PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 29 p4p, 213 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 5 p4p, 30 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Augustus
vs
Mormaer

190 cm
30
190
17 - 4 - 2

190 cm
30
189
17 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus with the inside leg kick.
Mormaer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mormaer misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Mormaer takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Mormaer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Augustus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SSJ Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Augustus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Augustus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Augustus.
A low kick lands for Mormaer.
Mormaer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Augustus 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 Mormaer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mormaer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Mormaer's shoulder, as Mormaer tries to avoid the shot.
Mormaer is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Mormaer misses its intended target.
Mormaer throws a right hand that misses
and Augustus counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus scores with a shot to the body.
Mormaer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Augustus in his tracks.
Mormaer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mormaer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Augustus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Augustus needs to keep his hands up - Mormaer had a free shot at his head there.
Augustus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mormaer on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Augustus.
Mormaer wants to counter with a clinch but Augustus pushes him away.
A low kick lands for Augustus.
A bone on bone clash there as Mormaer blocks the leg kick.

Mormaer closes the distance and clinches.
Mormaer tries to land knees in the clinch but Augustus avoids the damage to the body.
Mormaer prevents Augustus from breaking the clinch.
Mormaer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Augustus.
Mormaer looking to throw knees to the head but Augustus is blocking nicely.
Augustus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mormaer backwards.

Augustus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augustus catches Mormaer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Augustus.
Mormaer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mormaer looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
Mormaer takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mormaer stuns Augustus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mormaer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mormaer forces Augustus back against the cage and clinches.
Augustus is trying to push Mormaer away but Mormaer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augustus is defending well for now.
Augustus is trying to break free.
Mormaer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Augustus's efforts to push away.

Augustus breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mormaer.
Mormaer moves out of range of the leg kick from Augustus.
Mormaer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Augustus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augustus lands a jab to Mormaer's midsection.
Augustus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Mormaer.
Augustus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Mormaer slips the punch.
Mormaer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Augustus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Augustus blocks a head kick by Mormaer.
A bone on bone clash there as Mormaer blocks the leg kick.
Augustus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mormaer takes a step back to recover.
Augustus walks into a stiff left hand from Mormaer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Augustus checks a leg kick.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Mormaer's head but Mormaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mormaer moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Augustus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mormaer slips a jab from Augustus.
Mormaer throws a leg kick that misses.
Augustus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mormaer is looking to clinch but Augustus is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mormaer.
Nice uppercut lands for Augustus. That snapped Mormaer's head back.
Mormaer throws a leg kick but Augustus checks it.
Augustus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mormaer.
Mormaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
A low kick lands for Augustus.
Augustus slips a jab and a cross from Mormaer.
A big right from Augustus misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looks to throw the jab but Mormaer is out of range.
Augustus blocks a low kick nicely.

Mormaer pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mormaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mormaer misses with some punches.
Augustus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Augustus breaks from the clinch.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mormaer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Augustus. That did some damage!
Augustus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augustus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Mormaer moves away and avoids it.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Augustus moves out of range.
Mormaer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mormaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Mormaer checks the leg kick.
Augustus throws a hook but Mormaer blocks it.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and Mormaer counters with a good, hard body kick but Augustus shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Augustus blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Augustus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mormaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Augustus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Augustus moves out of range.
Mormaer moves in looking to clinch but Augustus pushes him off.
Augustus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mormaer can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Mormaer.
A shot to the body from Mormaer misses
and Mormaer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Augustus connects with an inside leg kick.
Mormaer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mormaer moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus misses with a body kick.
Augustus throws a big shot that misses.
Mormaer missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mormaer.
Mormaer works the jab nicely.
Mormaer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Mormaer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Augustus throws a lazy uppercut

