Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1110 Luuk v Sean
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Sojka has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose lands a right hand.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
I was talking to Rose's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sojka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rose presses Sojka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sojka stalling in the clinch.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose working aggressively here. #BC#
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sojka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
letting Sojka counter with a right hand.
Sojka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sojka doesn't seem phased though.
Sojka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka digs a good hook to Rose's body. #T1#
Sojka tries to clinch up.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sojka throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Sojka slips the punch.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sojka has time to react.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Sojka rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head. #T2#
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Sojka tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka lands a nice knee to the body.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sojka.
Rose tries to work over Sojka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rose.
Sojka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka is struggling to control the position.
Sojka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose prevents a body shot from Sojka.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sojka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards. #T3#
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose is leaning against Sojka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Sojka.
Sojka blocks a jab.
Rose slips a jab from Sojka.
Sojka throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Sojka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Sojka throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Sojka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Sojka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose stuns Sojka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose slips a straight right by Sojka.#T4#
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Sojka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sojka blocks a jab.
Rose lunges at Sojka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sojka's hand.
Rose defending well as Sojka loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Rose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sojka.
Sojka 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.
Rose thuds a left hand into Sojka's body.
Sojka connects with a jab.
Sojka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sojka connects with a looping right hand.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Sojka.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Sojka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sojka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sojka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Sojka's shoulder, as Sojka tries to avoid the shot.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Sojka saw that one coming.
Sojka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
A jab from Sojka misses.
Sojka misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sojka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka moves to clinch but Rose breaks away
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Sojka throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sojka thinking.
Sojka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Sojka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Sojka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Sojka's belly button to the back.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sojka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sojka lands a jab.
Sojka blocks a jab.
Sojka throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sojka moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sojka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sojka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sojka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
A lazy left from Sojka finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Sojka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sojka looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Sojka throws a shot to the body.
Sojka thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Donk. Sojka catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Sojka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Sojka's belly button to the back.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Sojka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sojka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sojka.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Sojka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Sojka throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Sojka throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
Rose slips a straight right by Sojka.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sojka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sojka momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Sojka.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sojka was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Sojka takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Sojka doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A jab from Rose misses.
Sojka misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected. #CUT#It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.#CL2#
Sojka gets a clinch. #T4#
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sojka has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Sojka lands a nice shot to the body.
Sojka is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Sojka into the cage.
Rose tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Sojka is rocked!
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Sojka is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sojka to his knees! Rose keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#1104 Hawk v Super
Date: Oct 19, 2024

#R1#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Rose shoots in and bounces Almunecar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose works over Almunecar with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
Almunecar can't keep his opponent in guard - Rose advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Rose looks to land a strike but Almunecar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Almunecar trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Almunecar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Almunecar misses the target.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
As Rose backs away, Almunecar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose feints and then cracks Almunecar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almunecar down.
Rose with the inside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar scores with a nice strike.
Almunecar thuds his shin into the meat of Rose's side.#T3#
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almunecar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body.
Rose clobbers Almunecar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almunecar misses with a looping right.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Rose's legs. #T4#
A head kick misses from Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Almunecar misses with a hook.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose digs a good body shot into Almunecar's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Almunecar as he connects with a hook.
Almunecar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Almunecar tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
Almunecar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Almunecar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
Almunecar lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Almunecar jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Almunecar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose checks a leg kick. #T1#
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Rose backs away, Almunecar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Rose.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rose moves out of range as Almunecar throws a body kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar takes one on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Rose connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Almunecar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Rose clinches up with Almunecar and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Almunecar is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Almunecar into the cage.
Rose tries a body shot but Almunecar blocks it.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almunecar blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a body punch. #T3#
Rose lands a left hand.
Almunecar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almunecar's elbow.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose digs a right hand into Almunecar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almunecar's gas tank.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Almunecar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almunecar blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Almunecar controls his hands.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Rose.
Almunecar prevents a body shot from Rose.
Almunecar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Almunecar fails to land.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose blocks a body shot from Almunecar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almunecar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Almunecar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Almunecar misses with a straight right.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.#TD2#
Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almunecar sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar trying to control here.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Almunecar trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Almunecar is defending well.
Almunecar is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Almunecar trying to control from the bottom.
Rose trying to control from Almunecar's half guard. Almunecar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Almunecar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almunecar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
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 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Almunecar looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Almunecar's head.#T3#
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose swings for the body but Almunecar moves out of range.
Almunecar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose thuds a left hand into Almunecar's body.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Almunecar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands with a right hand.
