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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Veres has chosen Opeth / Hope Leaves as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Veres. That's going to slow Rokicki down.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Veres.
Veres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rokicki circles away quickly and effectively.
Veres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Veres misses.
Veres lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rokicki will feel that in the morning.
Veres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rokicki's sensitive parts.
Rokicki scores with a shot to the body.
Veres is looking to chop away at Rokicki's legs.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokicki works Veres's body with a nice hook.
Veres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rokicki scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Veres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Veres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Rokicki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Veres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokicki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Veres throws a wild body kick that Rokicki sees coming a mile off.
Rokicki closes the distance and clinches.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veres stalling in the clinch.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Veres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres blocks an elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Veres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Veres - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rokicki digs a right hand underneath Veres's ribcage. Veres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Veres wants to stall.
Rokicki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokicki lands with a short shot to the head.
Veres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Veres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rokicki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres trying to stall but Rokicki improves his position.
Veres has a couple of punches blocked by Rokicki.
Rokicki tries a body shot but Veres blocks it.
Veres breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokicki. Veres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres tries a low kick but Rokicki avoids it.
Rokicki misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veres 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 Rokicki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rokicki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rokicki cracks Veres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Veres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokicki scores with a nice head shot.
Rokicki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veres throws a head kick that misses
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Rokicki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Rokicki misses
and Veres counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Veres.
Veres tries to clinch but Rokicki is having none of it.
Veres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rokicki.
Veres misses with a hook
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokicki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veres checks a leg kick nicely.
Rokicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veres.
A head kick misses from Rokicki.
That kick from Rokicki tenderised Veres's leg. Veres is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veres throws a chopping leg kick but Rokicki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokicki punishes Veres's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rokicki, as that shot connected.
Veres connects with a jab.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Veres swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Veres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rokicki misses with a low kick.
Veres 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.
Veres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rokicki.
Veres is looking to land body kicks.
Rokicki throws a lazy right hand but Veres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veres throws a lazy head kick
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Rokicki throws a good cross that connects.
Veres rushes Rokicki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veres.
A slow jab from Veres misses its intended target.
Veres checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Rokicki.
Veres tried to score with a low kick but Rokicki checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
Veres throws a solid leg kick but Rokicki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Veres.
It looked like Rokicki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rokicki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veres listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Veres pushes Rokicki away with a front kick.
Rokicki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veres misses with a straight left.
Piotr Rokicki is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Veres throws a series of punches but Rokicki avoids them all with ease.
Veres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Veres.
It looks like Rokicki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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 low kick from Veres misses
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Veres - just one landing.
Veres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veres ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Veres just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Rokicki.
Veres misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. Veres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Rokicki.
Rokicki cracks Veres with an open hand slap.
Rokicki is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a body shot
and Veres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Veres moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
A jab from Veres finds it's way through Rokicki's defenses.
Rokicki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokicki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a leg kick but Rokicki moved away.
Veres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rokicki cracks the inside of Veres's front leg.
Veres gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veres looks to land a left hand but Rokicki moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki rushes Veres and presses him up against the cage.
Veres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rokicki up against the cage.
Veres throws a head punch that misses.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
Rokicki wants to get back to striking at distance but Veres won't allow it.
Rokicki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veres is keeping busy.
Rokicki misses with the head strike.
A short right from Veres.
Veres lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veres lands a shoulder strike.
Rokicki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokicki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veres's elbow.
Rokicki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Veres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rokicki working aggressively here.
Veres misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Rokicki.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Veres avoids the elbow strike from Rokicki, against the cage.
Rokicki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rokicki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veres can turn it around.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Veres controls his hands.
Veres leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki is leaning against Veres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Veres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres is trying to break the clinch but Rokicki has him pressed against the cage.
Piotr Rokicki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veres misses with some punches.
Veres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rokicki misses with some punches.
Rokicki presses Veres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veres is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki throws a head punch that misses.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Veres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokicki's elbow.
Veres is trying to break the clinch but Rokicki has him pressed against the cage.
Rokicki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Veres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rokicki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rokicki misses with a right hand
and Veres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Veres throws a shot to the body.
Rokicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
Veres flicks out a counter leg kick but Rokicki steps away.
No joy there for Rokicki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rokicki moves out of range of the body kick from Veres.
Veres walks into a jab.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki throws a head kick but Veres moves out of range.
Veres throws a front kick aimed at Rokicki's knee but Rokicki avoids it well.
Veres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rokicki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Veres cracks Rokicki with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veres. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Veres.
Rokicki lands with a hook. Veres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rokicki ducks right into an uppercut from Veres.
Veres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokicki. That did some damage!
Rokicki connects with a high kick.
Rokicki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veres throws a series of punches but Rokicki avoids them all with ease.
Rokicki tests Veres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veres is rocked!
Veres misses with a leg kick.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Veres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rokicki's knee momentarily.
Rokicki scores with a three punch combo!
Veres is still on wobbly legs! Can Rokicki finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
Rokicki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veres seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rokicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veres can pounce on him.
