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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Klose (ranked 5795 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Dempsey O’Neill (ranked 590 p4p, 480 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinrich Klose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O’Neill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O’Neill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klose counters with a nice low kick that buckles O’Neill's knee momentarily.
Heinrich Klose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O’Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Klose. Beautiful body shot.
O’Neill blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Klose. That snapped O’Neill's head back.
Klose throws a low kick but O’Neill avoids it.
O’Neill is looking for the big counter here.
Klose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O’Neill on the side of the head.
Klose throws a nice outside leg kick.
O’Neill throws a lazy right hand but Klose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klose connects with a right hand. O’Neill shakes it off.
A nice leg kick from Klose, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klose lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klose lands with a thumping leg kick.
O’Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Klose circles away.
Klose tried to counter with a leg kick but O’Neill avoided it.
Klose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Klose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose cracks O’Neill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klose. O’Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
O’Neill throws out a counter right but Klose avoids it with no problem.
O’Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O’Neill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Klose thumps O’Neill with a low kick.
O’Neill swings for the body but Klose moves out of range.
O’Neill misses with a series of wild punches.
Klose scores with a jab to the jaw.
O’Neill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O’Neill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klose - the referee stops the clock and O’Neill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klose. O’Neill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some bone on bone action there as O’Neill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O’Neill steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O’Neill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O’Neill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klose misses with a hook.
O’Neill takes a swing at Klose's ribcage but misses.
Klose throwing a counter right hand but O’Neill manages to avoid it.
Klose is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Klose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O’Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klose cracks O’Neill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klose cracks O’Neill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klose lands a head shot.
O’Neill misses with a lunging right hand
and Klose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klose cracks O’Neill with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Klose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klose.
O’Neill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O’Neill closes the distance and clinches.
Klose can't break the clinch.
O’Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klose throws a punch but it's blocked by O’Neill.
Klose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
A short left from O’Neill.
Still in the clinch, Klose scores with a nice short uppercut.
O’Neill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klose misses with some punches.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Klose controls his hands.
O’Neill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O’Neill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Klose.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Klose.
O’Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klose's elbow.
Klose is trying to break the clinch but O’Neill has him pressed against the cage.
O’Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klose misses with the head strike.
O’Neill pushes Klose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O’Neill lands a hook that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
O’Neill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O’Neill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O’Neill scores with a hook to the body.
Klose tries a body shot but O’Neill blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Klose uses good head movement to avoid it.
O’Neill has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Klose seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if O’Neill can turn it around.
Klose blocking some punches.
O’Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from O’Neill.
Klose wants to get back to striking at distance but O’Neill won't allow it.
Klose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O’Neill or not.
Klose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klose tries to work over O’Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O’Neill is leaning against Klose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Klose.
Klose misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klose breaks from the clinch.
Klose throws a jab but it's blocked by O’Neill.
Klose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O’Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Klose.
Klose throws a wild body kick that O’Neill sees coming a mile off.
O’Neill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Klose 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.
O’Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klose is looking to slow O’Neill down with leg kicks.
Klose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O’Neill throws a hook but Klose blocks it.
Klose keeps the fight on the outside.
Klose throws an overhand right that lands on O’Neill's shoulder, as O’Neill tries to avoid the shot.
O’Neill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O’Neill.
O’Neill misses with an uppercut
and Klose counters with a left to the body.
Heinrich Klose is winning the standup battle so far.
O’Neill is looking to clinch but Klose is avoiding it.
Klose throws a leg kick which misses O’Neill's front leg but catches the back leg as O’Neill tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klose tries to work over O’Neill's front leg with a kick but O’Neill checks it.
Klose sets himself, and O’Neill steps forward looking for the clinch! Klose avoids it this time.
O’Neill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klose appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O’Neill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O’Neill is leaning against Klose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O’Neill.
Klose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O’Neill works on Klose's body with a couple of short punches.
Klose misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
O’Neill working aggressively here.
Klose digs a right hand underneath O’Neill's ribcage. O’Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Klose controls his hands.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
O’Neill wants to stall.
Klose prevents a body shot from O’Neill.