Almunecar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose throws out a counter right but Almunecar avoids it with no problem.
Almunecar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Rose scores with a takedown into Almunecar's guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Rose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A victorious Adrian Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#1097 Super v Fred
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1#
Hoddle lands a jab to the nose.
Hoddle misses with a head kick.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose slips under a jab from Hoddle.#TD2#
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoddle.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoddle throwing strikes but missing.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Hoddle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoddle preventing the sweep.
Hoddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoddle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoddle throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoddle's guard. Nice move by Rose!#REVR##T2#
Hoddle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoddle has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
Hoddle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard. #REVB#
Hoddle throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rose pushes down on Hoddle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose is nestled in close to Hoddle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoddle is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose wants to control but Hoddle is keeping him busy.
Hoddle is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Rose is thwarting Hoddle's attempts to control the position.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rose's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hoddle tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rose there.
Rose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Further stalling from Rose.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoddle is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoddle wants to control but Rose passes easily into half guard.
We've been informed that Hoddle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Hoddle wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hoddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose is keen to just control but Hoddle is a slippery customer.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoddle wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Glen Hoddle will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Hoddle. That snapped Rose's head back. #TD2#
Hoddle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoddle.
Hoddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hoddle is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Rose prevents Hoddle from improving his position.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Hoddle's head.
Hoddle is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoddle avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Hoddle actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoddle keeps working. #T1#
Hoddle won't allow Rose to pass to mount.
Rose prevents Hoddle from improving his position.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose trying to control the action but Hoddle is working from the bottom.
Hoddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Glen Hoddle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoddle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoddle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoddle is on top in guard. #REVB#
Hoddle throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoddle's guard. Nice move by Rose!#REVR#
Rose preventing the sweep. #T2#
Hoddle keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rose won't allow Hoddle to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Hoddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoddle has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoddle trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is working Hoddle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Rose won't allow Hoddle to sweep him here.
Hoddle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Rose pulls Hoddle in close to prevent any damage.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoddle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoddle working Rose over with strikes.
Hoddle thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Rose is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoddle from advancing position. #T4#
Hoddle wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Hoddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
Hoddle postures up.
Hoddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Hoddle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoddle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoddle throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose pulls Hoddle in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoddle lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Hoddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoddle.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glen Hoddle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoddle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoddle scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoddle throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoddle.
Hoddle slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose slips a jab from Hoddle.
Hoddle jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Hoddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoddle tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Hoddle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rose is letting Hoddle control him for a moment. #T1#
Hoddle is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose is not content to let Hoddle control the position.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoddle not doing much here.
Hoddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoddle is working away from the top position though.
Hoddle trying to mount his opponent but Rose defends it.
Still in half guard, Hoddle seems content to control.
Hoddle is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoddle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Hoddle looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
A slow jab from Hoddle misses its intended target.
A big right from Hoddle misses.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoddle throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Hoddle finds it's target.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Glen Hoddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoddle throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
A jab from Hoddle does it's job there.
A head kick by Hoddle misses
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose throws a body punch but Hoddle moves out of range.
Rose is looking to wear down Hoddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoddle.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoddle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Hoddle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoddle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose works Hoddle's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoddle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
Hoddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoddle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoddle's head.
Hoddle avoids the body shot from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hoddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoddle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoddle misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoddle lands with an overhand left.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Hoddle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoddle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Hoddle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Hoddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose slips under a jab from Hoddle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glen Hoddle.
I've got Hoddle 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GAMMA#1092 Young v Beard
Date: Sep 07, 2024

#R1#
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws a hook but Robson blocks it.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Robson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Robson.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
Robson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!#TD2#
Rose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Robson to the ground. Rose is now in Robson's guard.
Rose trying to control but Robson is working from the bottom.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robson holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Robson.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Robson's brow.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Robson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rose won't allow Robson to get back to his feet.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Robson is retaining full guard.
Rose distracts Robson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robson is pulling down on Rose's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Rose misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose slips under a jab from Robson.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Rose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robson is trying to defend but Rose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Robson's temple.
Well, if Rose is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Robson trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robson has a hand on Rose's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rose takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Robson can't escape the position.
Robson is bucking up trying to escape but Rose cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Robson is in a horrible position here. Rose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson working to try and regain half guard.
Robson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Rose thows a huge punch but Robson dodges it nicely.
Robson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robson gets full guard.
Robson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rose manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Robson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robson won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Robson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a right hand that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Robson's defenses.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Robson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Robson misses with a straight left.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Robson.
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose. #T2#
A big left from Robson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robson stuffs the takedown.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robson connects with a body shot.