and Mormaer counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Mormaer prevents Augustus from breaking the clinch.
Augustus managing to block the knees to the body from Mormaer.
Mormaer stalling.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Mormaer controls his hands.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but Augustus blocks it.
Mormaer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mormaer.
Augustus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Mormaer saw that one coming.
Donk. Mormaer catches Augustus right on the button with a cross.
Mormaer connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mormaer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus throws a hook but Mormaer blocks it.
Augustus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mormaer.
Augustus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Augustus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus blocks a head kick by Mormaer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Mormaer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Aurelius Augustus is winning the standup battle so far.
Augustus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Augustus dips to his left and cracks Mormaer with an uppercut!
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Mormaer saw that one coming.
Mormaer defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mormaer throws out the jab.
Augustus throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Mormaer.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mormaer throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Mormaer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mormaer.
Augustus misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mormaer.
Augustus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mormaers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Augustus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mormaer doesn't seem phased though.
Augustus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Augustus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Mormaer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Augustus moves out of range.
Mormaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustus.
Mormaer checks a leg kick.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Augustus scores with a jab to the body.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Augustus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Mormaer lands.
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!

Mormaer instigates a clinch.
Augustus scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mormaer landing knees to the head.

It looks like Aurelius Augustus has been cut.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but Augustus blocks with his arms.
Mormaer blocks an uppercut.
Mormaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augustus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Mormaer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augustus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mormaer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augustus.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Augustus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Augustus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mormaer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mormaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus throws a hook but Mormaer blocks it.
Mormaer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mormaer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mormaer feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
That's time! Augustus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Mormaer misses.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus checks a leg kick.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mormaer.
Augustus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mormaer counters with a good low kick that Augustus was not able to check.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and Mormaer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augustus throws a leg kick but Mormaer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Augustus cracks Mormaer with a good jab.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
Mormaer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mormaer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mormaer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mormaer scoring well with a low kick there.
Augustus throws the left hand but Mormaer avoids the punch easily.
Mormaer defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Mormaer wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Mormaer scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mormaer. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mormaer blocks a jab.
Augustus is looking to slow Mormaer down with leg kicks.
Mormaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Mormaer tries to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick from Augustus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Augustus misses with an uppercut
enabling Mormaer to counter with a crisp jab.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
Mormaer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
Mormaer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mormaer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Augustus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
Augustus moves out of range as Mormaer strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mormaer 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 Augustus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Augustus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mormaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Mormaer blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mormaer misses.
Mormaer slips under a jab from Augustus.
Augustus works Mormaer's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormaer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mormaer is looking to clinch.
Mormaer ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Augustus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mormaer. That did some damage!
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
Mormaer wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Mormaer doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustus circles away.
Mormaer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mormaer staying out of range there.
Mormaer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mormaer digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs.
Augustus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mormaer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mormaer connects with the punch.
Augustus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mormaer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mormaer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Augustus can pounce on him.
Mormaer is looking to clinch.
Augustus is looking for a counter combo.
Mormaer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mormaer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mormaer looks to land a body kick but Augustus moved away.
Augustus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Augustus throws a poor cross that misses
and Mormaer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augustus throws a leg kick
and Mormaer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustus tried to score with a low kick but Mormaer checks it.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
Augustus throws a low kick, looking for Mormaer's leg but Mormaer calmly moves out of range.
Augustus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mormaer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Mormaer.
Mormaer blocks a jab.
Augustus is looking to score with low kicks.
Mormaer lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Augustus.
Mormaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
It seemed like Mormaer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormaer misses with a low kick as Augustus jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustus.
Nice defenses there by Mormaer.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mormaer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Augustus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Mormaer catches Augustus right on the button with a cross.
Mormaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Mormaer lands with a nice body kick.
Mormaer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augustus cracks Mormaer with an open hand slap.
Mormaer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mormaer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Mormaer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Mormaer's head but Mormaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus misses with a left hand

and Mormaer moves into the clinch.
Mormaer taking a breather.
Mormaer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augustus's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Augustus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.
Mormaer slows down the pace here.
Mormaer looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer working Augustus over with knees to the body.
Mormaer misses with a knee to the head.
Mormaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mormaer blocks a body shot from Augustus.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Augustus.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Mormaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mormaer throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Mormaer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mormaer tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augustus.
Mormaer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mormaer flicks out a counter leg kick but Augustus steps away.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Mormaer throws a big shot that misses.
Mormaer misses the shot to the body.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augustus looks for the body kick but Mormaer saw that one coming.
Augustus swats away the attempt to clinch by Mormaer.
Mormaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer is looking to clinch.
Augustus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Augustus misses with a looping right.
Mormaer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mormaer.
Augustus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augustus throws a looping overhand right but Mormaer ducks down to avoid it.

