Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: KUMITE #52
Date: Jan 06, 2026

#R1#
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Tavara counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Tavara is looking to counter punch.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavara scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tavara to score with a decent uppercut.
Tavara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.#T1#
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Tavara off balance momentarily.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tavara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
Tavara lands a jab to the nose.
Tavara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD#
Tavara cracks Rose with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tavara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rose to stand back up!#ROC#Rose is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Tavara misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
letting Tavara counter with a right hand. #T2#
Tavara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose clobbers Tavara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tavara 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.
Tavara slips under a jab.
Tavara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavara's head backwards.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavara throws out the jab.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavara. Tavara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
A shot to the body from Tavara misses
and Rose counters with a left and a right that stings Tavara.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tavara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tavara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tavara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Tavara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a hook
letting Tavara counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
Tavara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tavara moves out of range as Rose strikes.
It looked like Tavara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose scores with the left hand. Tavara knows he should have avoided that one.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.#T5#
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Tavara misses with a straight right.
Tavara ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A little feinted left hand from Tavara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tavara 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 swings widly with a right hand
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Tavara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.#T6#
Tavara throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tavara on the side of the head.
Tavara tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Tavara - just one landing.
Tavara punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose throws a push kick but Tavara slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Tavara misses its intended target. #T7#
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tavara.
Tavara thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose thows a leg kick but Tavara checks it
and Tavara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavara.
Tavara misses the shot to the body.
Tavara misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T8#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavara moves away.
Tavara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavara was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rose.
Tavara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavara.
Rose throws a jab when Tavara was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tavara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavara misses the jab.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tavara throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range. #T9#
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose takes a swing at Tavara's ribcage but misses.
Tavara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Tavara was not able to check.
Tavara misses with a hook.
Rose steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tavara throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tavara just misses with a punch to the body.

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 Malo Tavara.
Well Tavara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Malo Tavara!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!
Malo Tavara retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

Event: KUMITE #44
Date: Dec 09, 2025

#R1#
Moon just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Rose misses.
Moon scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose throws a combination that misses
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moon misses with a looping right.#T1#
Moon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moon misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Jab by Moon.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moon misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose moves forwards but Moon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rose scores with a jab.
Moon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Wolfric Moon has been cut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moon lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.
Moon throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Moon scores with a nice strike.#ROC#Rose is rocked!
Moon misses with a body shot
and Moon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Rose has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Moon catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Moon.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Moon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Rose lands with a straight right. Moon didn't see that one coming.
Rose blocks a jab.#T3#
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Moon throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moon misses with a straight right.
Wolfric Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moon.
Moon throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the body from Moon misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Moon.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Moon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Moon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moon on the side of the head.
Moon throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Moon throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moon misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Moon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC2#Moon is rocked!
Moon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Rose counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moon! Rose lets Moon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Moon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T5#
Rose fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Moon to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Moon looks to clinch but Rose throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Moon taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harrison Rose!
An out of breath Harrison Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KUMITE #36
Date: Nov 11, 2025

#R1#
Manion digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Jack Manion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manion.
Manion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose slips a straight right by Manion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Manion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Nice cross by Manion.
Manion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Manion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manion.
Manion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws out a counter right but Manion avoids it with no problem.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Manion.
Manion throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose moves out of range as Manion strikes.#T1#
Manion throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Manion looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice uppercut lands for Manion. That snapped Rose's head back.
Manion misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Manion missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manion misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manion misses the jab.
Manion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manion.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Manion throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Manion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Manion.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manion throws out the jab.
Manion throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manion jabs at Rose's body.
Manion misses with a hook
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
A slow jab from Manion misses its intended target.
Rose cracks Manion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manion throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manion misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws a right and a left that Manion avoids nicely.
Manion misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Manion misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Manion misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Manion throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a counter combo.#T3#
Manion loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
A cross from Manion lands.
Manion scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Manion is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manion.
Manion throws a good cross that connects.
Manion blocks a jab.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manion misses with a looping left.
Manion scores with a nice strike.
Manion connects with a crisp jab.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose avoids the body shot from Manion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manion misses with a hook
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Manion tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manion misses with a left hand
and Manion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manion just misses with a punch to the body.
Manion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Manion.
Rose throws a jab when Manion was well out of range.
Rose has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Manion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manion's corner calls for a 1-2. Manion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Manion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manion scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Manion misses its intended target.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manion takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T5#
Rose misses with a hook.
Manion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Manion looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Manion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manion swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manion lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Manion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T6#
Jab by Manion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manion throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manion throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manion blocks a jab.
Manion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a body punch but Manion moves out of range.
Manion throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manion. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose lands a jab to Manion's midsection.
Manion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manion lands with a good body shot.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manion.#T7#
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Manion's shoulder, as Manion tries to avoid the shot.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manion.
Manion misses with a jab to the body
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Manion.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manion scores with a jab.
Manion lands a slapping body shot.
Manion is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manion looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Manion looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.#T8#
Manion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manion.
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!
Manion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Manion moves away and avoids it.
Manion throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose throws a right hand that Manion ducks under and follows up with a left that Manion also avoids with ease.
Harrison Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manion misses with a hook.
A big left from Manion misses.
Rose slips a straight right by Manion.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Nice shot by Manion.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Manion throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manion.#T9#
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose walks into a left hand.
Manion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Manion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Manion lands an overhand right.
Manion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Manion lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
Manion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rose's guard.#ES2#
Rose uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manion looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Manion throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manion with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manion 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jack Manion!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jack Manion!

