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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 688 p4p, 206 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 95 p4p, 31 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adrian Rose was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karokaro misses with a wild body shot.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karokaro.
Karokaro swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Karokaro - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Karokaro off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karokaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karokaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karokaro tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karokaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karokaro misses with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rose has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Karokaro misses with a head kick.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karokaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karokaro counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Karokaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 a jab to Karokaro's midsection.
Karokaro works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Karokaro looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Karokaro is looking to land body kicks.
Karokaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Karokaro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karokaro misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karokaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose digs a good body shot into Karokaro's ribs.
Karokaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A clash of legs there as Karokaro blocks the low kick.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Karokaro lands an overhand right.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karokaro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Karokaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a body punch but Karokaro moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karokaro throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose wants to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karokaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Karokaro fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Karokaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karokaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose works Karokaro's body with a nice hook.
Karokaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose clobbers Karokaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karokaro throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Rose swings for the body but Karokaro moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Karokaro misses its target.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Rose connects with a right hand. Karokaro shakes it off.
Rose swinging wildly here.
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.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karokaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karokaro thinking.
Karokaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karokaro is looking to counter punch.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Karokaro is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Karokaro misses the target.
Rose takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Karokaro misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karokaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Karokaro motions for Rose to come forward. Karokaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Karokaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Karokaro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose misses with a hook
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karokaro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karokaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose tests Karokaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose avoids the body shot from Karokaro.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karokaro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Karokaro motions for Rose to come forward. Karokaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a body punch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose swings for the body but Karokaro moves out of range.
Karokaro throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karokaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karokaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose digs a good body shot into Karokaro's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Karokaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Karokaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karokaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Karokaro counters with a two punch combo.
Karokaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karokaro slips a jab from Rose.
Rose wants to clinch up but Karokaro keeps it at a distance.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karokaro looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
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.
Karokaro swinging wildly here.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Karokaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Rose slips a straight right by Karokaro.
Rose punishes Karokaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karokaro.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Karokaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karokaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karokaro on the side of the head.
Karokaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose instigates a clinch.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose keeps control of Karokaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karokaro up against the cage.
Rose tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Karokaro can't break the clinch.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Karokaro looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karokaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Rose stalling against the cage.
Rose tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karokaro breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Our winner, Adrian Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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