Mormaer moves into the clinch.
Aonghus Mormaer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Augustus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augustus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Augustus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Augustus avoiding damage as Mormaer throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Augustus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mormaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mormaer misses with a knee to the head.

Augustus breaks from the clinch.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Augustus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Augustus can pounce on him.
Mormaer tries a low kick but Augustus avoids it.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Augustus throws a body punch but Mormaer moves out of range.
Augustus misses with a looping right.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
Augustus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augustus scores with the left hand. Mormaer knows he should have avoided that one.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Mormaer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Augustus misses the target.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormaer takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Mormaer.
Augustus jabs Mormaer right on the nose. Mormaer blinks but takes it well.
Augustus misses with a straight left.
Augustus lands a leg kick that knocks Mormaer off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus takes a swing at Mormaer's ribcage but misses.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mormaer.
Mormaer wants to clinch up but Augustus keeps it at a distance.
Mormaer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mormaer is looking to clinch but Augustus is avoiding it.
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!
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus lands with a good body shot.
Augustus connects with a looping right hand.
Augustus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mormaer is looking to slow Augustus down with leg kicks.
Augustus tries to work over Mormaer's front leg with a kick but Mormaer checks it.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Mormaer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Mormaer pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.

Mormaer decides to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus had his way with Aonghus Mormaer in that round.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Augustus misses.
Mormaer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mormaer misses the shot to the body.
Augustus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Mormaer blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Mormaer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Augustus blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mormaer.
Mormaer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Augustus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Mormaer is predictable there
and Augustus counters with a stiff right hand.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mormaer is out of range and Augustus settles back down.
Mormaer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mormaer checks a leg kick.
Augustus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mormaer on the side of the head.
Mormaer misses with a low kick.
Augustus is looking to slow Mormaer down with leg kicks.
Augustus misses with a hook. Mormaer ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus jabs at Mormaer's body.
Augustus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mormaer lands with a hook. Augustus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mormaer tries a low kick but Augustus avoids it.
Augustus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Augustus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Augustus tries to land a leg kick but Mormaer saw it coming and moves away.
Augustus backing away here, and Mormaer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mormaer blocks a jab.
It seemed like Mormaer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Augustus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus throws a body punch but Mormaer moves out of range.
Mormaer throws a big shot that misses.
Augustus scoring well with a low kick there.

Mormaer forces Augustus back against the cage and clinches.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but Augustus blocks it.
Aonghus Mormaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to push Mormaer away but Mormaer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Augustus tries to break the clinch but Mormaer is controlling the position.
Mormaer is struggling to control the position.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mormaer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Augustus. Augustus obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Augustus misses.
Augustus throws a looping overhand right but Mormaer ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mormaer.
Mormaer looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Mormaer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mormaer wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Mormaer just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus tries to score with a low kick but Mormaer moves his leg out of the way.
Augustus lands with an overhand left.
Augustus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mormaer.
Good shot there by Augustus.
Mormaer just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus defending well as Mormaer loads up on a big left hand.
Mormaer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Mormaer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mormaer cracks Augustus with a good jab.
Mormaer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mormaer slips a straight right by Augustus.
A jab lands there for Augustus.
Augustus connects with a nice looking jab.
Augustus checks a leg kick nicely.
Augustus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Augustus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mormaer slips under a jab.
Mormaer avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Aurelius Augustus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Mormaer. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustus.
That kick from Mormaer tenderised Augustus's leg. Augustus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Augustus slips under a jab from Mormaer.
Augustus misses with a hook. Mormaer ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Mormaer as he checks the leg kick.
Mormaer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Augustus scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Mormaer.
Augustus throws a hook but Mormaer blocks it.
Mormaer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Mormaer.
Augustus lands with a shot to the body.
Mormaer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mormaer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus cracks Mormaer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelius Augustus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Augustus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aurelius Augustus!
Aurelius Augustus retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Aurelius Augustus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.