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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Dempsey lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Jab from Dempsey.
Dempsey cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey lands with a cross.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Dempsey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dempsey looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dempsey defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dempsey lands a head shot.
Dempsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dempsey lands.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Dempsey lands a two punch combo.
Dempsey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dempsey connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson slips a jab from Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hook but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dempsey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Dempsey lands the left hand.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Dempsey misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dempsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey scores with a body shot.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Dempsey counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
Dempsey jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Dempsey - just one landing.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Dempsey throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dempsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Dempsey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dempsey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a hook.
Dempsey lands an overhand right.
Dempsey 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.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dempsey to score with a decent uppercut.
Dempsey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Dempsey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dempsey scores with a nice right hand.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Dempsey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Dempsey misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Dempsey misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson slips under a jab from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Dempsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dempsey throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Dempsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dempsey fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Dempsey.
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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dempsey!
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