PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder as his entrance music. Liam Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smirnov
vs
Harrison

173 cm
20
140 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
140 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smirnov.
Harrison lunges at Smirnov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smirnov's hand.
That kick from Smirnov tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smirnov scores with a leg kick.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smirnov throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Smirnov.
Smirnov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smirnov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Smirnov slips under a jab from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a shot to the body.
Harrison catches Smirnov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Smirnov rushes Harrison and presses him up against the ropes.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smirnov.
Harrison is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.

Smirnov clinches up against the ropes.
Smirnov has Harrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrison.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Come on Smirnov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Harrison blocks with his arms.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison letting Smirnov take a breather here.
Smirnov prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison is trying to break free.
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 Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Smirnov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrison is able to avoid easily.
Harrison cracks a nice hook into Smirnov's ribs.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison lunges at Smirnov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smirnov's hand.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Smirnov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Alexander Smirnov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Smirnov controls his hands.
Harrison lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Harrison trying to control the position but instead, Smirnov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrison into the ropes.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Harrison is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov has Harrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smirnov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a right hand
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrison.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smirnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Smirnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smirnov slips under a jab.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smirnov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smirnov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Smirnov is just out of range.

Smirnov forces Harrison back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Harrison avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Harrison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.
Smirnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smirnov's calf.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick.
Smirnov throws out a powerful jab.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Smirnov throws a chopping leg kick but Harrison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrison connects with a right hand. Smirnov shakes it off.
Smirnov wants to slow Harrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smirnov.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws out a leg kick but Harrison moves out of range and Smirnov only half commits.
Smirnov looks for the body kick but Harrison saw that one coming.
Harrison takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Harrison catches Smirnov right on the button with a cross.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Smirnov moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov has Harrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrison gets through Smirnov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnov won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Harrison.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Harrison really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smirnov throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.

Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Smirnov is trying to stall.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnov won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov is stalling here.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Harrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison letting Smirnov take a breather here.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov had his way with Liam Harrison in 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. This is the final round!

Smirnov moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harrison cracks a nice hook into Smirnov's ribs.
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smirnov lands a head kick. Harrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smirnov manages to avoid it.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Smirnov motions for Harrison to come forward. Smirnov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Harrison moved away.
Liam Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Smirnov drives through and clinches with Harrison against the ropes.
Harrison wants to stall.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Harrison blocks with his arms.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Harrison tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Smirnov.
Smirnov has Harrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Harrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Smirnov gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrison misses with some punches.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Harrison avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov is controlling him.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison tries to break free but Smirnov pushes him back against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
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!
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrison's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnov won't allow it.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Liam Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smirnov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov is the new bantamweight champion!
Alexander Smirnov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.