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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum has chosen MorsMordre as his entrance music. Omar Ghafoor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Ghafoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Krum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghafoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Krum has eaten all the pies!
Krum closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krum.
Ghafoor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghafoor wants to break free but Krum has control.
Krum stalling.
Krum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ghafoor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krum missing with knees to the body.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
Krum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krum misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Krum.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor is looking to break free of the clinch but Krum has double underhooks.
Krum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor is trying to force a seperation but Krum has the dominant position.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
It looks like Omar Ghafoor has been cut.
Krum tries a knee to the head but Ghafoor blocks it.
Krum lands an elbow inside.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
Ghafoor avoiding damage as Krum throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Krum.
Krum lands a good knee to the midsection. Ghafoor won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghafoor is keeping busy.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghafoor avoids it.
Krum looks gassed!
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krum trying to land knees to the body.
Ghafoor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krum crunches a lovely knee into Ghafoor's ribcage.
Krum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghafoor's efforts to push away.
Krum effectively controlling the action here.
Ghafoor tries to break the clinch but Krum is controlling the position.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
Ghafoor avoids a wild elbow strike from Krum.
Ghafoor manages to break the clinch.
Krum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghafoor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor misses with a few strikes there.
Ghafoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Krum off the cage and back into rage.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghafoor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Ghafoor.
Krum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghafoor finds it's way round the side to connect with Krum's head.
Ghafoor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krum walks into a jab.
Krum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghafoor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krum. Krum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor scores with a jab. Krum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Ghafoor stalks Krum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krum's face. Krum staggers backwards, shaken.
Ghafoor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghafoor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krum on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor throws a combination. Krum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ghafoor misses with a double jab.
Krum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghafoor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ghafoor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghafoor lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor throws a series of strikes that have Krum backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghafoor.
Krum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ghafoor counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ghafoor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krum thinking.
Ghafoor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ghafoor scores with a decent looking hook.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghafoor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Ghafoor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghafoor.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghafoor duly obliges.
Krum walks into a straight right hand from Ghafoor.
Krum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Krum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghafoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Krum.
Ghafoor lands with a nice combination. Krum backs away looking to recover.
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghafoor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Krum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ghafoor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krum at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghafoor, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ghafoor lands with a hook. Krum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krum.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Krum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krum throws a body kick that misses.
Krum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ghafoor lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
Ghafoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ghafoor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krum can do to turn this around?
Ghafoor connects with a jab.
Ghafoor lands with an uppercut that bounces Krum off the cage and back into rage.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghafoor lands a nice shot that snaps Krum's head back.
A left lands for Ghafoor.
Omar Ghafoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor lunges at Krum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krum's hand.
Ghafoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Omar Ghafoor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghafoor lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ghafoor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Ghafoor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krum doesn't seem phased though.
Ghafoor scores with a sloppy right hand. Krum should have avoided that one.
Krum clinches but Ghafoor breaks the clinch
and Ghafoor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghafoor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghafoor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghafoor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ghafoor lands with a nice combination. Krum backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor scores with a nice head shot.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
Ghafoor punishes Krum's body with a nice straight punch.
Krum ducks right into an uppercut from Ghafoor.
Krum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghafoor lands a jab-cross combination.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor throws a series of strikes that have Krum backpedaling.
Ghafoor misses with a two punch combination.
Ghafoor with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor misses with a hook. Krum ducked under it nicely.
Krum tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghafoor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krum's head backwards.
Krum tries to clinch there but Ghafoor circles away.
Krum tries to move into range but Ghafoor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghafoor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghafoor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Ghafoor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ghafoor misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghafoor ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum wants to clinch.
Ghafoor lands with a nice body punch.
Ghafoor throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
Krum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krum throws a series of punches but Ghafoor avoids them all with ease.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ghafoor jabs Krum right on the nose. Krum blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghafoor.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor works the jab nicely.
Krum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghafoor.
Ghafoor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Ghafoor is out of range.
Krum rushes Ghafoor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghafoor's defenses.
Ghafoor managing to block the knees to the body from Krum.
Krum trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
Ghafoor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Krum walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ghafoor duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ghafoor.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
Krum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krum clinches but Ghafoor breaks the clinch
and Ghafoor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghafoor moves out of range as Krum strikes.
Krum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghafoor digs a good hook to Krum's body.
Ghafoor scores with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor scores with a nice right hand.
Ghafoor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ghafoor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghafoor slips a straight right by Krum.
Krum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghafoor stuns Krum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krum tries to clinch there but Ghafoor circles away.