Jack Manion wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jack Manion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: KUMITE #31
Date: Oct 23, 2025

#R1#
A big right from Tavara misses.
Rose thuds his right hand into Tavara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Tavara clinches up against the ropes.
Tavara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tavara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Tavara - that landed with a thud.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose working aggressively here.
Tavara cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
Tavara tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavara.
Tavara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavara misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tavara as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Tavara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards. #T1#
Tavara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tavara misses with a punch to the body.
Tavara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Tavara blocks an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Tavara avoids it by throwing Rose back against the ropes.
Tavara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavara prevents a body shot from Rose.
Tavara lands a shot to the body.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Tavara can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Tavara controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaras head.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Tavara.
Rose blocks a body shot from Tavara.
Tavara takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tavara fails to land.
Tavara lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavara scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tavara.
Tavara is looking for a counter combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tavara throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tavara is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose. #T3#
Tavara loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavara 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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavara throws out the jab.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab. #T4#
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tavara finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Tavara avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
A punch combination from Tavara misses.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Tavara counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T5#
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Tavara should have avoided that one.
Tavara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavara moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavara misses with a looping right.
Tavara swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws out a counter right but Tavara avoids it with no problem.
Tavara misses with a looping left.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Tavara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavara misses with a wild body shot. #T6#
Tavara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.#CL#
Tavara pushes Rose up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavara blocks a jab.
Tavara throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavara misses the target.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T7#
Rose throws a hook but Tavara blocks it.
Tavara wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Tavara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Rose is rocked!#CL#
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Tavara has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tavara as the two fighters clinch.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Tavara tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Tavara throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Tavara throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Tavara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavara lands an uppercut.#T8#
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavara ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavara finish him?
Rose feints a jab promting Tavara to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tavara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavara.
Harrison Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malo Tavara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T9#
A shot to the liver by Tavara. Beautiful body shot.
Tavara loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Tavara moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Tavara gets a clinch.
Tavara struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavara misses with the head strike.
Tavara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malo Tavara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tavara 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Malo Tavara!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Malo Tavara!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Malo Tavara!

Malo Tavara wins by unanimous decision!
Malo Tavara retains his lightweight title!
Malo Tavara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: KUMITE #21
Date: Sep 18, 2025

