. Dempsey misses with some punches.
Hanks tries to break free but Dempsey pushes him back against the cage. Dempsey misses with some punches.
Dempsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
Dempsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dempsey presses Hanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Dempsey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dempsey lands with a right to the head. Dempsey lands a left hand.
Dempsey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks misses with a hook. Dempsey connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dempsey.
Hanks misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hanks missing with a left hand there. Dempsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A punch combination from Hanks misses. Hanks misses with a body shot.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but Hanks seems unphased.
Dempsey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dempsey moves into the clinch. Nice body punch from Dempsey - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanks. Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Dempsey won't allow it.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Dempsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nice body punch from Dempsey - that landed with a thud.
Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head. Dempsey gets through Hanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Good body shot from Dempsey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey. Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A short right from Dempsey on the inside. Dempsey scores with a shoulder strike. Hanks is trying to break free. Dempsey lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hanks takes a knee to the side of the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Dempsey. A right hand to the body from Dempsey.
A right handed body shot lands from Dempsey.
Still in the clinch, Dempsey scores with a nice short uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dempsey lands a nice uppercut. Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanks wants to break free but Dempsey has control.
Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dempsey lands the left hand. Hanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dempsey. Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey. Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Hanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A solid leg kick lands there for Dempsey.
Hanks takes a swing at Dempsey's ribcage but misses. Hanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks. Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Hanks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hanks staying out of range there. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dempsey.
Hanks throws a jab when Dempsey was well out of range. Hanks misses with the combination.
Dempsey clinches. Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling him. Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Dempsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hanks working hard to break the clinch. Hanks takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Dempsey. Hanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dempsey lands a left hand.
Dempsey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Dempsey. Hanks tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage. Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Dempsey digs a right hand underneath Hanks's ribcage. Hanks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dempsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dempsey scores with a shoulder strike. Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Hanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A short uppercut from Dempsey. Dempsey lands with a left to the head. Dempsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
Dempsey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Dempsey has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hanks tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage. Dempsey lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Dempsey on the inside. Dempsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dempsey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Dempsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanks uses good head movement to avoid it. Hanks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Dempsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanks. Dempsey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dempsey pushes Hanks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dempsey lands with a right to the head. Dempsey is leaning against Hanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dempsey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Hanks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dempsey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Still in the clinch, Dempsey scores with a nice short uppercut. A knee to the head by Dempsey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. A short uppercut from Dempsey. Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling him. Hanks manages to break the clinch.
Hanks slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dempsey moves out of range as Hanks strikes. Hanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dempsey. Dempsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey rushes Hanks and presses him up against the cage. Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Dempsey keeps him there for the moment. Dempsey misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Dempsey keeps him there for the moment. Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Hanks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dempsey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hanks moves forwards but Dempsey connects with a nice, crisp jab. Danga de danga de dang - Dempsey scores with a four punch combination! Hanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dempsey moves into range and clinches up with Hanks. A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land. Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey. Dempsey misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dempsey. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey. Dempsey working Hanks over with knees to the body. Hanks working hard to break the clinch. A short right from Dempsey on the inside. Hanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hanks tries to break free but Dempsey pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dempsey. Dempsey lands a right hand. Hanks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body. Dempsey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dempsey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hanks tries to circle away but Dempsey has him pinned against the cage. Dempsey digs a right hand underneath Hanks's ribcage. Hanks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dempsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dempsey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hanks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dempsey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Hanks tries to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling the position. Dempsey lands a shoulder strike. Dempsey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack Dempsey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dempsey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanks misses with a straight right. Dempsey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A slow jab from Dempsey misses its intended target. Dempsey throws a right hand that Hanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanks also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanks thuds a left hand into Dempsey's body. Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a body punch
and Dempsey counters with a good low kick that Hanks was not able to check. Hanks throws a right hand that Dempsey ducks under and follows up with a left that Dempsey also avoids with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut. 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!
Dempsey thows a body shot but no joy. Dempsey misses with a low kick. Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Dempsey ducks down to avoid it. Dempsey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey dips to his left and cracks Hanks with an uppercut! Dempsey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf. A slow jab from Hanks misses its intended target. A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey. Dempsey clinches. Hanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dempsey. Hanks working hard to break the clinch. Dempsey lands an uppercut. Dempsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanks or not. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dempsey has Hanks pressed against the cage, preventing Hanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hanks breaks the clinch.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss! A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dempsey throws a nice inside leg kick. Hanks keeps the fight on the outside. Dempsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dempsey catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Dempsey dodges the punch combination from Hanks.
Dempsey clobbers Hanks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away. Hanks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dempsey's head. Dempsey has closed the distance and engaged Hanks in a clinch.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Dempsey has Hanks pressed against the cage, preventing Hanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A frustrated look appears on Hanks's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dempsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away. Dempsey lands an uppercut. Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. Dempsey lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dempsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away. Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Dempsey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanks backwards. Dempsey landing knees to the body.
Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dempsey lands a nice uppercut. A short right from Dempsey on the inside. Dempsey lands an uppercut. Dempsey lands a hook to the side of the head. Dempsey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head. Dempsey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dempsey prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch. Dempsey scores with a hook to the body. Hanks working hard to break the clinch. Dempsey working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Dempsey. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch. Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
Hanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Dempsey. Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dempsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow. Dempsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanks's efforts to push away. Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage. Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dempsey lands a shot to the body. Dempsey lands a knee to the head.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Dempsey prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hanks wants to break free but Dempsey has control.
Dempsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hankss head. Dempsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Dempsey catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A good leg kick by Dempsey. Dempsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanks on the side of the head. Hanks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Dempsey thumps Hanks with a low kick. Hanks defending well as Dempsey loads up on a big left hand. Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hanks there. Dempsey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey. Dempsey misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming. Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dempsey!
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