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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 42 p4p, 489 weight class) and Dempsey O�Neill (ranked 7 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O�Neill!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli lunges at O�Neill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O�Neill's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by O�Neill. That's going to slow Dinapoli down.
Dinapoli throws a hook but O�Neill blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinapoli.
O�Neill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Dinapoli.
A shot to the body from Dinapoli misses
and Dinapoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dinapoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O�Neill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dinapoli swings for the body but O�Neill moves out of range.
A low kick from Dinapoli is predictable there
and O�Neill counters with a straight right hand.
Dinapoli tries to work over O�Neill's front leg with a kick but O�Neill checks it.
O�Neill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Dinapoli wants to clinch.
Dinapoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O�Neill counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut. O�Neill saw that one coming.
O�Neill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dinapoli counters with a straight right hand.
O�Neill connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli takes a swing at O�Neill's ribcage but misses.
O�Neill connects with a looping right hand.
Dinapoli jabs O�Neill right on the nose. O�Neill blinks but takes it well.
Dinapoli misses with a wild body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a body punch
and O�Neill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dinapoli thinking.
Dinapoli thows a leg kick but O�Neill checks it
and Dinapoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dinapoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O�Neill.
O�Neill scoring well with a low kick there.
Dinapoli ducks right into an uppercut from O�Neill.
Dinapoli throws an off balance right hand
and O�Neill counters with a nice leg kick.
Dinapoli walks into a stiff left hand from O�Neill.
Dinapoli lands with an uppercut that bounces O�Neill off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Dempsey O�Neill has been cut.
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!
O�Neill thumps Dinapoli with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dinapoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from O�Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O�Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
O�Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
Dinapoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O�Neill.
Dinapoli throwing a counter right hand but O�Neill manages to avoid it.
O�Neill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinapoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O�Neill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dinapoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dinapoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from O�Neill misses its intended target.
O�Neill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O�Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from O�Neill.
Dinapoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O�Neill. O�Neill obviously looking to wear him down.
Dinapoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O�Neill moves away.
O�Neill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dinapoli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
O�Neill blocks a head kick by Dinapoli.
A shot to the liver by O�Neill. Beautiful body shot.
Dinapoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dinapoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick
and O�Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O�Neill lands a jab to the head.
O�Neill throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.
O�Neill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from O�Neill.
O�Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O�Neill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinapoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O�Neill.
O�Neill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from O�Neill.
O�Neill is looking to chop away at Dinapoli's legs.
O�Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from O�Neill finds it's target.
O�Neill looks to land a right hand but Dinapoli moved out of range.
Dinapoli is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli sizes up O�Neill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dinapoli throws a lazy right hand but O�Neill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinapoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O�Neill's head backwards.
Dinapoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O�Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinapoli.
O�Neill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinapoli at a distance.
O�Neill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinapoli can pounce on him.
O�Neill throws the left hand but Dinapoli avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli misses with a head kick.
Dinapoli backing away here, and O�Neill unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from O�Neill.
O�Neill looks to land a right hand but Dinapoli moved out of range.
Dinapoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dinapoli punishes O�Neill's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O�Neill works Dinapoli's body with a nice hook.
O�Neill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O�Neill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O�Neill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O�Neill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dempsey O�Neill's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O�Neill misses with a low kick.
Dinapoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dinapoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O�Neill manages to avoid it.
Dinapoli misses with a looping left.
O�Neill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dinapoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O�Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinapoli 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.
Dinapoli throws an off balance right hand
and O�Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
Dinapoli misses with a looping left.
Dinapoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O�Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
O�Neill misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli walks into a straight right hand from O�Neill.
Dinapoli misses with a straight left.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O�Neill.
Dinapoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for O�Neill.
O�Neill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinapoli misses with a wild body shot.
O�Neill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick from Dinapoli, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
O�Neill ducks right into an uppercut from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a straight left.
O�Neill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dempsey O�Neill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O�Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O�Neill just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as O�Neill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O�Neill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O�Neill scores with a hook to the body. Dinapoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O�Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O�Neill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dinapoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O�Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
O�Neill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dinapoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O�Neill lands with a hook. Dinapoli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O�Neill misses with an uppercut
and Dinapoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Dinapoli misses
and O�Neill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dinapoli scores with the left hand. O�Neill knows he should have avoided that one.
Dinapoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O�Neill. O�Neill obviously looking to wear him down.
O�Neill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dinapoli swings for the body but O�Neill moves out of range.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from O�Neill.
Dinapoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O�Neill checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dinapoli.
Nice cross by O�Neill.
Dinapoli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O�Neill, as that shot connected.
A jab from Dinapoli does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O�Neill.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by O�Neill.
O�Neill throws out a powerful jab.
O�Neill scores with a jab to the body.
Dinapoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O�Neill checks it well.
A slow jab from Dinapoli misses its intended target.
O�Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli moves out of range as O�Neill strikes.
As O�Neill backs away, Dinapoli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from O�Neill misses.
It appears Dinapoli was looking to counter with a kick there.
A low kick from Dinapoli misses
and O�Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from O�Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dinapoli lets loose with a powerful body kick. O�Neill will feel that in the morning.
O�Neill moves away from the strike by Dinapoli.
O�Neill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinapoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dinapoli lands a slapping body shot.
O�Neill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O�Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O�Neill throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dinapoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from O�Neill.
A shot to the body from Dinapoli misses
letting O�Neill counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinapoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O�Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
O�Neill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is 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 Dempsey O�Neill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O�Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
O�Neill lunges at Dinapoli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dinapoli's hand.
Dinapoli 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.
Dinapoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinapoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli tries to work over O�Neill's front leg with a kick but O�Neill checks it.
Dinapoli delivers a nice body kick.
O�Neill works the jab nicely.
Dinapoli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O�Neill misses with a right hand
and Dinapoli counters with a right hand to the body.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that misses.
O�Neill avoids the body shot from Dinapoli.
O�Neill lunges at Dinapoli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dinapoli's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O�Neill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli connects with a solid leg kick.
O�Neill thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dinapoli if he has to take too many more of those.
Dinapoli throws a nice looking combination but O�Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O�Neill missing with a left hand there. Dinapoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dinapoli throwing a counter right hand but O�Neill manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by O�Neill.
O�Neill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O�Neill just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinapoli 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.
Dinapoli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O�Neill jabs Dinapoli right on the nose. Dinapoli blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for O�Neill.
Dinapoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O�Neill throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
enabling O�Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
O�Neill moves out of range of the body kick.
Dinapoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O�Neill.
Dinapoli slips under a jab from O�Neill.
Dinapoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dinapoli loads up on a big right hand but O�Neill slips the punch.
A head kick misses from O�Neill.
Dinapoli tries a low kick but O�Neill avoids it.
Dinapoli lands with an uppercut that bounces O�Neill off the cage and back into range.
O�Neill just misses with a punch to the body.
O�Neill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O�Neill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by O�Neill. That's going to slow Dinapoli down.
Dinapoli misses with a leg kick
and O�Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dinapoli lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinapoli moves away.
Dinapoli misses with a kick to the body.
Dinapoli throws a jab when O�Neill was well out of range.
O�Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but O�Neill avoids it.
Dinapoli tries to work over O�Neill's front leg with a kick but O�Neill checks it.
O�Neill slips under a jab from Dinapoli.
O�Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinapoli thows a leg kick but O�Neill checks it
and O�Neill counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dinapoli blocks the leg kick.
O�Neill looks to land a right hand but Dinapoli moved out of range.
O�Neill pushes Dinapoli away with a front kick.
Dinapoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O�Neill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dinapoli. Dinapoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dinapoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O�Neill moves out of range as Dinapoli strikes.
Dinapoli looks to land a right hand but O�Neill moved out of range.
O�Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O�Neill misses with a looping left.
Dinapoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
O�Neill scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Dinapoli.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dinapoli might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donk. O�Neill catches Dinapoli right on the button with a cross.
Dinapoli throws an overhand right that lands on O�Neill's shoulder, as O�Neill tries to avoid the shot.
O�Neill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but O�Neill moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinapoli. O�Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O�Neill really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dempsey O�Neill's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Dinapoli misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for O�Neill.
Dinapoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O�Neill's head.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from O�Neill.
Dinapoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O�Neill blocks a low kick nicely.
Dinapoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O�Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O�Neill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dinapoli's sensitive parts.
O�Neill scores with a nice right hand.
Dinapoli connects with the punch.
O�Neill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O�Neill checks a leg kick.
Dinapoli throws a low kick, looking for O�Neill's leg but O�Neill calmly moves out of range.
