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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 155 p4p, 94 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 22 p4p, 13 weight class). Yu Tai comes into the arena with Invincible Pole Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu Tai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Yu Tai walks into a jab.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yu Tai finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Yu Tai. Those never looked like landing.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yu Tai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose misses with a hook
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Rose tries to bum rush Yu Tai with a series of wild strikes but Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu Tai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yu Tai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tam Yu Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu Tai tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the head.
Rose wants to clinch.
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yu Tai.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose feints and as Yu Tai raises his hands in defense, Rose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yu Tai has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose won't allow Yu Tai to sweep him here.
Yu Tai is pulling down on Rose's head to control his posture.
Yu Tai being controlled here, momentarily.
Yu Tai keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Yu Tai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yu Tai tries to get out of the position.
Rose is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu Tai throws out the jab.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose cracks Yu Tai with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Yu Tai lands.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu Tai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rose lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Yu Tai's head but Yu Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Yu Tai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai lands with a right to the head.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Yu Tai.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose is working Yu Tai over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Yu Tai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Yu Tai in a clinch.
Rose turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rose manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yu Tai tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yu Tai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rose tries to control but Yu Tai wriggling away.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yu Tai is in a horrible position here. Rose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rose lands with some strikes.
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yu Tai wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Adrian Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yu Tai hang on?
Rose working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice shot to the head.
Rose trying to control but Yu Tai is having none of it.
Rose pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yu Tai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rose cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yu Tai is looking to escape.
Yu Tai is bucking up trying to escape but Rose cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rose with good strikes from the mount here!
Rose tries to control but Yu Tai wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rose lands a big shot there that rocks Yu Tai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rose avoids the attempt from Yu Tai to control.
Rose landing strikes from the mount and Yu Tai is in trouble!
Rose looking to control but Yu Tai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yu Tai is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rose cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Rose with good strikes from the mount here!
Rose lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rose wants to control the pace but Yu Tai is squirming around nicely.
Rose working Yu Tai over with strikes here.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rose in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Rose connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yu Tai wants to control but Rose is having none of it.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rose on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yu Tai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Yu Tai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose tries to clinch up
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
Tam Yu Tai is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose walks into a jab.
Yu Tai misses with a looping left.
Yu Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yu Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Tam Yu Tai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose pushes Yu Tai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Yu Tai.
Rose is leaning against Yu Tai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Rose.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yu Tais head.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yu Tai.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yu Tai or not.
Adrian Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yu Tai swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the head.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu Tai tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Yu Tai lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Yu Tai is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Yu Tai.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yu Tai prevents a body shot from Rose.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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