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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox has chosen Paint It Black By The Rolling Stones as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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193 cm
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215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Knox!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dempsey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dempsey lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Dempsey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Knox misses.
Dempsey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Dempsey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Dempsey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Dempsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox takes a swing at Dempsey's ribcage but misses.
Dempsey punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dempsey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dempsey is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dempsey not doing much here.
Dempsey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dempsey is looking to advance position but Knox won't allow it.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Dempsey is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dempsey prevents Knox from improving his position.
Dempsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dempsey.
Dempsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dempsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dempsey is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dempsey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Dempsey seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey slips a nice elbow through Knox's hands, connecting with Knox's forehead.
Dempsey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox wants to get back to his feet.
Knox is staying active underneath Dempsey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Knox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dempsey.
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Dempsey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is trying to stand back up but Dempsey is controlling him
Dempsey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Dempsey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by Dempsey.
Dempsey thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that round.
That's time! Dempsey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dempsey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Dempsey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dempsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Dempsey is very close to passing his half guard.
Dempsey throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox trying to control but Dempsey postures up.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Dempsey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dempsey thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Dempsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox wants to control but Dempsey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dempsey throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dempsey.
Knox is not content to let Dempsey control the position.
Dempsey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dempsey prevents Knox from improving his position.
Dempsey throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Dempsey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dempsey is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dempsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is trying to stand up here but Dempsey is controlling him well.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dempsey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dempsey wants to take a breather but Knox is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dempsey is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dempsey.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dempsey lands a nice short elbow.
Knox trying to hold on to Dempsey's head to control him but Dempsey postures up.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a strike but Knox avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dempsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dempsey trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Dempsey lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Dempsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dempsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dempsey throws and elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dempsey's guard. Nice move by Knox!
Dempsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dempsey is trying to keep Knox in close.
Dempsey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dempsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a solid leg kick but Dempsey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knox.
Knox misses with a hook. Dempsey ducked under it nicely.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dempsey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dempsey throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Knox shoots for a takedown but Dempsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Dempsey misses the target.
Dempsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Dempsey misses with a straight left.
Dempsey stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dempsey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Dempsey had a free shot at his head there.
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dempsey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dempsey works over Knox's head and body with a nice combination.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dempsey jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Dempsey misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Tommy Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
Dempsey lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Dempsey misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Dempsey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dempsey throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dempsey slips under a jab.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Dempsey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dempsey gets a takedown into half guard.
Dempsey throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dempsey.
Dempsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dempsey.
Dempsey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dempsey winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dempsey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
KJ Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knox wants to improve his position but Dempsey is controlling well.
Dempsey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dempsey stalling.
Dempsey lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dempsey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Dempsey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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