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Event:
APEX 7
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Dealer looks for a takedown but Dempsey sprawls well.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dealer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dempsey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dealer looks to land a combination but Dempsey avoids it well.
Dealer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dempsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dealer tries to clinch up but Dempsey circles away and keeps his distance.
Dealer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dempsey circles away.
Dealer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dealer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dealer moves into range and clinches up with Dempsey.
Dealer prevents Dempsey from breaking the clinch.
Dempsey is trying to break free.
Dempsey wants to break free but Dealer has control.
#T1#
Dealer lands a nice shot to the body. #TD#
Dealer manages to pull guard.
#SU2#
Dempsey stands and steps away. Dealer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dempsey misses the target.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dealer.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Dealer avoids nicely.
Dempsey misses with a double jab
and Dealer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Michael Dempsey has been cut.#CL#
Dealer gets a clinch.
Dealer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dempsey wants to get back to striking at distance but Dealer won't allow it.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike.
Dealer lands an elbow inside.
Dealer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dealer tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
#T2#
Dealer tries a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks it.
Dealer keeps control of Dempsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dempsey is trying to push Dealer away but Dealer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dealer landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Dealer has him pressed against the cage.
Dealer looking to slow down the pace here.
Dempsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dealer misses with a knee to the head.
Dealer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dealer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dealer keeps control of Dempsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dempsey is trying to break free.
Dealer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
Dealer tries a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks it.
Dealer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dempsey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Dealer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dempsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dealer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dealer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dealer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Dealer. Dealer gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Dempsey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dealer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dealer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey connects with a jab.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey looks to land a combination but Dealer avoids it well.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Dealer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dempsey, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Dealer misses with a knee strike.
Dealer tries to land a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks with his arms.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dealer presses Dempsey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dealer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dealer stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Dealer.
Dealer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dempsey tries to break free but Dealer pushes him back against the cage.
Dealer has Dempsey pressed against the cage, preventing Dempsey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dempsey working hard to break the clinch.
Dealer prevents Dempsey from breaking the clinch.
Dempsey is trying to force a seperation but Dealer has the dominant position.
Dempsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Micky Dealer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Dempsey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Dempsey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dealer moves in looking to clinch but Dempsey pushes him off.
Dealer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dempsey misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Dealer gets a clinch. #BC#
Dealer manages to break the clinch.
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Dealer.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Dealer closes the distance and clinches.
Dealer misses with a knee strike.
Micky Dealer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch but Dealer keeps him there for the moment.
Dempsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dealer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dealer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dempsey blocks it with crossed arms.
Dempsey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dealer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dempsey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Dealer tries a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks it.
#BC#
Dealer breaks the clinch.
Dealer tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Dempsey misses with a wild combination.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dealer moves away.#CL#
Dealer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dealer misses with an elbow strike.
Dealer tries to land a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks with his arms.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Dealer has him pressed against the cage.
Dempsey has had enough of the clinch but Dealer keeps him there for the moment.
Dealer tries to land a knee to the head but Dempsey blocks with his arms.
Dealer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dealer looking to throw knees to the head but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Dealer tries a body shot but Dempsey blocks it.
#T2#
Dealer has a couple of punches blocked by Dempsey.
Dealer working aggressively here.
Dealer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dempsey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dempsey is trying to break the clinch but Dealer is controlling him.
Dealer keeps control of Dempsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dempsey letting Dealer take a breather here.
Dealer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dealer misses with a knee strike.
Dealer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dealer looking to throw knees to the head but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Dealer lands an elbow that stopped Dempsey in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dealer has a couple of punches blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey blocks an elbow strike from Dealer.
#T3#
Dealer can't find room to land a body shot as Dempsey controls the action.
Dealer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dempsey smiles and moves away.
Dealer tries to clinch up
and Dempsey counters with a straight right hand.
Dealer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dealer dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
Dealer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dempsey sprawls and moves away.
Dempsey throws a right hand that Dealer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dealer also avoids with ease.
Dempsey lands a jab.
Dempsey lands with a shot to the body.
Michael Dempsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dealer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dempsey swinging wildly here.
Dempsey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dealer rather than just go for the knockout.
Dealer shoots in looking for a takedown but Dempsey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dealer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
Dealer tries to clinch but Dempsey moves out of range.
Dempsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Dealer backpedaling.
Dempsey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dempsey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dempsey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dealer at a distance.
Dealer looks to land a combination but Dempsey avoids it well.
Micky Dealer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dealer is looking to clinch.
Dealer throws a series of punches but Dempsey avoids them all with ease.
Dealer dives in and grabs Dempsey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dempsey pushes down on Dealer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Dealer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dempsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dempsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dealer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dealer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Dempsey misses.
Dealer avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dempsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Dealer.
Dempsey connects with a single shot there.
Dempsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dealer is looking to clinch.
Dealer wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Dempsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dealer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dealer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dealer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dealer or perhaps it was just good defense by Dempsey, which made it look bad. #T1#
Dealer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dempsey swivels and escapes.
Dempsey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dealer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dempsey circles away.
Dealer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dempsey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dealer with a body shot.
Dempsey throws a series of strikes that have Dealer backpedaling.
Dealer tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dealer.
Dempsey misses with a double jab.
Dealer dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dealer tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Dealer.
Dealer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dempsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dealer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T2#
Dempsey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dempsey duly obliges.
Dealer throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dealer tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Dealer defending well as Dempsey loads up on a big left hand.
Dempsey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Dealer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dempsey doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Dempsey is rocked!
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Dempsey is still on wobbly legs! Can Dealer finish him?
Dealer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dealer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dempsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Dempsey misses.
Dealer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dempsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dempsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Dempsey. No joy for Dealer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Dealer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dealer tries to clinch up but Dempsey circles away and keeps his distance.
Dealer misses with a series of wild punches.
Dealer tries to clinch up but Dempsey circles away and keeps his distance.
Dempsey seems to have recovered his senses.
Dealer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dealer tries to clinch but Dempsey moves out of range.
Dempsey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dealer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dempsey.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dempsey! But no joy.#T3#
Dealer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dempsey tries to avoid it but Dealer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dempsey to the ground. Dempsey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dempsey tries to bum rush Dealer with a series of wild strikes but Dealer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
Dealer dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dealer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that Dealer avoids nicely.
Michael Dempsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Dempsey misses with a few strikes there.
Dempsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Dealer. Dealer gets slowly back to his feet.
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
Dealer tries to clinch there but Dempsey circles away.
Dempsey digs a good hook to Dealer's body.
#T4#
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dealer is looking to counter punch.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Michael Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dempsey misses its intended target.
Dealer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Dealer moves away and avoids it.
Dealer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dealer is looking to clinch.
Dempsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CUT#
That has opened up Michael Dempsey's cut even more.
Dempsey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dealer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dealer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dealer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dempsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dealer.
Nice takedown defense from Dempsey. No joy for Dealer on that attempt.
Dealer tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Dempsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dempsey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Dempsey!
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Event:
APEX 6
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Dempsey thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Dempsey lands a jab.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Dempsey misses with a straight left.
Dempsey lands a nice shot to the body.
Dempsey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dempsey throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith won't allow Dempsey to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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!
Dempsey wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dempsey can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dempsey is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.#T1##SUB2#
Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dempsey is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joe Smith!
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