#R1#
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beltran.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
Beltran with a hook.
Beltran with a nice cross.
Beltran misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Beltran.
Rose swings for the body but Beltran moves out of range. #T1#
Beltran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Beltran. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#It looks like Rhett Beltran has been cut.
Beltran takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beltran.
Beltran with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Beltran digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Beltran punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Beltran lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beltran.
Beltran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Beltran moved out of range.
Beltran with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Beltran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Rose.#TD2#
Beltran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rose quickly recovers to half guard.#T3#
Beltran wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Beltran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well. #SUB2#
Beltran is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Beltran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Beltran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rose pushes Beltran off looking to stand but Beltran dives back in and keeps control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Beltran looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Beltran seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rose has recovered full guard.
Beltran looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T5##SUB2#
Beltran is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Beltran looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.
Rose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Beltran looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily. #SUB2#
Beltran throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rose escapes and throws Beltran's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU#
Rose has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T6#
Rose misses with an uppercut. Beltran saw that one coming.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rose as he avoids it easily.
Beltran throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Beltran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose lands a jab-cross combination. #T7#
Beltran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beltran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Beltran.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T8#
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Beltran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Beltran saw that one coming.
Beltran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beltran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Beltran takes one to the chin there.
Rose moves out of range as Beltran strikes.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T9#
Rose misses with a hook. Beltran ducked under it nicely.
Beltran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beltran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rhett Beltran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beltran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.#TD2#
Beltran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#ES#
Rose has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Beltran has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Rose pushes Beltran back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beltran tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the ropes and eventually Beltran drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Harrison Rose!

Harrison Rose wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Harrison Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: KUMITE #13
Date: Aug 21, 2025

#R1#
Manion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Manion swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose misses the body punch
and Manion counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Manion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Rose pushes Manion off and gets back to his feet.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manion lands with a good body shot.
Manion with a hook.
Manion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Manion.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Manion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Manion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Manion is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manion in particular looking to stall.
Rose is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Manion is working for a kimura but Rose is defending it quite comfortably.
Manion is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now. #T3##SUB2#
Manion is looking for submissions but instead, Rose has regained full guard.
Manion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manion wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manion looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manion is on top in guard. #REVB#
Manion looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Manion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T5#
Our spies down at at SYDNEY ELITE GYM inform us that Manion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rose is looking to stand up but Manion won't let him. #T6#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manion holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT#It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Manion scores with a nice head shot.
Manion shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Manion.
Manion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manion scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Manion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose slips under a jab from Manion.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T7#
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Manion. Manion gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose throws a jab when Manion was well out of range.
Manion tries to clinch up
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manion misses with a takedown attempt
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Manion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Manion. #T8#
Manion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manion just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manion lands with a shot to the body.
Manion slips under a jab from Rose.
Manion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manion takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Manion throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Manion's defenses.
Jab from Manion.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Manion shoots in and drives through. Rose sprawls well.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Manion moved out of range.
Manion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Rose has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T9##TD2#
Manion shoots in and bounces Rose off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Rose has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Manion has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Manion blocks an uppercut.
Rose throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Manion decides to pull guard.
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Manion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Manion has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rose has passed into side control.
Manion is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

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 Harrison Rose.
I think Rose 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Harrison Rose!

Harrison Rose wins by majority decision!
Harrison Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: KUMITE #6
Date: Jul 29, 2025

#R1#
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Adaev counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Adaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Adaev moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Adaev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.#T1#
Adaev shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose throws out a counter right but Adaev avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Adaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adaev fails to land the takedown.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adaev circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Adaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD#
Adaev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rose's guard.#T2#
Adaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rose is looking to stand up but Adaev isn't so interested in that idea.
Adaev looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Adaev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adaev is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Adaev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adaev wants to control the position but Rose says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T3#
Rose wants to stand but Adaev has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Adaev wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
It looks like Rose is going to stand back up.
Adaev is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adaev avoid being mounted?#SU2#
Rose decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adaev shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose throws a hook but Adaev avoids it easily.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Adaev ducks down to avoid it.
Adaev has his takedown stuffed
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Adaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.#T5#
Adaev avoids the body shot from Rose. #TD#
Adaev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Rose has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Adaev is on him like a limpet, forcing Rose back against the ropes.
Rose misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Adaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Adaev uses good head movement to avoid it. #T6#
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Adaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adaev blocks a body shot from Rose.
Adaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Rose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Adaev's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Adaev blocking some punches.
Rose throws a head punch that misses. #T7#
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adaev backwards.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Adaev tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adaev goes for a double leg but Rose avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rose continues to drive forward.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose is working Adaev over against the ropes.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T8#
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose leaning his opponent against the ropes.#TD#
Adaev successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adaev wants to stand and escape but Rose is having none of it. #SUB#
Adaev looking for subs off his back but Rose has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Adaev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T9##SU2#
Rose stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Adaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Adaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Adaev's shoulder, as Adaev tries to avoid the shot.
Adaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adaev shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Ramazan Adaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adaev tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Harrison Rose!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Harrison Rose!