Rose blocks a leg kick.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.#T3#
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Robson moves away from the strike by Rose.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robson's head.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.#T4#
Rose slips a jab from Robson.
Robson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Rose.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robson as he avoids it easily.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Robson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Robson throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Rose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robson won't be happy with that.
Robson is looking to reverse the position.
Robson can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson tries to improve position but can't.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose tries to score with some ground and pound. Robson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
Rose works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Robson is looking to reverse the position.
Robson regains half guard.
Robson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rose's back!
Rose staying busy and making it hard for Robson to control.
Robson gets his hands free as Rose looks to control.
Rose is trying to break free.
Rose is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rose is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Robson continues to stall.#T2#
Robson has the hooks in. Rose is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Robson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rose trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Robson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rose.
Rose trying to control the position but Robson manages to sink in the hooks.
Robson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rose is really stuck here. #T3#
Robson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Robson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rose looking very determined here, making life difficult for Robson.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Robson controlling the positon.
Rose trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T4#
Rose is really stuck here.
Robson keeps control of the position easily here as Rose tries to buck him off.
More hug and hope from Robson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#1083 Dustfinger v Young
Date: Aug 03, 2024

#R1#
Honorio tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Rose has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a jab when Honorio was well out of range.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Honorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Honorio counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Honorio has managed to clinch.
Honorio lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio misses with a body punch. #BC#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honorio slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Honorio moved out of range nicely.
Honorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Honorio.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honorio tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honorio is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it. #T2#
Honorio tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honorio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Honorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honorio tries to clinch up.
Honorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Honorio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T3#
Rose misses the jab.
Honorio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Honorio misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honorio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Honorio.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab. Honorio acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Honorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Honorio ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Honorio counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Honorio to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Honorio misses.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honorio in his tracks.
Honorio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Honorio blocks a jab.
Vinicius Honorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Honorio seems unphased.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Honorio counters with a straight right hand.
Honorio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Honorio duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Honorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Honorio persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honorio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Honorio's head back.
Honorio misses with a double jab
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honorio throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Honorio takes one to the chin there.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honorio fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Honorio is out of range.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Honorio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Honorio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Honorio forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Honorio avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Honorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose prevents a body shot from Honorio. #T3#
Rose lands a left hand. #ROC#Honorio is rocked!
Honorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Honorio prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honorio.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio prevents a body shot from Rose.
A short left from Honorio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Honorio has him pressed against the cage.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Honorio controls the action.
Honorio tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Honorio back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Honorio tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honorio blocking some punches. #BC#
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.#T4#
No luck for Honorio with that takedown attempt.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honorio.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Rose digs a good body shot into Honorio's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Honorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Honorio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honorio. Honorio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Honorio misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Honorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honorio can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Honorio trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Honorio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honorio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Honorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Honorio. Honorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Honorio misses with a combination
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Rose throws out a loose jab but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honorio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honorio moves away.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Honorio tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.#T4#
Honorio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Nice cross by Rose.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Honorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio misses with a few strikes there.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honorio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio misses with a left hand
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#1076 Bond v Rose
Date: Jul 06, 2024

#R1#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose sizes up Bond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bond tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
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.
Rose cracks Bond with an open hand slap.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Bond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose with the counter takedown but Bond avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Bond has wrist control.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Bond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Bond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bond pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bond misses with a hook.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bond scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Bond scores with a jab to the head.
Rose with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose checks a low kick from Bond.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Bond.
Bond throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Bond throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bond 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!
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Bond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose lands a jab to Bond's midsection.
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 Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunner Bond is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Rose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Bond is retaining full guard.
Rose trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Bond trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose throws a strike but Bond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Bond preventing the sweep.
Bond is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Rose wants to sweep here but Bond controlling him for the moment.
Bond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bond throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it. #T3#
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bond scores with a jab to the head.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Bond tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bond.#T4#
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Rose
and Bond counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bond with a body shot.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
A big left from Rose misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bond staying out of range there.
Bond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gunner Bond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Rose blocks a leg kick.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Bond moves into the clinch.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose prevents a body shot from Bond.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose blocks a body shot from Bond.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
A hook to the body from Rose.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Bond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands a right hand.
Bond throws a head punch that misses.
Bond is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bond blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Adrian Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Bond swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bond. #T2#
Bond lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bond prevents it.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bond working aggressively here.
Bond lands a shot to the body.
Bond lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bond - that landed with a thud.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonds head.
Bond digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Bond pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bond works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Nice body punch from Bond.
Bond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Bond misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond lands a left hand.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Rose blocks a body shot from Bond.
A shot in the inside from Bond.