Ghafoor lands a jab to Krum's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghafoor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krum circles away quickly and effectively.
Krum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghafoor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Krum misses.
Krum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghafoor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Krum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ghafoor counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghafoor swinging wildly here.
Ghafoor lands a slapping body shot.
Krum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krum forces Ghafoor back against the cage and clinches.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum is controlling him.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Ghafoor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghafoor has had enough of the clinch but Krum keeps him there for the moment.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Krum keeps control of Ghafoor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghafoor is trying to force a seperation but Krum has the dominant position.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghafoor is defending well for now.
Krum pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghafoor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor is looking to break free of the clinch but Krum has double underhooks.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum looking to stall.
Ghafoor is trying to break the clinch but Krum is controlling him.
Krum has Ghafoor pressed against the cage, preventing Ghafoor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krum lands an elbow that stopped Ghafoor in his tracks for a moment.
Ghafoor can't break the clinch.
Ghafoor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghafoor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krum tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghafoor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krum.
Krum shoots in but no luck this time.
Ghafoor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ghafoor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ghafoor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krum doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghafoor circles away.
Ghafoor works over Krum's head and body with a nice combination.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ghafoor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghafoor lands a body shot.
Krum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Krum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Krum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Ghafoor.
A cross from Ghafoor lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor scores with a three punch combo!
Krum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghafoor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghafoor scores with a three punch combo!
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor scores with a hook.
Ghafoor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krum.
Nice straight punches there by Ghafoor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghafoor.
Krum misses with a takedown attempt - Ghafoor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
Ghafoor scores with a hook to the body. Krum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghafoor works Krum's body with a nice hook.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that Krum avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ghafoor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor scores with a hook to the body. Krum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghafoor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Ghafoor misses.
Krum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ghafoor throws out the jab.
Krum fails with the takedown.
Ghafoor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ghafoor swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghafoor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krum misses with a looping left.
Krum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghafoor. That snapped Krum's head back.
Ghafoor cracks Krum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that Krum avoids nicely.
Ghafoor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghafoor with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Krum.
Krum misses with a combination
and Ghafoor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krum misses with an uppercut. Ghafoor saw that one coming.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krum misses with a double jab
and Ghafoor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Ghafoor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghafoor lands a jab to Krum's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghafoor swats away the attempt to clinch by Krum.
Krum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ghafoor dips to his left and cracks Krum with an uppercut!
Ghafoor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghafoor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krum's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ghafoor!
Krum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krum instigates a clinch.
Krum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghafoor's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghafoor tries to break the clinch but Krum is controlling the position.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ghafoor tries to break free but Krum pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Ghafoor had his way with Victor Krum in that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Ghafoor'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the head.
Krum looks for the body kick but Ghafoor saw that one coming.
Krum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krum fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Krum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krum misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Ghafoor.
Ghafoor connects with a looping right hand.
Ghafoor throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghafoor lands a jab to the nose.
Krum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghafoor thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ghafoor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ghafoor lands a really nice looking cross but Krum seems unphased.
Ghafoor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghafoor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghafoor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghafoor lands with a right hand.
Ghafoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghafoor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krum doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Ghafoor.
Krum walks into a left hand.
Ghafoor digs a good body shot into Krum's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ghafoor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghafoor throws a right hand that Krum ducks under and follows up with a left that Krum also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghafoor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krum moves in looking to clinch but Ghafoor pushes him off.
Krum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ghafoor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghafoor misses with a wild combination.
Krum takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum wants to clinch but Ghafoor slips to the side
and Ghafoor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghafoor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghafoor throws a series of punches but Krum avoids them all with ease.
Ghafoor connects with a body shot.
Ghafoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Krum misses.
Krum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krum moves forwards but Ghafoor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Ghafoor misses.
Ghafoor lands a two punch combo.
Krum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghafoor.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghafoor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum sizes up Ghafoor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krum tries to clinch but Ghafoor moves away
and Ghafoor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghafoor lands the left hand.
A combination from Ghafoor does no damage.
Krum wants to clinch.
Ghafoor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Ghafoor both land. Nice combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krum.
The ground and pound from Krum seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Krum prevents Ghafoor from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum with the ground and pound but Ghafoor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ghafoor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Victor Krum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omar Ghafoor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krum wants to clinch up but Ghafoor keeps it at a distance.
Ghafoor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ghafoor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Ghafoor.
Krum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghafoor lands with a shot to the body.
Krum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghafoor to score with a decent uppercut.
Ghafoor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Ghafoor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Ghafoor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ghafoor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:43
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Ghafoor!
Omar Ghafoor retains his super heavyweight title!
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