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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Carcetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dempsey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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198 cm
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221 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Carcetti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carcetti throws out a loose jab but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Carcetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Carcetti circles away.
Carcetti misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carcetti misses the target.
Dempsey moves in looking to clinch but Carcetti pushes him off.
Carcetti misses with an uppercut.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti moves out of range.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti is having none of it.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carcetti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dempsey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carcetti throws a lazy right hand but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Dempsey tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Carcetti counter with a right hand.
Dempsey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Carcetti counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey wants to clinch but Carcetti slips to the side
and Carcetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dempsey wants to clinch up but Carcetti keeps it at a distance.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Carcetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dempsey lands with an uppercut that bounces Carcetti off the cage and back into range.
Dempsey rushes Carcetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dempsey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carcetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carcetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carcetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Dempsey darts in and clinches Carcetti up against the cage.
Dempsey misses with an elbow strike.
Carcetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carcetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey pushes Carcetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carcetti blocks an uppercut.
Carcetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carcetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Dempsey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti moves out of range.
Carcetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti is having none of it.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dempsey pushes Carcetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Carcetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dempsey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carcetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Dempsey has double underhooks.
Carcetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that 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.
Carcetti loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Carcetti throws the left hand but Dempsey avoids the punch easily.
Dempsey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carcetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dempsey ducks right into an uppercut from Carcetti.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carcetti ducks under a wild hook from Dempsey.
Carcetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carcetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Carcetti is looking to slow Dempsey down with leg kicks.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carcetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey darts in trying to clinch
and Carcetti counters with a series of strikes. Dempsey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carcetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carcetti thows a body shot but no joy.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Carcetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey moves in looking to clinch but Carcetti pushes him off.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Dempsey clinches up against the cage.
Dempsey lands a nice uppercut.
Carcetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling him.
Carcetti is trying to force a seperation but Dempsey has the dominant position.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head.
Carcetti blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dempsey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carcetti is breathing heavily.
Carcetti blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dempsey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dempsey misses with an elbow over the top.
Dempsey pushes off an throws an elbow but Carcetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dempsey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dempsey.
It looks like Dennis Carcetti has been cut.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Dempsey.
Dempsey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carcetti is trying to push Dempsey away but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dempsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dempsey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dempsey lands a shoulder strike.
Dempsey misses with an elbow over the top.
Carcetti misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
Dempsey stalling in the clinch.
Carcetti tries to stall but Dempsey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
Carcetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carcetti tries to break free but Dempsey pushes him back against the cage.
Dempsey keeps control of Carcetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dempsey throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Carcetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dempsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carcetti is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey has him pressed against the cage.
Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carcetti backwards.
Dempsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Carcetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carcetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Carcetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dempsey wants to clinch but Carcetti slips to the side
and Carcetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dempsey darts in trying to clinch
and Carcetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carcetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
Carcetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey wants to clinch
and Carcetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carcetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Dempsey tries to clinch up
and Carcetti counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Carcetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carcetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey wants to clinch but Carcetti slips to the side
and Dempsey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey moves into range and clinches up with Carcetti.
Jack Dempsey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dempsey tries a body shot but Carcetti blocks it.
Dempsey misses with an elbow strike.
Dempsey pushes off an throws an elbow but Carcetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carcetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Dempsey has double underhooks.
Dempsey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it misses.
Carcetti blocking some punches.
Dempsey throws an elbow that misses.
Carcetti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dempsey can't find room to land a body shot as Carcetti controls the action.
Carcetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carcetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carcetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carcetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Dempsey tests Carcetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dempsey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carcetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dempsey tries to clinch
and Carcetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
Dennis Carcetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Carcetti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey wants to clinch up but Carcetti keeps it at a distance.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carcetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carcetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dempsey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Dempsey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carcetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti is having none of it.
Dempsey closes the distance and clinches.
Dempsey prevents Carcetti from breaking the clinch.
Carcetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carcetti blocking some punches.
Dempsey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carcetti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dempsey has Carcetti pressed against the cage, preventing Carcetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carcetti is trying to break the clinch but Dempsey is controlling him.
Dempsey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dempsey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carcetti can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dempsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti looking to stall.
Dempsey pushes off an throws an elbow but Carcetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dempsey avoiding damage.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carcetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carcetti blocks an elbow strike.
Dempsey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carcetti backwards.
Dempsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Carcetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carcetti misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carcettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dempsey checks a leg kick.
Dempsey wants to clinch up but Carcetti keeps it at a distance.
Carcetti misses with a low kick.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Carcetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carcetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Carcetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Dempsey.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti moves out of range.
Carcetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Dempsey.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carcetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dempsey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Carcetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey had his way with Dennis Carcetti in that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Carcetti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dempsey moves in looking to clinch but Carcetti pushes him off.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Dempsey tries to clinch up.
Carcetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dempsey's hands.
Dempsey moves in looking to clinch but Carcetti pushes him off.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey looks to clinch
and Carcetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Carcetti throws a head kick that misses.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Carcetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carcetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dempsey drives through and clinches with Carcetti against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dempsey.
Carcetti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dempsey throws an elbow that misses.
Dempsey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carcetti backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dempsey.
Dempsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carcetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dempsey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dempsey prevents Carcetti from breaking the clinch.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it misses.
Carcetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Dempsey.
Carcetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
Dennis Carcetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Dempsey.
Dempsey gets through Carcetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey tries to throw a body punch but Carcetti avoids it by throwing Dempsey back against the cage.
Carcetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dempsey.
Dempsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carcetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dempsey tries to clinch but Carcetti moves out of range.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carcetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Dempsey.
Dempsey is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Dempsey.
Dempsey is looking to clinch but Carcetti is avoiding it.
Dempsey is looking to clinch.
Dempsey moves in looking to clinch but Carcetti pushes him off.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carcetti can do to turn this around?
Carcetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dempsey lands the left hand.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carcetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dempsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey wants to clinch up but Carcetti keeps it at a distance.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carcetti is looking to chop away at Dempsey's legs.
Carcetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carcetti throws a sloppy head kick and Dempsey moves out of range easily.
Dempsey tries to clinch there but Carcetti circles away.
Dempsey wants to clinch.
Carcetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey tries to clinch up but Carcetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carcetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dempsey!
Jack Dempsey retains his light heavyweight title!
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