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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dempsey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Crowe has chosen Einherjer - Odin Owns Ye All as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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192 cm
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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188 cm
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222 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Dempsey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Crowe! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crowe tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Crowe throws a one two combo.
Dempsey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Dempsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts. Crowe connects with a body shot. Dempsey works the jab nicely. Crowe has managed to clinch.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dempsey. Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dempsey is defending well for now. Crowe looks gassed! Dempsey lands a shoulder strike. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Nice body punch from Dempsey - that landed with a thud.
Dempsey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crowe backwards. Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Dempsey lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dempsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dempsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head. Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dempsey misses with some punches.
Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head. Crowe blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dempsey works on Crowe's body with a couple of short punches. Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dempsey. Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dempsey tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Dempsey. Dempsey tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Dempsey. Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position. Dempsey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dempsey pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dempsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it. Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards. Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body. Dempsey lands a shoulder strike. Dempsey misses with some punches.
Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Dempsey. Dempsey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dempsey lands with a short head shot on the inside. Crowe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch. Dempsey pushes Crowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dempsey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crowe or not. Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Dempsey. Dempsey lands a knee to the body.
Dempsey is working Crowe over against the cage. Dempsey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dempsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crowe. Dempsey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crowe or not. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dempsey gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land. Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it. Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dempsey managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crowe can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dempsey.
A short uppercut from Dempsey. Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe. Dempsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Dempsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Dempsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land. Crowe 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 misses with some punches.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Dempsey.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tries to work over Dempsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dempsey lands a hook to the side of the head. Dempsey connects with a knee to the head.
Dempsey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dempsey lands with a light punch inside. Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey throws a head punch that misses. Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dempsey.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Dempsey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Dempsey blocks a body shot from Crowe. Crowe tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey misses with some punches.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Dempsey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Dempsey lands a right hand. Dempsey works on Crowe's body with a couple of short punches. Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Dempsey lands a shot to the body. Dempsey lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dempsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head. Dempsey lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe. Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dempsey has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dempsey working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dempsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crowe. Crowe circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Crowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dempsey. Dempsey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe. Dempsey thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Dempsey throws a leg kick and Crowe counters with a nice body kick.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely. Crowe blocks a low kick nicely. Dempsey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Crowe tried to score with a low kick but Dempsey checks it. Crowe misses the shot to the body. Crowe works the jab nicely. Dempsey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Dempsey misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dempsey. Nice body kick there by Crowe. Dempsey throws a nice inside leg kick. Crowe is breathing heavily. Dempsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crowe. Crowe circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dempsey tries to land a leg kick but Crowe saw it coming and moves away.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dempsey can pounce on him.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dempsey misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dempsey lands a leg kick that knocks Crowe off balance momentarily. Crowe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Crowe wants to clinch up but Dempsey keeps it at a distance. A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Dempsey misses. Dempsey lunges at Crowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crowe's hand. Crowe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A right-left combo lands from Dempsey. Crowe walks into a left hand. Crowe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dempsey lands with a nice combination. Crowe backs away looking to recover. A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target. Dempsey throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily. A good leg kick by Dempsey. Dempsey lands with a nice body punch. Good shot there by Dempsey. Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dempsey to score with a decent uppercut. Dempsey tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it. An inside leg kick from Crowe misses. Dempsey misses with a double jab
and Crowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dempsey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dempsey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target. Dempsey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dempsey. Crowe throws a head kick but Dempsey moves out of range.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dempsey can pounce on him.
Dempsey throws a hook but Crowe blocks it. Crowe with a jab. Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Crowe moves away and avoids it. Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey lands a nice hook to Crowe's body. Crowe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Crowe blocks a low kick nicely. Crowe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dempsey throws a nice outside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dempsey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Dempsey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe. Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dempsey. Dempsey obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range. Crowe takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crowe checks a leg kick. Dempsey motions for Crowe to come forward. Dempsey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dempsey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crowe checks it well. Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away. Crowe is looking to slow Dempsey down with leg kicks. Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Dempsey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses. Dempsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dempsey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crowe's hands. Dempsey tries to bum rush Crowe with a series of wild strikes but Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Crowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danga de danga de dang - Dempsey scores with a four punch combination! Dempsey connects with a body shot. Dempsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts. Dempsey's corner calls for a 1-2. Dempsey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dempsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Crowe should have avoided that one. A nice inside leg kick there by Dempsey. That's going to slow Crowe down. Dempsey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Crowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target. Dempsey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away. Dempsey staying out of range there. Crowe checks the leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Dempsey. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crowe checks a leg kick. Dempsey throws a good cross that connects.
Dempsey moves out of range of the strikes. A solid leg kick lands there for Dempsey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet. Dempsey throws a low kick but Crowe moves out of range easily. Dempsey misses with a leg kick enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab. Dempsey throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it. Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dempsey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch. A low kick from Dempsey is predictable there and Crowe counters with a thumping low kick. Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dempsey checks it well. Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dempsey.
Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crowe checks a leg kick. Dempsey misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Crowe. Dempsey tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dempsey, right into the meat.
Dempsey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dempsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dempsey with a jab. Crowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Dempsey scores with a decent looking hook. Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dempsey. Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but Crowe seems unphased.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crowe can do to turn this around? Crowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dempsey throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily. Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot. Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Crowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far. Dempsey scores with a nice strike. Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dempsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Dempsey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf. Crowe swings away with a leg kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe throws a body punch but Dempsey moves out of range. Dempsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts. Dempsey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dempsey motions for Crowe to come forward. Dempsey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A head kick misses from Crowe. A combination from Dempsey does no damage. Dempsey misses with a looping right. Crowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Dempsey lands a body shot.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey. Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dempsey lands with a right hand. Dempsey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Crowe moves away from the strike by Dempsey. Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raymond Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dempsey scores with a leg kick.
Crowe tries to move into range but Dempsey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Dempsey dips to his left and cracks Crowe with an uppercut! Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body.
Dempsey takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses. Crowe tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it. Crowe misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dempsey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. An inside leg kick lands from Dempsey. Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Crowe wants to slow Dempsey down by chopping away at his legs. Dempsey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Dempsey is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks. Dempsey is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks. Dempsey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet. Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Dempsey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dempsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe. Dempsey throws a right and a left that Crowe avoids nicely. An inside leg kick lands from Dempsey. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dempsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Dempsey. Beautiful body shot. Crowe walks into a stiff left hand from Dempsey. Nice jab there from Dempsey. Crowe on the wrong end of a nice hook. Donk. Dempsey catches Crowe right on the button with a cross. Crowe throws a sloppy head kick and Dempsey moves out of range easily. An inside leg kick lands from Dempsey. A cross from Dempsey lands. A leg kick checked by Crowe. Crowe moves in looking to clinch but Dempsey pushes him off. Dempsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dempsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Crowe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dempsey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Dempsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dempsey misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crowe misses with a double jab.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Crowe as he checks the leg kick. Dempsey throws out a powerful jab. Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Dempsey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf. Dempsey lands a jab to the nose. The crowd cheers as Dempsey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crowe doesn't seem phased though. Dempsey throws a nice outside leg kick. Dempsey tries to land a leg kick but Crowe saw it coming and moves away.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Dempsey connects with a looping right hand.
Dempsey darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Dempsey throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it. Dempsey throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it. Dempsey lands with a cross. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A solid leg kick lands there for Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Crowe avoids them all with ease. Dempsey connects with a solid leg kick. Dempsey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Dempsey throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Jack Dempsey showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dempsey 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dempsey!
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