Harrison Rose wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Harrison Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: MMA Hype -65-
Date: Jun 07, 2025

#R1#
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wang.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wang!
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Wang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wang - that will leave a mark!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Rose misses with a left hand
and Wang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wang tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose avoids the head kick by Wang.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butch Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a lazy body kick
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wang throws a leg kick
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Wang is rocked!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang is aggressively charging in as Rose backs up avoiding any damage. Rose tosses out a jab and Wang runs right into it face first! Wang is out cold! Rose dropped down on all fours and is barking in Wang's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Rose!

Event: MMA Hype -58-
Date: May 10, 2025

#R1#
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehead connects with the punch.
Whitehead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Whitehead shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Whitehead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitehead won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whitehead takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rose felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1#
Whitehead trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
Whitehead controlling the action here.
Whitehead works his way into side control.
Rose prevents Whitehead from improving position.
Whitehead is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Whitehead is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rose wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rose stops Whitehead from passing to mount. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Whitehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitehead misses with a right hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose slips under a jab from Whitehead.
Whitehead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose catches Whitehead with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whitehead lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rose at a distance.
Whitehead throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whitehead misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bryson Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehead misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitehead thinking.
Whitehead just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehead. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Whitehead slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitehead avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitehead.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitehead slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehead swinging wildly here.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitehead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryson Whitehead dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A big right from Whitehead misses.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Whitehead is out of range.
Whitehead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whitehead closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitehead.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whitehead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitehead cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Whitehead's belly button to the back.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitehead.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Whitehead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitehead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Whitehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitehead doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bryson Whitehead is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a body punch but Whitehead moves out of range.
Whitehead throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Whitehead loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Whitehead is looking to clinch. #T2#
Whitehead connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitehead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitehead lands with a nice combination. Rose backs away looking to recover.
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!
Rose misses the jab.
Whitehead lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitehead lands with a cross.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Whitehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Whitehead.
Whitehead swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitehead throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitehead.#T3#
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose takes a swing at Whitehead's ribcage but misses.
Whitehead misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Whitehead has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitehead blocks an uppercut.
Whitehead misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitehead holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Whitehead scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Whitehead goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Rose lands a left hand.
Whitehead tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitehead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitehead's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitehead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitehead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whitehead misses the body punch
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Whitehead had a free shot at his head there.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whitehead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitehead misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryson Whitehead dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Whitehead throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Whitehead tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Whitehead misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitehead.
Rose defending well as Whitehead loads up on a big left hand.
Whitehead cracks Rose with an open hand slap.#TD#
Whitehead decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehead passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rose!
Whitehead looking to control but Rose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
Whitehead wants to take Rose's back here but Rose is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape. #SUB#
Whitehead swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rose is now in Whitehead's guard. A big mistake from Whitehead there, giving up the dominant position!
Whitehead seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Rose tries to stand but Whitehead is controlling from the bottom.
Rose postures up.
Whitehead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whitehead has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
Whitehead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
Whitehead working for submissions but it's allowed Rose to get to half guard. #SU2#
Rose decides to stand up.
Harrison Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitehead misses with a wild body shot.
Whitehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitehead scores with a punch to the head.
Whitehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryson Whitehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Rose swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitehead counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Whitehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitehead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whitehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitehead on the side of the head.
Whitehead scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead throws a big shot that misses.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Whitehead had a free shot at his head there.

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 Bryson Whitehead.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitehead, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryson Whitehead!

Event: MMA Hype -52-
Date: Apr 19, 2025

#R1#
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a left hand
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reynolds misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Reynolds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose tries to move into range but Reynolds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Reynolds is rocked!#T1#
Reynolds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reynolds misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rose scores with a counter punch that sends Reynolds to the canvas! Rose smells blood - he's punishing Reynolds with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Reynolds has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Rose!

Event: MMA Hype -44-
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Park closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose cracks Park with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Park wants to clinch
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Park darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Park closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Park tries to clinch up
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Park is out of range.
Park moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Park closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Park's shoulder, as Park tries to avoid the shot.
Park moves to clinch but Rose breaks away
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Rose has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Park tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Park tries to clinch
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Park is rocked!
Rose closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Park! Rose dives in looking to finish! Park is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Rose!