Bond can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Bond lands with a light punch inside.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Bond controls the action.
Bond tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Bond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose prevents a body shot from Bond.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Bond throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Bond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head.
Bond lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bond clearly takes that round.
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.#R4#
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Bond slips the punch.
Bond throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Bond with an uppercut!
Rose looks to land a body kick but Bond moved away.
Bond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bond misses with a looping right.
Rose drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bond defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond slips a straight right by Rose.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target. #T1#
Bond blocks a jab.
Bond drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bond slips under a jab.
Bond lands a nice looking body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bond.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rose.
Bond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rose just manages to avoid it.
Rose digs a good body shot into Bond's ribs.
A big right from Rose misses.
Bond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Rose blocks the body kick.
Bond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose blocks a jab.
Bond misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bond throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bond.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheers as Bond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Bond.
Rose throws out a counter right but Bond avoids it with no problem.
Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Rose.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bond is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Bond circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Rose closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bond's guard.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose is fighting to break Bond's control of his arms but Bond is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Rose keeps trying to improve his position.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Bond trying to control the position.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bond throws a body kick that misses
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!#R5#
Bond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bond keeps Rose at a distance using the push kick.
Bond misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond misses with a wild body shot.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
Bond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Bond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose takes one on the button.
Bond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bond.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Bond's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
Bond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a jab when Bond was well out of range.
Rose checks a low kick from Bond.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rose avoids the body shot from Bond.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Bond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Rose misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming.
Bond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Bond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Rose stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose blocks a head kick by Bond.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bond misses with an uppercut
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
As Rose tries to get set, Bond tries to push him back and clinch up but Rose manages to avoid the attempt.
Gunner Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bond fakes the leg kick and cracks Rose in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gunner Bond!
Gunner Bond retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Gunner Bond thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GAMMA#1068 Mesquita v Suriyan
Date: Jun 08, 2024

#R1#
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. #CUT#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. #T1#
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.#TD2#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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. #CL2#
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.#R2#
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.#CL2#
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Yu Tai in a clinch. #TD2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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! #T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#CL2#
Rose clinches up against the cage.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: GAMMA#1061 Sitsongrit v Katsu
Date: May 11, 2024

#R1#
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Chai slips a straight right by Rose.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose jabs at Chai's body.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose jabs at Chai's body.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range. #TD2#
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rose misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Chai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Rose trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Rose postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Chai controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rose's guard. Nice move by Chai!#REVR##T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rose trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Rose postures up. #T3#
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chai is trying to control the position but Rose postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rose cracks Chai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T4#
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose misses with an uppercut
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose cracks Chai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Chai lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD#
Chai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rose sprawls well initially but Chai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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 trying to control but Chai postures up.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Rose gets full guard.#T2#
Rose keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Adrian Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose keeps trying to improve his position.
Rose is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose clobbers Chai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Chai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Chai tries for a kimura but Rose is defending well.
Chai scoring with punches and elbows.
Chai misses with the ground and pound.
Chai taking a breather here.
Chai tries to score with some ground and pound. Rose controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T4#
Chai working the strikes but Rose uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chai lands a nice short elbow.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chai controlling the pace. #SUB#
Chai is working for a kimura but Rose is defending it quite comfortably.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shahriyar Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Chai shoots in.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose connects with a leg kick. #T1#
Rose misses with a left hand
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chai moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai lunges at Rose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rose's hand. #T2#
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a hook.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Chai misses with a jab to the body
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Chai's head back.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Chai misses with a takedown
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range. #T4#
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.#TD2#
Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Rose is stalling here. Chai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rose seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#1054 Oliver v Adrian
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #TD2#
Rose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose working the body and head with strikes.
Robson is trying to improve his position.
Robson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Robson is looking for a sweep.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robson defending well though.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson trying to control here.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Rose wants to free his trapped foot but Robson is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Robson is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robson avoid being mounted?
Robson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robson is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson being controlled here, momentarily.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Robson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
A short left from Robson.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head. #T3#
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Robson gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage.
Robson presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Rose blocks a body shot from Robson.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Rose lands a left hand.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Robson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose slips under a jab.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Robson.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Robson sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose lands a jab to Robson's midsection.#T1#
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Robson is looking to counter punch.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Robson shrugs it off though.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robson 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose lands a body shot.
Robson motions for Rose to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Robson tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Jab by Rose.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robson defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
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!#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose. #T4#
Rose working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robson struggling a bit here.
Rose trying to control the position but Robson is working away.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robson is not content to let Rose control the position.
Robson is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose prevents Robson from improving his position.
