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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 10 p4p, 78 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose working the body and head with strikes.
Robson is trying to improve his position.
Robson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Robson is looking for a sweep.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robson defending well though.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson trying to control here.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Rose wants to free his trapped foot but Robson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robson avoid being mounted?
Robson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robson is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson being controlled here, momentarily.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Robson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
A short left from Robson.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Robson gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage.
Robson presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Rose blocks a body shot from Robson.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Rose lands a left hand.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Robson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose slips under a jab.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Robson.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Robson sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose lands a jab to Robson's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Robson is looking to counter punch.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Robson shrugs it off though.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robson 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose lands a body shot.
Robson motions for Rose to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Robson tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rose.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robson defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robson struggling a bit here.
Rose trying to control the position but Robson is working away.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robson is not content to let Rose control the position.
Robson is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose prevents Robson from improving his position.
Robson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robson 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.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose 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.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Robson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Robson misses the target.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Robson with an uppercut!
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
It looked like Robson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Robson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with the combination.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Robson.
Rose checks the leg kick.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson slips under a jab.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose throws a push kick but Robson slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson scores with a body shot.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Adrian Rose just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Robson cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Robson misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Robson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robson throws an off balance right hand
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose goes for a double leg but Robson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robson continues to drive forward.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Rose.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Robson.
Nice takedown defense from Robson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Robson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robson swivels and escapes.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing Robson from standing up.
Robson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Robson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robson controlling from the top position.
Rose wants to sweep here but Robson controlling him for the moment.
Robson throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Robson wanted to stand there but Rose had control of the position.
Rose is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Adrian Rose in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rose misses with a hook.
As Rose backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Robson's head back.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robson is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Robson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Robson.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson takes one on the button.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson 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.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robson defends well and Rose ends up having to push Robson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A left lands for Rose.
Robson cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Robson.
I think Robson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Oliver Robson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
RATING
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