Rokicki missing with a left hand there. Veres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veres throws a lazy body kick
and Rokicki counters with a nice body shot.
Rokicki takes one to the side of the head.
Rokicki misses with a looping right.
Rokicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Veres lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Veres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Veres is predictable there
and Rokicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Veres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Veres's shoulder, as Veres tries to avoid the shot.
Veres tries to counter with a clinch but Rokicki shakes him off and moves away.
Rokicki blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rokicki does it's job there.
Veres throws a head kick that misses
and Rokicki counters with an inside leg kick.
Veres throws a leg kick but Rokicki checks it.
Rokicki misses with the body kick
and Veres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rokicki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veres.
Rokicki throws a head punch that misses.
Rokicki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Veres fails to land.
Veres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Veres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rokicki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Veres wants to slow Rokicki down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws an off balance right hand
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Rokicki.
Rokicki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veres.
A slow jab from Veres misses its intended target.
Rokicki misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rokicki.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veres misses with a low kick as Rokicki jumps back.
Rokicki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Veres tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokicki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Veres 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.
Rokicki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rokicki cracks Veres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Veres moves away and avoids it.
Veres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Veres misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Romulus Veres just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki'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.
Rokicki misses with a kick to the body.
Veres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Veres.
Veres cracks Rokicki with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Veres.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Rokicki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rokicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veres doesn't seem bothered though.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokicki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Veres takes one to the chin there.
Rokicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Rokicki misses.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rokicki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Veres misses with a leg kick
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
Veres throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rokicki counters with a nice uppercut.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Veres tenderised Rokicki's leg. Rokicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Veres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokicki.
Rokicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
Rokicki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veres lands a leg kick that knocks Rokicki off balance momentarily.
Veres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rokicki lands a jab to the head.
Veres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Veres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki jabs Veres right on the nose. Veres blinks but takes it well.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veres. That did some damage!
Rokicki tests Veres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Veres - that will leave a mark!
Rokicki tries to clinch up.
Rokicki 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.
Rokicki misses with a right hand
and Veres counters with a nice leg kick.
Veres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Veres throws a front kick aimed at Rokicki's knee but Rokicki avoids it well.
Veres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rokicki tries to clinch there but Veres circles away.
Rokicki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Veres's head.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.
Veres lands a really nice looking cross but Rokicki seems unphased.
Rokicki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Veres is out of range and Rokicki settles back down.
Rokicki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokicki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Veres is able to avoid easily.
Veres misses with a leg kick
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veres. That did some damage!
Veres lands a nice looking body kick.
Rokicki misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veres thumps Rokicki with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Veres, right into the meat.
Veres tried to score with a low kick but Rokicki checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokicki blocks the leg kick.
Veres misses with a jab to the body
and Rokicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rokicki counters with a straight right hand.
Veres misses with a low kick.
Rokicki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rokicki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Veres throws a leg kick but Rokicki moved away.
Veres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rokicki's calf.
Veres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veres thows a body kick. Rokicki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Romulus Veres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rokicki avoids a kick to the body.
Veres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rokicki counters with an inside leg kick.
Rokicki scores with a leg kick.
Veres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Veres throws out a powerful jab.
Veres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veres moves out of range of the body kick from Rokicki.
Rokicki checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Rokicki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Veres misses with the body kick
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
Veres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rokicki throws out the jab.
Veres throws a counter combo.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
Rokicki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Veres throws a low kick but Rokicki avoids it.
Veres throws a leg kick that misses.
Veres swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres throws a poor cross that misses
and Rokicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veres slips a jab and a cross from Rokicki.
Rokicki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veres counters with a thumping low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veres 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 Rokicki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rokicki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veres avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rokicki.
Veres scores with a spinning back kick!
Veres takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Veres moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokicki checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
Rokicki throws a right hand that misses
and Veres counters with an inside leg kick.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Veres.
Rokicki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veres. That did some damage!
Rokicki throws a wild body kick that Veres sees coming a mile off.
Rokicki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki with a jab.
Veres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Veres lunges at Rokicki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rokicki's hand.
Rokicki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
Veres drives through and clinches with Rokicki against the cage.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Veres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veres breaks the clinch.
Veres misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Veres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rokicki is looking to clinch.
Veres scores with a hook.
Veres fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokicki is out of range.
Veres throws a lazy uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a good low kick that Veres was not able to check.
Rokicki cracks Veres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veres was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rokicki, right into the meat.
Veres looks for the body kick but Rokicki saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut. Veres saw that one coming.
Rokicki checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokicki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rokicki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Veres misses.
Veres slips a straight right by Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veres tries a quick counter leg kick but Rokicki is wise to it.
Veres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rokicki doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres wants to clinch up but Rokicki keeps it at a distance.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a leg kick but Veres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Veres throws a big counter head kick but Rokicki avoids it with no problem.
Veres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokicki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rokicki misses with a straight left.
Veres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romulus Veres.
I think Veres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres is the new middleweight champion!
Romulus Veres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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