Robson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Robson 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.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose 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.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Robson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Robson misses the target.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing. #T1#
Robson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Robson with an uppercut!
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
It looked like Robson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.#T2#
Rose misses with a looping left.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Robson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T3#
Robson misses with the combination.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Robson.
Rose checks the leg kick.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson slips under a jab.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose throws a push kick but Robson slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson scores with a body shot.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Adrian Rose just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Robson cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Robson misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Robson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robson throws an off balance right hand
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose goes for a double leg but Robson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robson continues to drive forward.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Rose.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Robson.
Nice takedown defense from Robson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Robson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robson swivels and escapes.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.#T3##TD2#
Robson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard. #REVR#
Rose has a closed guard, preventing Robson from standing up.
Robson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Robson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robson controlling from the top position.
Rose wants to sweep here but Robson controlling him for the moment.
Robson throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Robson wanted to stand there but Rose had control of the position.
Rose is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson had his way with Adrian Rose in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Rose misses with a hook.
As Rose backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Robson's head back.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robson is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Robson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Robson.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson takes one on the button.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands with a nice body kick. #T3#
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robson defends well and Rose ends up having to push Robson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#T4#
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A left lands for Rose.
Robson cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Robson.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Oliver Robson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GAMMA#1049 Robson v Tai
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magomedov. #CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Magomedov's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov walks into a jab.
Rose throws a chopping leg kick but Magomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose. #T1#
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Magomedov connects with a looping right hand. #TD#
Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rose scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Magomedov defends it.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Magomedov trying to control here.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rose postures up.
Rose wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Magomedov pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose passes Magomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rose not doing much here.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Magomedov tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Rose is keen to just control but Magomedov is a slippery customer.
Rose thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magomedov trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Rose is pressing down on Magomedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magomedov is holding on for now.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
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.#R2#
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Magomedov throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Rose throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomedov. Magomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
As Magomedov backs away, Rose returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Magomedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magomedov moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a solid body kick.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose tries for a takedown but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1##TD#
Magomedov gets caught flat footed, as Rose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rose pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magomedov is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedov avoid being mounted?
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rose is thwarting Magomedov's attempts to control the position.
Rose wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it. #T2#
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Rose working Magomedov over with strikes.
Rose trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is positioning himself well to prevent Rose advancing to mount.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Magomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
Rose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Magomedov being controlled here, momentarily.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose with a nice head shot there.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rose is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magomedov controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Rose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magomedov defends well and Rose ends up having to push Magomedov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Rose.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Magomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomedov! But no joy.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Magomedov blocks the leg kick.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magomedov as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Magomedov.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Magomedov.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Zabit Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a body shot.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Magomedov lands a right hand. #T4#
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Magomedov gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Rose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Magomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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.

Event: GAMMA#1043 Wilfred v Milo
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1##TD#
Rose feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Almunecar is keeping the position.
Rose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar is pulling down on Rose's head. It's preventing any offense from Rose, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Almunecar is trying to keep Rose in close. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alcide Almunecar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Rose.
Almunecar missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick.
Almunecar connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Almunecar blocks a jab.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Almunecar misses the jab.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almunecar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a thumping low kick.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almunecar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Almunecar misses.
Almunecar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose wants to clinch up but Almunecar keeps it at a distance.
Almunecar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range. #T3#
Almunecar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Almunecar tries to land a body kick
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Almunecar.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.#TD#
Rose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Almunecar napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Almunecar throws Rose to one side and escapes!#T4#
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.#TD#
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose thows a huge punch but Almunecar dodges it nicely.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almunecar defending well though.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almunecar's head.
Rose controlling the action here.
Rose is nestled in close to Almunecar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Almunecar trying to control here.
Almunecar is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rose is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almunecar.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Almunecar motions for Rose to come forward. Almunecar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Almunecar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almunecar catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almunecar misses with a straight left.
Rose takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Almunecar misses its intended target.
Almunecar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose lands a jab to Almunecar's midsection.
Almunecar throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose lands with a right hand.
Almunecar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Almunecar throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose blocks a head kick by Almunecar.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Almunecar as Rose shoots in.
Almunecar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Rose.#TD#
Rose drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose throws a strike but Almunecar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Almunecar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adrian Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almunecar preventing the sweep. #T2#
Rose seems keen to control Almunecar's posture.
Almunecar won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almunecar controls the pace.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Almunecar wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.#T3#
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almunecar is one step ahead there.
Rose seems keen to control Almunecar's posture.
Almunecar wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Rose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rose showed some decent athleticism there.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Almunecar's head. #T4#
Almunecar is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
Almunecar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Almunecar being controlled here, momentarily.