O�Neill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O�Neill there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Dinapoli misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O�Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dinapoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O�Neill throws a chopping leg kick but Dinapoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O�Neill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and O�Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dinapoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O�Neill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli slips a straight right by O�Neill.
O�Neill cracks Dinapoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dinapoli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling O�Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
O�Neill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dinapoli checks it well.
O�Neill misses with a wild body shot.
Dinapoli throwing a counter right hand but O�Neill manages to avoid it.
Dinapoli throws a hook but O�Neill avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill drops his hands momentarily and Dinapoli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O�Neill cracks Dinapoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O�Neill ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
O�Neill walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O�Neill is looking to chop away at Dinapoli's legs.
O�Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli 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.
Dinapoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling O�Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
O�Neill throws a chopping leg kick but Dinapoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O�Neill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and O�Neill counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
O�Neill throws a leg kick but Dinapoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill throws a jab when Dinapoli was well out of range.
O�Neill throws a hook but Dinapoli blocks it.
Nice defenses there by O�Neill.
O�Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinapoli.
A countering left hand to the body from O�Neill misses.
Dinapoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dinapoli lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Dinapoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O�Neill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dinapoli. That did some damage!
O�Neill lands a jab to the nose.
O�Neill ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from O�Neill.
Dinapoli walks into a left hand.
O�Neill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinapoli throws a body punch but O�Neill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Dinapoli misses its target.
O�Neill moves away from the strike by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli swings for the body but O�Neill moves out of range.
Dinapoli misses with a hook
and O�Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O�Neill.
O�Neill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O�Neill dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
Dinapoli scores with a sloppy right hand. O�Neill should have avoided that one.
O�Neill slips under a jab.
O�Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
letting O�Neill counter with a right hand.
O�Neill avoids the body shot from Dinapoli.
A lazy left from Dinapoli finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O�Neill dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dempsey O�Neill's cut.
That's time! Dinapoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
O�Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
O�Neill scores with a leg kick.
Dinapoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O�Neill.
O�Neill ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
O�Neill flicks out a counter leg kick but Dinapoli steps away.
Dinapoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from O�Neill does it's job there.
Dinapoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by O�Neill.
O�Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the body
and O�Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but O�Neill avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from O�Neill misses.
Dinapoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O�Neill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O�Neill dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O�Neill throws a shot from downtown. Dinapoli moves away and avoids it.
O�Neill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by O�Neill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O�Neill.
O�Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
Dinapoli cracks O�Neill with a good jab.
Dinapoli moves to clinch but O�Neill breaks away
and O�Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O�Neill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dinapoli is looking to score with low kicks.
O�Neill scores with a body shot.
O�Neill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dinapoli looks to land a combination but O�Neill avoids it well.
O�Neill misses with a right hand
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.
O�Neill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe Dinapoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinapoli moves out of range as O�Neill strikes.
A low kick lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli 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.
Dinapoli misses with a hook
and O�Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinapoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O�Neill.
Dinapoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dinapoli misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey O�Neill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dinapoli misses with a hook. O�Neill ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Dinapoli misses
and Dinapoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O�Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinapoli.
A slapping leg kick lands for O�Neill.
O�Neill is looking to slow Dinapoli down with leg kicks.
O�Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Dinapoli's shoulder, as Dinapoli tries to avoid the shot.
O�Neill connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from O�Neill.
Dinapoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dinapoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinapoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
O�Neill only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O�Neill dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
Dinapoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by O�Neill.
O�Neill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinapoli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dinapoli misses with a straight left.
O�Neill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinapoli stalks O�Neill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O�Neill's face. O�Neill staggers backwards, shaken.
O�Neill misses with a low kick.
O�Neill throws a lazy right hand but Dinapoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinapoli thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O�Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
O�Neill throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dinapoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O�Neill manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Dinapoli misses
and O�Neill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dinapoli really felt that one!
O�Neill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut. O�Neill saw that one coming.
A big left from O�Neill misses.
O�Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinapoli.
O�Neill throws out a counter right but Dinapoli avoids it with no problem.
Dinapoli misses with a right hand
and O�Neill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O�Neill staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by O�Neill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinapoli. O�Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dempsey O�Neill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O�Neill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dempsey O�Neill!
Dempsey O�Neill is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dempsey O�Neill tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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