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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 1928 p4p, 1976 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 289 p4p, 300 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yuldashev's choice of entrance music: Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill misses the body punch
and Yuldashev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONeill scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuldashev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yuldashev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev swings widly with a right hand
and ONeill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeill tried to counter with a leg kick but Yuldashev avoided it.
Yuldashev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yuldashev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from ONeill - the referee stops the clock and Yuldashev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says ONeill. Yuldashev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
ONeill lands a nice hook to Yuldashev's body. Yuldashev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to ONeill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
ONeill blocking some punches.
Yuldashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuldashev's elbow.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
ONeill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
ONeill effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from ONeill.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill has Yuldashev pushed against the cage.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ONeill is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yuldashev as ONeill tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dempsey ONeill.
Yuldashev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ONeill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yuldashev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ONeill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill is looking to wear down Yuldashev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yuldashev checks a low kick from ONeill.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
ONeill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuldashev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by ONeill. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill lands a nice hook to Yuldashev's body. Yuldashev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yuldashev looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill takes one on the button.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill misses with a combination
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ONeill lands with a good body shot.
ONeill tries to land a leg kick but Yuldashev saw it coming and moves away.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill slips under a jab from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev with a jab.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
ONeill lands a right hook to the body.
ONeill blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Yuldashev blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from ONeill.
A lazy body kick from ONeill
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuldashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ONeill.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuldashev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! ONeill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yuldashev scores with the left hand. ONeill knows he should have avoided that one.
ONeill checks a leg kick.
ONeill scores with a leg kick.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeill lands a body shot.
ONeill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuldashev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuldashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey ONeill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ONeill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuldashev manages to avoid it.
ONeill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuldashev looks to throw the jab but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
ONeill blocks a leg kick.
ONeill throws a leg kick
and Yuldashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yuldashev throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Yuldashev throws a hook but ONeill blocks it.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill lands a nice shot to the body.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuldashev.
ONeill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dempsey ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a leg kick.
ONeill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
ONeill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yuldashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuldashev throws a lazy right hand but ONeill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuldashev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuldashev tests ONeill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuldashev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
ONeill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuldashev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a low kick.
ONeill ducks under a wild hook from Yuldashev.
ONeill 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!
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yuldashev is breathing heavily.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeill thuds a left hand into Yuldashev's body.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuldashev! But no joy.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Yuldashev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ONeill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
ONeill misses the body punch
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
ONeill slips a straight right by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev tried to score with a low kick but ONeill checks it.
Dempsey ONeill is winning the standup battle so far.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill tries to clinch but Yuldashev is having none of it.
A shot to the body from ONeill misses
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
ONeill throws a lazy head kick
and Yuldashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yuldashev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONeill.
Yuldashev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
ONeill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev is looking to slow ONeill down with leg kicks.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Yuldashev throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuldashev scores with a sloppy right hand. ONeill should have avoided that one.
ONeill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Yuldashev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from ONeill misses its target.
ONeill slips a jab from Yuldashev.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
ONeill closes the distance and pushes Yuldashev back into the cage.
Yuldashev lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temirbek Yuldashev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
ONeill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuldashev looks to land a left hand but ONeill moved out of range nicely.
ONeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yuldashev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ONeill scrambles back to his feet.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ONeill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
ONeill drives through and clinches with Yuldashev against the cage.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Yuldashev avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
Yuldashev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ONeill is trying to stall.
ONeill lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuldashev backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuldashev misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill misses with some punches.
Yuldashev misses with a punch on the inside.
ONeill slows down the pace here.
Yuldashev is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as ONeill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yuldashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuldashev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuldashev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
Yuldashev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yuldashev lands a jab to the head.
ONeill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuldashev throws out a powerful jab.
Yuldashev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ONeill's hands.
ONeill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuldashev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuldashev blocks a leg kick.
Yuldashev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ONeill misses with a double jab
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuldashev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ONeill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuldashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ONeill.
Yuldashev checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuldashev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for ONeill.
ONeill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ONeill throws a body punch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from ONeill, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuldashev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuldashev scores with a decent looking hook.
ONeill tries to clinch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
ONeill has Yuldashev up against the cage in a clinch.
ONeill is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuldashev gets an underhook and turns ONeill into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuldashev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuldashev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ONeill looking to stall.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill working aggressively here.
Yuldashev pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuldashev lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill lands a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Temirbek Yuldashev.
I think Yuldashev 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dempsey ONeill!
An out of breath Dempsey ONeill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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