Almunecar keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alcide Almunecar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Almunecar misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Almunecar thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almunecar really felt that one!
Almunecar scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose blocks a jab.
Almunecar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
Almunecar thows a body kick. Rose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Almunecar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almunecar if he has to take too many more of those.
Almunecar lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.#T1#
Almunecar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almunecar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Rose feints and as Almunecar raises his hands in defense, Rose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Rose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Almunecar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almunecar manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Almunecar postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Almunecar trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Almunecar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Almunecar is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Almunecar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rose pulls Almunecar in close to his closed guard and prevents Almunecar from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almunecar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Rose.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Nfld live 57
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Rose lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Eagle is trying to stand back up but Rose is controlling him
Eagle trying to control from the bottom.
Eagle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Eagle is working away.
Rose content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle keeping control of the position. #T1#
Still in half guard, Rose seems content to control.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eagle defending well though.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eagle defending well though.
Rose is looking to stall here but Eagle recovers full guard.
Rose trying to control but Eagle is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Eagle closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eagle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rose tries to circle away but Eagle has him pinned against the cage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Eagle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose. #T3#
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eagle is working Rose over against the cage.
Good body shot from Eagle.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose can't get the takedown.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Eagle.
Rose looks winded!
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eagle misses with some punches. #BC#
Eagle breaks the clinch.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eagle moves away.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Eagle blocks a jab.#CL#
Eagle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eagles head.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle misses with a body shot
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eagle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Eagle's shoulder, as Eagle tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Eagle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Eagle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Eagle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rose counter with a right hand. #T1#
Eagle misses with a straight left.
Eagle clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Eagle clinches with his opponent.
Rose tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose has Eagle pressed against the cage. #BC#
Eagle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eagle looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose looks for a takedown but Eagle sprawls well.
Eagle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rose.
Eagle wants to clinch.#T2#
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Eagle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle avoids the body shot from Rose.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
Eagle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eagle misses with a hook.
Eagle avoids the body shot from Rose.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Eagle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
Eagle throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eagle circles away.
Eagle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Eagle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
David Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Eagle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a low kick but Eagle moves out of range easily. #CL#
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose lunges at Eagle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eagle's hand.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eagle stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Eagle throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eagle's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eagle misses with a double jab.
Eagle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eagle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eagle scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Eagle 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eagle has time to react.
Eagle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose has a takedown stuffed.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Eagle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Eagle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Eagle ducks down to avoid it.
Eagle throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eagle. Eagle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Eagle.
Eagle slips a straight right by Rose.
Eagle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Eagle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Eagle clinches with his opponent. #TD2#
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.#T1#
Eagle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Eagle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rose wants to control but Eagle is keeping him busy.
Rose misses with the ground and pound.
Rose lands a few punches from side control.
Rose throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Rose are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eagle struggling a bit here.
Eagle dodges the ground and pound from Rose.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eagle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rose connects with a decent elbow.
Rose misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Eagle manages to get back to half guard.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eagle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Adrian Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rose wants to take a breather but Eagle is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Rose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eagle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Eagle throws Rose to one side and escapes!
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Nice sprawl there from Eagle as Rose shoots in.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Eagle.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Eagle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eagle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Eagle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Eagle misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Eagle ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle lands a slapping body shot.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Eagle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#The cut above Adrian Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#CL#
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eagle. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Eagle misses the target.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it. #TD2#
Rose looking to score a takedown here. Eagle is defending well but Rose drives through and ends up in Eagle's guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Eagle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
I think Rose 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A relieved looking Adrian Rose thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Nfld live 56
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Robson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a right hand that misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robson checks a low kick from Rose.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
A jab from Robson misses.
Robson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robson's knee momentarily.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
A big right from Robson misses.
Robson thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Robson needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.#T2#
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
As Rose backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T3#
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Rose cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson lands with an overhand left.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose 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.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robson misses with a body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose cracks a nice hook into Robson's ribs.
Robson looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Robson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Rose throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Robson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson swinging wildly here.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson misses with a hook.
Robson takes one to the chin there.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rose might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Robson has got the better of the exchanges.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Robson misses.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose 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.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Robson motions for Rose to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robson on the side of the head.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Rose misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Robson.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Robson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose checks a low kick from Robson.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.#T3#
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson moves away from the strike by Rose.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a leg kick.
Robson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Robson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Robson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose takes one on the button.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
Robson loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Robson misses.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Robson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Robson settles back down.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Rose slips a straight right by Robson.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Robson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a body kick.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Robson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.#T1#
Rose digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robson in his tracks.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson misses the jab.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Robson throws out a powerful jab.
