PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 85 p4p, 16 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mirage
vs
Semenko

191 cm
30
212 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

191 cm
33
220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage throws a sloppy body shot
and Semenko counters with a nice body kick.
Semenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mirage is looking to land body kicks.
Semenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mirage checks it well.
Crunch! Semenko slams his shin into Mirage's torso.
Mirage throws a chopping leg kick but Semenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirage misses with a hook. Semenko ducked under it nicely.
Semenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mirage throws a low kick but Semenko moves out of range easily.
Semenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mirage cracks Semenko with a good jab.
Mirage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Mirage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Semenko is looking to chop away at Mirage's legs.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Mirage swings for the body but Semenko moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Semenko down.
Semenko misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko counters with a body kick.
Semenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mirage drops his hands momentarily and Semenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mirage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirage's sensitive parts.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage throwing a counter right hand but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mirage. That did some damage!
Mirage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenko. That did some damage!
Semenko scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semenko.
Semenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Semenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Semenko moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Mirage misses.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Semenko moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Semenko checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mirage there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mirage.
Semenko throws a hook but Mirage blocks it.
Mirage scores with a nice head shot.
Semenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenko checks a leg kick.
Semenko catches Mirage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Semenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
Mirage feints and then cracks Semenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semenko down.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Semenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Semenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Semenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mirage backs up against the cage.
Mirage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Semenko. Semenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Mirage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko avoids it easily.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Semenko counters with a straight right hand.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Semenko.
Semenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Mirage's head.
A swing and a miss from Semenko.
Semenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Semenko throws a leg kick
and Mirage counters with an inside leg kick.
Mirage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Semenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirage.
Mirage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirage blocks the leg kick.
Semenko moves in looking to clinch but Mirage pushes him off.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Mirage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Semenko.
Semenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Semenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenko.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Semenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mirage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Semenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Semenko will probably get the nod.
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.

Mirage misses with a body shot.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Semenko scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mirage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mirage.
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirage if he has to take too many more of those.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage throws a solid leg kick but Semenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirage.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage misses with a hook.
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mirage delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko lands with a nice body punch.
Semenko throws a chopping leg kick but Mirage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Semenko misses with a straight right.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Semenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko lands a slapping body shot.
Semenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Semenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Semenko.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Semenko counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Semenko.
Semenko lands with a nice body punch.
Mirage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage throws a hook to the side of Semenko's head but Semenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenko's sensitive parts.
Mirage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage walks into a stiff left hand from Semenko.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Semenko lands.
Mirage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Semenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Semenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mirage catches Semenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Semenko takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Semenko misses with a straight right.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Mirage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semenko scores with a kick to the body.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Semenko ducks down to avoid it.
Semenko connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a leg kick that misses.
Mirage misses with a looping right.
Mirage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Semenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mirage misses with a low kick as Semenko jumps back.
Mirage misses with the combination.
Mirage throws a poor cross that misses
and Semenko counters with a good low kick that Mirage was not able to check.
A jab from Mirage misses.

Semenko pushes Mirage up against the cage in a clinch.
Semenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mirage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage trying to stall but Semenko improves his position.
Mirage stalling the fight.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Semenko.
Semenko tries a body shot but Mirage blocks it.
Semenko misses with some punches.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirage working aggressively here.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Semenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Semenko tries to score with a low kick but Mirage moves his leg out of the way.
Semenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Mirage.
Semenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Semenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semenko.
Semenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Mirage in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenko lands a leg kick that knocks Mirage off balance momentarily.

Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Mirage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mirage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
Semenko is leaning against Mirage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Mirage won't want to take too many of those.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Semenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Mirage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Semenko walks into a jab.
Semenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mirage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenko scores with a shot to the body.
Semenko sizes up Mirage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Semenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Mirage swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirage is defending well for now.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage lands a right hand.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Mirage blocks with his arms.
Semenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Semenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses with a body punch.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko tries to work over Mirage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Mirage blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
Still in the clinch, Mirage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mirage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Semenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with some punches.
Semenko lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mirage manages to break the clinch.

Semenko darts in and clinches Mirage up against the cage.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mirage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko lands a body shot.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirage.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirage.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Mirage avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Mirage lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Mirage.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mirage misses with a hook. Semenko ducked under it nicely.
Semenko swings widly with a right hand
and Mirage counters with a series of strikes. Semenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mirage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Mirage's head.
Mirage throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Semenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Semenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirage is defending well for now.
Semenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirage digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
Semenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirage.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.

Mirage breaks the clinch.
Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mirage thinking.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko slips a straight right by Mirage.
Semenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Semenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Semenko slips a jab from Mirage.
Semenko throws the kick towards the body but Mirage avoids it.
Semenko scores with a head kick. Mirage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Semenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab by Semenko.
Mirage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirage misses the jab.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Mirage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Semenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Semenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko is looking to land body kicks.
Mirage is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mirage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mirage tries a low kick but Semenko avoids it.
Mirage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mirage lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Semenko misses
and Mirage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
Semenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Semenko throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mirage does it's job there.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirage throws out the jab.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
It appears Mirage was looking to counter with a kick there.
Crunch! Semenko slams his shin into Mirage's torso.
Mirage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirage scores with a shot to the body.
Mirage throws a big shot that misses.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Semenko. Beautiful body shot.
Mirage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirage lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirage scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Mirage lands a nice uppercut.
Mirage can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dave Semenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Semenko.
Mirage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Semenko throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Mirage lands but Semenko takes it in his stride.
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirage if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Semenko.
Semenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mirage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
The fighters circling - Mirage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Semenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Semenko blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mirage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Semenko.
Mirage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Semenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirage on the side of the head.
Semenko tries to clinch but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semenko.
It seemed like Semenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirage. That snapped Semenko's head back.
Semenko is looking to clinch.
Semenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Semenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semenko throws out a counter right but Mirage avoids it with no problem.
Semenko lands with an overhand left.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage scoring well with a low kick there.
Semenko tries to land a front kick but Mirage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Semenko delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Semenko does it's job there.
Semenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenko slips a jab from Mirage.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Semenko connects with a looping right hand.
Semenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Semenko looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semenko throws a wild body kick that Mirage sees coming a mile off.
Semenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Mirage swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage walks into a jab.
Mirage missing with a left hand there. Semenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Mirage.
Mirage wants to slow Semenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Mirage 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.
Semenko slips under a jab.
Semenko dips to his left and cracks Mirage with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Semenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mirage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Semenko misses with a few strikes there.
Semenko cracks Mirage with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenko. That's going to slow Mirage down.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mirage throws a poor cross that misses
and Semenko counters with a low kick, right behind Mirage 's knee.
Mirage lands an overhand right.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Semenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Mirage misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Semenko.
Well Semenko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dave Semenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.