Event: MMA Hype -36-
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
Chung misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Chung misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chung clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chung misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Chung misses with the combination. #T1#
Chung slips under a jab.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#Rose is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Chung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chung misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chung jabs at Rose's body.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target. #T2#
Chung throws a right hand that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose misses with a combination
and Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Chung finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Chung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Chung slips under a jab from Rose.
Chung throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Chung saw that one coming.
Rose throws a body punch but Chung moves out of range. #T3#
Chung darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chung misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chung.
Chung clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose scores with a nice right hand. #KD#
Chung cracks Rose with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rose looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chung finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramon Chung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chung lands with a nice body punch.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chung.
Chung throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Chung misses with a jab to the body
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Chung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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, Chung has got the better of the exchanges.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Chung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chung throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Rose counters by clinching up.
Chung letting Rose take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose presses Chung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Chung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose misses with a body shot
enabling Chung to counter with a crisp jab.
Chung bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T1#
Chung throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramon Chung is winning the standup battle so far.
Chung slips a straight right by Rose.
Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Chung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chung is looking to counter punch.
Chung circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rose to the canvas! Rose doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Chung keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Chung!
Ramon Chung made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: MMA Hype -29-
Date: Jan 29, 2025

#R1#
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buffs misses the jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buffs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buffs.
Rose throws a big counter combination but Buffs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Buffs looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose connects with a right hand. Buffs shakes it off.#ROC#Buffs is rocked!
Rose throws a hook but Buffs avoids it easily.
Buffs is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Buffs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rose is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Rose throws a hook to the side of Buffs's head but Buffs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buffs seems to have recovered his senses.
Buffs throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Buffs moved out of range nicely.
Buffs walks into a left hand.
Buffs throws a big shot that misses.
Buffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cartier Buffs.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Buffs feints the counter takedown.
Buffs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.#CL2#
Buffs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rose lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Buffs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buffs tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buffs up against the cage.
Buffs struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buffs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buffs misses with a punch on the inside.
Buffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buffs jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buffs tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose blocks a body shot from Buffs. #TD2#
Buffs pulls Rose into guard. #SUB2#
Buffs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3##SU#
Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cartier Buffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose leaves Buffs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrison Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Buffs instigates a clinch.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buffs up against the cage.
Buffs misses with a body punch.
Buffs throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rose on the inside. #T4#
Rose lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Buffs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Buffs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rose is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Buffs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buffs wants to control but Rose postures up.
Buffs is trying to get back to half guard.
Buffs is still trying to improve position.
Buffs can't do much from the bottom here.
Buffs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rose cracks Buffs with an open hand slap.
Buffs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Buffs throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Buffs with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Buffs swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buffs working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buffs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Buffs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buffs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rose walks away with a smile on his face. Buffs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harrison Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cartier Buffs.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buffs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Buffs shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buffs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buffs can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Buffs moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Buffs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Buffs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Buffs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Buffs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Rose is looking to stand up but Buffs won't let him. #SUB2#
Buffs has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rose should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Buffs has tightened it up now! Rose should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cartier Buffs!

Event: MMA Hype -21-
Date: Dec 28, 2024

#R1#
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
Rose has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a counter combo.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali misses with the head strike. #BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.#T1#
Ali cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a hook
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ali moves away from the strike by Rose. #T2#
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Rose misses with the head strike. #BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Ali is rocked!
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4##CL#
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Ali.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose working aggressively here.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Rose moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Ali misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Ali misses with a left hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Immanuel Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose blocks a jab.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Ali tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Ali throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Ali stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Rose wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali blocking some punches.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali is trying to break free.
Rose lands a left hand.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Rose keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harrison Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ali blocks a jab.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T1#
Rose slips a jab from Ali.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
A big left from Ali misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2##BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target. #T3#
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Ali pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose lands a body shot.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose jabs Ali right on the nose. Ali blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Immanuel Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Rose!