Robson throws a hook but Rose blocks it.#T2#
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Robson is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson blocks a jab.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.#TD2#
Rose scores with a takedown into Robson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robson is on top in guard. #REVR#
Robson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Robson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rose pulls Robson in close to prevent any damage.
Robson stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Robson wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Robson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robson trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robson is one step ahead there.
Robson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robson sprawls well. Robson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Adrian Rose just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Rose slips under a jab from Robson.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Robson throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Robson misses.
Rose is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robson catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robson lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Rose. #T1#
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson. #T2#
Rose throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson scores with a leg kick.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Rose misses. #T3#
Rose checks a leg kick.
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Robson misses.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Robson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a body kick that misses
and Robson counters with a thumping low kick.
Robson tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Robson as Rose shoots in.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose 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.
Rose throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson had his way with Adrian Rose in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose clobbers Robson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Robson scores with a jab.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Rose misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Robson thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Robson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Robson throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robson.
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Robson.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws a big counter combination but Rose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Robson saw it coming and moves away.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robson lands a head shot.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.#T3#
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
Rose throws a hook but Robson blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Robson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Robson swinging wildly here.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson lands an overhand right.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose looks to throw a body kick
and Robson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose slips a straight right by Robson.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Decent striking displayed by Robson there.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose moves forwards but Robson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose lands a body shot.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Oliver Robson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Nfld live 54
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Frank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frank connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frank lands with a slapping head kick.
Frank cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Frank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Frank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Frank lands an overhand right.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Frank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frank jabs at Rose's body.
Frank throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Frank lands a lovely overhand right.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Micah Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose checks the leg kick.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.#T2#
A low kick lands for Rose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Rose moves away from the strike by Frank.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Frank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Rose blocks a body shot from Frank.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frank just leaning against Rose, taking a breather.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Rose.
Frank has Rose pushed against the cage.
Rose lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Frank breaks the clinch.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Frank clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose prevents a body shot from Frank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A nice left hand lands by Frank.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose cracks Frank with a nice body shot.
Frank lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Frank moves away from the strike by Rose.
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose catches Frank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Frank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Frank settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Frank misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Frank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
Frank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Frank throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Frank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose. #T2#
A low kick lands for Rose.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Frank walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frank. That's going to slow Rose down.
Frank wants to slow Rose down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Frank tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frank.#TD#
Rose feints and as Frank raises his hands in defense, Rose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frank's head.
Rose scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Rose trying to move into half guard but instead Frank has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Frank wants to get up but he can't break Rose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rose controlling the action here.
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frank's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rose stalling away here and it's allowed Frank to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T4#
Rose prevents Frank from getting back to his feet.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frank's waist but Frank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frank.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose checks a low kick from Frank.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a quick counter kick to the body but Frank avoids it.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose lands a jab to Frank's midsection.
Rose slips a straight right by Frank.#T1#
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Frank throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank counters with a body kick.
Rose staying out of range there.
Frank is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank lands a body shot.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Frank.
Frank throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frank there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T2#
Rose avoids the body shot from Frank.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Frank misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Frank was not able to check. #T3#
Rose misses the jab.
Frank checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank slips under a jab.
Rose misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Rose lands a head kick!
Frank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose slips under a jab from Frank.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Frank.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Frank, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Micah Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Rose.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A very excited looking Adrian Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Nfld liive 51
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Eagle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Rose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Eagle rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Eagle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands. #T2#
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Eagle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Eagle - that landed with a thud.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands. #BC#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eagle on the side of the head.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Eagle.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Eagle ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose lands a head kick!
Eagle moves out of range of the strikes.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.#CL2#
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose misses with some punches.
Eagle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Eagle.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle slows down the pace here.
Rose throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eagle.
A body shot lands from Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Eagle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Eagle.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Eagle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Eagle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eagle.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eagle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eagle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eagle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle blocks a body shot from Rose.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eagle blocking some punches.
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle lands with a right to the head.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eagle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose blocking some punches.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head. #T2#
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Eagle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David Eagle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Eagle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle effectively controlling the action here.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Eagle works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Rose blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with some punches.
A short right from Eagle on the inside. #CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Eagle.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose. #BC2#
Eagle manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Eagle drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Eagle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Eagle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Rose with a hook.#CL2#
Eagle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Eagle lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eagle misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target. #CL2#
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose tries to stall but Eagle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Eagle 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 time! Back to the action!#R3#
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Eagle is just out of range.#CL2#
Rose gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Rose.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle lands an uppercut.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Eagle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land. #T1#
Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Eagle throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Eagle seems unphased. #CL2#
Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it. #TD#
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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rose is controlling him well.#T2#
Eagle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rose's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Eagle is trying to control but can't.
