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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 150 p4p, 572 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 21 p4p, 80 weight class). Dos Anjos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vai Vai. Spence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Were Coming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Spence 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.
Spence slips a jab from Dos Anjos.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Anjos throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dos Anjos thuds his shin into the meat of Spence 's side.
Dos Anjos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with an uppercut
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
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!
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Anjos lands a nice hook to Spence 's body. Spence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos Anjos lands with a kick to the temple. Spence shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dos Anjos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to land a body kick
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos obviously looking to wear him down.
Ademaro Dos Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Anjos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Dos Anjos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dos Anjos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Anjos darts in trying to clinch
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Anjos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spence walks into a straight right hand from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence works the jab nicely.
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Anjos doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence defending well as Dos Anjos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Anjos throws a wild body kick that Spence sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Spence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
Dos Anjos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab from Spence .
Spence lunges at Dos Anjos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Anjos's hand.
Dos Anjos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spence 's sensitive parts.
Dos Anjos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos cracks Spence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Anjos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Anjos throws a jab but it's blocked by Spence .
Spence is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dos Anjos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dos Anjos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos motions for Spence to come forward. Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Anjos, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos misses with a straight left.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Anjos scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
A countering left hand to the body from Spence misses.
Dos Anjos throws a sloppy head kick
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Crunch! Dos Anjos slams his shin into Spence 's torso.
Dos Anjos throws an overhand right that lands on Spence 's shoulder, as Spence tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Anjos loads up on a big right hand but Spence slips the punch.
Dos Anjos ducks right into an uppercut from Spence .
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Dos Anjos lands a nice hook to Spence 's body. Spence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Anjos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spence appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Dos Anjos
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spence lands with a straight right. Dos Anjos didn't see that one coming.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Dos Anjos misses its intended target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dos Anjos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Anjos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Anjos scoring well with a low kick there.
Dos Anjos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spence avoids the head kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos throws a low kick, looking for Spence 's leg but Spence calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos darts in and clinches Spence up against the cage.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Anjos blocks an uppercut.
Spence 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Anjos scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a punch but it's blocked by Spence .
Spence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Anjos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spence throws a head punch that misses.
Spence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spence at a distance.
Spence takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Anjos throws a punch but it's blocked by Spence .
Dos Anjos lands with a light punch inside.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the head.
Dos Anjos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spence can do to turn this around?
Dos Anjos tries a knee to the head but Spence blocks it.
Dos Anjos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but Spence blocks with his arms.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence controls his hands.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Spence .
Spence tries to throw a body punch but Dos Anjos avoids it by throwing Spence back against the cage.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Spence 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spence lands with a light punch inside.
Dos Anjos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Anjos tries a body shot but Spence blocks it.
Dos Anjos throws a punch but it's blocked by Spence .
Spence blocks a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Anjos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Dos Anjos on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up.
Spence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Anjos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spence checks it well.
Dos Anjos cracks Spence with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spence throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos lands a head kick. Spence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dos Anjos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos scores with a spinning back kick!
Spence avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Anjos tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Anjos throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a front kick aimed at Spence 's knee but Spence avoids it well.
Spence takes one on the button.
Dos Anjos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spence misses the jab.
Dos Anjos throws a nice head kick!
Dos Anjos defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Spence .
Dos Anjos lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but Spence is having none of it.
Spence walks into a left hand.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch but Spence slips to the side
and Spence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Dos Anjos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dos Anjos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice right hand.
Dos Anjos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Spence . Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dos Anjos looks to land a body kick but Spence moved away.
Dos Anjos is looking to land body kicks.
Dos Anjos throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Anjos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
Spence misses the jab.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to the head.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spence blocks a leg kick.
Dos Anjos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dos Anjos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Anjos looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Anjos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Spence has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dos Anjos.
The crowd cheers as Spence lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Anjos doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Anjos pushes Spence up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence controls his hands.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dos Anjos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spence clobbers Dos Anjos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spence doesn't seem bothered though.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch but Spence is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Spence .
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Anjos lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Anjos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spence has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spence and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spence keeps the fight on the outside.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dos Anjos with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a head kick.
Dos Anjos feints and then cracks Spence 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spence down.
Dos Anjos throws a right hand that misses
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
Spence 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.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that misses
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Dos Anjos slams his shin into Spence 's torso.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Anjos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Spence takes a swing at Dos Anjos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the body
and Spence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Anjos thinking.
Spence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Anjos throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dos Anjos digs a good hook to Spence 's body.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Anjos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Anjos tried to score with a low kick but Spence checks it.
A shot to the liver by Dos Anjos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook to the body
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence moves forwards but Dos Anjos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dos Anjos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spence moves out of range as Dos Anjos throws a body kick.
Dos Anjos scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Anjos swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a jab when Dos Anjos was well out of range.
Dos Anjos cracks Spence with an open hand slap.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Anjos looks to land a body kick but Spence moved away.
Dos Anjos 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.
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
Nice body kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Anjos throws a hook but Spence blocks it.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos throws a head kick that half lands.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but Spence is having none of it.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos had his way with Alan Spence in that round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Dos Anjos catches Spence right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Dos Anjos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spence doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Anjos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Spence misses.
Dos Anjos tries to land a body kick
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Dos Anjos.
Spence takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Anjos looks for the body kick but Spence saw that one coming.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dos Anjos with a body shot.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws out a leg kick but Spence moves out of range and Dos Anjos only half commits.
Dos Anjos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos is looking to land body kicks.
Dos Anjos looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anjos throws out the jab.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
A nice side step and Spence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Dos Anjos tenderised Spence 's leg. Spence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spence with a hook.
Dos Anjos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spence 's sensitive parts.
Spence avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dos Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Spence circles away.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
Spence throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Anjos misses the shot to the body.
Spence digs a good body shot into Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Anjos has closed the distance and engaged Spence in a clinch.
Spence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Anjos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spence takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Anjos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Dos Anjos has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Dos Anjos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Anjos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spence is defending well for now.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the head but Spence blocks with his arms.
Spence avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos tries to land knees in the clinch but Spence avoids the damage to the body.
Spence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spence manages to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Dos Anjos with a nice calf kick.
Dos Anjos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Anjos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a right hand to the body.
A good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch but Spence is having none of it.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Anjos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dos Anjos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence 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.
Alan Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
Spence blocks a head kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos misses with a straight right.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anjos throws out the jab.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab from Spence .
And that's the end of the fight!
Ademaro Dos Anjos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Anjos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ademaro Dos Anjos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Alan Spence had this to say: 'Racism '.
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