Event: MMA Hype -14-
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Meyers's defenses.
Meyers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Meyers.
Meyers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose with a nice cross.#T1#
Meyers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose 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 throws a right hand that misses
letting Meyers counter with a right hand.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyers defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Meyers slips a jab from Rose.
A quick step to the side and Meyers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Meyers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Meyers slips under a jab.
Meyers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meyers slips a jab from Rose.
Meyers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Meyers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Rose misses with a body shot
and Meyers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Meyers misses its target.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyers counters with a nice body shot.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Rose with a jab.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Meyers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Meyers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Rose misses.
Meyers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meyers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Meyers moves away from the strike by Rose.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose jabs Meyers to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyers's head.
Rose lands with a hook. Meyers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a left to the body.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Meyers takes one to the chin there.
Rose misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Meyers moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyers slips a jab from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Meyers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyers should have avoided that one.
Rose connects with a jab.#T4#
Rose takes a swing at Meyers's ribcage but misses.
Meyers throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Meyers counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Meyers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyers.
Rose scores with a jab.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Meyers is looking to counter punch.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyers slips under a jab from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Meyers tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Meyers moved out of range nicely.#T1#
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Meyers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose misses with a body shot #CL#
and Meyers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Meyers's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Meyers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rose.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Rose misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rose misses the jab.
Meyers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Meyers ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Meyers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Rose punishes Meyers's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaidyn Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Rose.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meyers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Rose misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Meyers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rose lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Rose!

Event: PFL Kickboxing 6
Date: Oct 11, 2024

#R1#
Joyce slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joyce's hands.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joyce circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Rose misses. #CL#
Joyce clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
A short uppercut from Rose.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose gets through Joyce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joyce up against the ropes.#T1#
Joyce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joyce takes a shot to the head.
Rose pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Joyce tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the ropes.
Joyce is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Rose has Joyce pressed against the ropes, preventing Joyce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2##BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the ropes.
Joyce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Joyce letting Rose take a breather here.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joyce.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Joyce clinches up against the ropes.
A short left from Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Joyce can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Joyce's head.
Joyce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joyce trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Joyce's ribcage. Joyce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joyce working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Joyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Rose moves into the clinch.
Joyce wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose blocking some punches.
Harrison Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joyce is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rose. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose sizes up Joyce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose cracks Joyce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Joyce lands a two punch combo.
Joyce misses with a hook.#CL#
Joyce instigates a clinch.
Joyce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose gets through Joyce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joyce or not.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joyce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Joyce tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose presses Joyce against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Joyce is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Rose.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
A hook to the body from Rose.
A short uppercut from Rose. #T3#
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Rose.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose has Joyce pressed against the ropes.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4##BC2#
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Joyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kobe Joyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joyce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Joyce throws a head kick that misses
and Joyce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Joyce is rocked!
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Joyce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joyce walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harrison Rose!

Event: PFL Kickboxing 5
Date: Sep 27, 2024

#R1#
Rose connects with a nice looking jab. #CL#
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Joyce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose prevents a body shot from Joyce.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose effectively controlling the action here.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Rose slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joyce is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rose holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rose keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Joyce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
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!
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Rose.
Joyce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
Joyce working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Joyce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joyce misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rose pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Joyce letting Rose take a breather here.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Rose. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Joyce letting Rose take a breather here.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a right hand.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Rose gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Joyce backwards. #BC#
Joyce breaks from the clinch.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joyce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kobe Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Rose.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joyce has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joyce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joyce, pushing him back against the ropes.
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Joyce backwards. #BC2#
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose jabs at Joyce's body.#T2#
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#ROC2#Joyce is rocked!#CL#
Joyce has managed to clinch.
Oh Joyce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joyce seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
A short right from Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Harrison Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Joyce wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joyce walks into a jab.
Joyce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose connects with a quick right hand that sends Joyce tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harrison Rose!

Event: PFL Kickboxing 4
Date: Sep 13, 2024

#R1#
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Rose throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Austin misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Austin blocks a jab.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Rose tries to counter with a clinch but Austin shakes him off and moves away.
Austin lunges at Rose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rose's hand.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Austin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1##KD#
Austin cracks Rose with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Rose is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Rose is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#ROC#Rose is rocked!
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Austin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose digs a good body shot into Austin's ribs.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Daquain Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Austin misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Austin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Austin misses with a straight right.
Austin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Austin.
Austin misses the jab.
Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose slips under a jab from Austin.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Austin connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Rose's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Rose - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daquain Austin!

Event: PFL Kickboxing 1: Genesis
Date: Aug 02, 2024

#R1#
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose with a nice cross.#KD2#
Austin scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Rose to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC2#Rose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austin connects with a quick right hand that sends Rose tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daquain Austin!
Daquain Austin is the new lightweight champion!

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