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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 51 p4p, 103 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 7 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Robson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a right hand that misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robson checks a low kick from Rose.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Robson misses.
Robson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robson's knee momentarily.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
A big right from Robson misses.
Robson thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Robson needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
As Rose backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Rose cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson lands with an overhand left.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robson misses with a body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose cracks a nice hook into Robson's ribs.
Robson looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Robson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Robson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson swinging wildly here.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson misses with a hook.
Robson takes one to the chin there.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rose might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Robson has got the better of the exchanges.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Robson misses.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose 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.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Robson motions for Rose to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robson on the side of the head.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Rose misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Robson.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Robson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose checks a low kick from Robson.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson moves away from the strike by Rose.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a leg kick.
Robson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Robson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Robson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose takes one on the button.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
Robson loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Robson misses.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Robson settles back down.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Rose slips a straight right by Robson.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Robson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a body kick.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Robson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
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.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robson in his tracks.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson misses the jab.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Robson throws out a powerful jab.
Robson throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Robson is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson blocks a jab.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose scores with a takedown into Robson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robson is on top in guard.
Robson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rose pulls Robson in close to prevent any damage.
Robson stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Robson wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Robson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robson trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robson is one step ahead there.
Robson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robson sprawls well. Robson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose slips under a jab from Robson.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Robson throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Robson misses.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robson catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robson lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson scores with a leg kick.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Rose misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Robson misses.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Robson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a body kick that misses
and Robson counters with a thumping low kick.
Robson tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Robson as Rose shoots in.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose 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 throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
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.
Robson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose clobbers Robson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Robson scores with a jab.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Rose misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Robson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Robson throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robson.
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Robson.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws a big counter combination but Rose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Robson saw it coming and moves away.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robson lands a head shot.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
Rose throws a hook but Robson blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Robson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Robson swinging wildly here.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson lands an overhand right.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose looks to throw a body kick
and Robson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose slips a straight right by Robson.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Decent striking displayed by Robson there.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose moves forwards but Robson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose lands a body shot.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Oliver Robson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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