Klose blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Klose.
Klose struggles to land a body shot inside as O’Neill controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill misses with a body punch.
Klose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O’Neill has him pressed against the cage.
O’Neill scores with a shot to the side of Klose's head.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O’Neill can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from O’Neill.
O’Neill leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Klose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O’Neill.
O’Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Klose controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, O’Neill scores with a nice short uppercut.
O’Neill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O’Neill lands a shoulder strike.
O’Neill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klose's elbow.
Klose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O’Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Klose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill lands a big head kick that sends Klose tumbling to the mat! O’Neill takes a step backwards and waves Klose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Klose is rocked!
O’Neill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O’Neill connects with an inside leg kick.
O’Neill throws out a loose jab but Klose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klose wants to land a leg kick but O’Neill is out of range.
O’Neill moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klose cracks O’Neill with a nice body shot.
O’Neill gets through Klose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O’Neill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klose breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from O’Neill.
Klose lands a right hook to the body.
Klose misses with a hook.
Klose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O’Neill is out of range.
Klose backing away here, and O’Neill unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Klose.
Klose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O’Neill momentarily.
Klose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Klose.
O’Neill scores with a sloppy right hand. Klose should have avoided that one.
O’Neill is looking to clinch.
O’Neill lands an overhand right.
Heinrich Klose's cut is getting worse.
Klose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Klose lands.
Klose cracks O’Neill with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klose misses with a hook
and O’Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O’Neill misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klose checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Klose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O’Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O’Neill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O’Neill moves into the clinch successfully.
Klose working hard to break the clinch.
Klose misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Klose scores with a nice short uppercut.
O’Neill stalling in the clinch.
Klose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O’Neill throws a punch but it's blocked by Klose.
Klose lands a right hand.
Klose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O’Neill backwards.
O’Neill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O’Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O’Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klose is trying to break the clinch but O’Neill is controlling him.
Klose manages to break the clinch.
O’Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klose throws a looping overhand right but O’Neill ducks down to avoid it.
Klose avoids the body shot from O’Neill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O’Neill if he has to take too many more of those.
O’Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klose.
Klose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O’Neill clinches up against the cage.
O’Neill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O’Neill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O’Neill.
A jab lands there for Klose.
Klose looks to land a right hand but O’Neill moved out of range.
O’Neill raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Klose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O’Neill to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klose lands a slapping body shot.
Klose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O’Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O’Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klose thuds his right hand into O’Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klose lands a high kick!
O’Neill takes one to the chin there.
Klose scores with a nice head shot.
O’Neill misses with a hook.
Klose throws an off balance right hand
enabling O’Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Klose misses with a kick to the body
and O’Neill counters with a nice right hand that sends Klose toppling to the canvas! Klose scrambles and gets back to his feet - can O’Neill finish him?!
Oh Klose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heinrich Klose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
O’Neill looks to land a right hand but Klose moved out of range.
O’Neill moves in looking to clinch but Klose pushes him off.
O’Neill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O’Neill scrambles back to his feet.
Klose seems to have got his legs back now.
O’Neill instigates a clinch.
O’Neill tries to work over Klose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klose has a couple of punches blocked by O’Neill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klose throws a jab but it's blocked by O’Neill.
Klose takes a swing at O’Neill's ribcage but misses.
O’Neill avoids the body shot from Klose.
Klose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klose misses with an uppercut
enabling O’Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
Klose misses with a hook
and O’Neill counters with a crisp one two that drops Klose! O’Neill thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Klose to his feet! Klose is in big trouble!
Klose misses with a head kick.
O’Neill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Klose connects with a body shot.
O’Neill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O’Neill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O’Neill misses with a straight right.
O’Neill tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Klose.
O’Neill misses with an uppercut
and Klose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klose scoring well with a low kick there.
O’Neill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O’Neill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klose digs a good hook to O’Neill's body.
Klose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klose lands a really nice looking cross but O’Neill seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klose cracks O’Neill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klose just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O’Neill! But no joy.
Nice body kick there by O’Neill.
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 Heinrich Klose.
I think Klose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Klose!
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