Eagle is trying is best to control the position here.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose is trying to control the action in half guard but Eagle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle is trying to control but can't.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Eagle is defending well.
Rose wants to control but Eagle is keeping him busy. #T3#
Eagle trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose throws a strike but Eagle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Eagle is keeping the position.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eagle working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eagle swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eagle.
Eagle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Eagle cracks Rose with a good jab.
Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.#CL2#
Eagle rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Eagle stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose is working for takedown but Eagle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eagle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Adrian Rose did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Eagle staying out of range there.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Eagle moves into the clinch.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eagle lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Rose is trying to break free.
Eagle digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eagle scores with a hook to the body.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle lands with a light punch inside.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eagle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose is trying to force a seperation but Eagle has the dominant position.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eagle looking to slow down the pace here.
Eagle scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose. #T3#
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Eagle - that landed with a thud.
Eagle working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Rose.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow. #T4#
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
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!#BC#
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Eagle's head.
Eagle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Eagle rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Eagle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Eagle dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Eagle misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose tries for a takedown but Eagle manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head. #BC#
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Eagle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eagle on the side of the head.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Eagle slips a straight right by Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose looks to land a combination but Eagle avoids it well. #CL2#
Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
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.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Eagle scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A shot in the inside from Eagle. #BC2#
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eagle.
Eagle digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eagle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Eagle.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose digs a right hand into Eagle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eagle's gas tank.
Rose is trying to drag Eagle to the mat but Eagle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose taking a breather. #TD#
Rose is trying to trip Eagle. He has hold of a leg but Eagle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rose persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ES2#
Eagle manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Rose lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Eagle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David Eagle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4##TD#
Rose has clasped his hands together around Eagle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eagle wants to control but Rose postures up.
Rose grinds an elbow into Eagle's temple.
Eagle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eagle is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Eagle.
I think Eagle 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Eagle!
David Eagle is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking David Eagle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Nfld live 49
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Robson clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose looks for a takedown but Robson sprawls well.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Robson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose cracks Robson with an open hand slap.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Rose. #T1#
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Robson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson works the jab nicely.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Robson misses with a hook.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.#T2#
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
Rose drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose looks up at the clock and then as Robson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rose smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Robson is looking to regain half guard here but Rose keeps moving and retains side control.
Rose working away.#T3#
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robson wants to control but Rose postures up.
Rose working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Rose creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robson keeps working.
Robson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robson tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Rose.
Rose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robson trying to control but Rose postures up. #T4#
Robson tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Robson is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose prevents Robson from improving his position.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Robson defends it.
Rose slips a nice elbow through Robson's hands, connecting with Robson's forehead.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robson is controlling Rose's trapped leg to prevent Rose from advancing to side control.
Robson gets full guard.
Robson is looking to sweep but instead, Rose has passed into half guard.
Robson moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Robson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Robson quickly recovers to half guard.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robson is working hard here to advance position.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Robson defends it.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robson trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robson has his hands clasped together around Rose's back. He's all about the action.
Rose working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robson wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rose is keen to just control but Robson is a slippery customer.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robson is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robson wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robson manages to get to full guard.
Robson tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Robson keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rose is fighting to break Robson's control of his arms but Robson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Robson to acknowledge the strikes.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Rose with a jab.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
Robson lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rose throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.
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 time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose cracks Robson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses the jab.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose. #T2#
Robson with a nice cross.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robson momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 cracks Robson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robson is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Robson circles away and we're back to standing.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Robson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab. #T3#
Robson with a poor takedown
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson. #T4#
Rose misses with a low kick.
Robson connects with the punch.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Robson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose lands with a straight right. Robson didn't see that one coming.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Robson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick. #T1#
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose clobbers Robson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robson misses with an uppercut.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robson lands a head shot.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose with a nice cross.
Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose scores with a push kick.
Robson 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.
Rose tried to score with a low kick but Robson checks it.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Robson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Robson goes for a double leg but Rose avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rose continues to drive forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here. #BC2#
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose feints and then cracks Robson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robson down.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robson circles away.
Robson throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose blocks a jab.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robson misses with a straight left. #TD2#
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Robson!
Robson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robson.
Robson tries to pass to full mount but Rose defends it.
Robson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Robson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson slips a jab from Rose.#T1#
Robson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose motions for Robson to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Robson misses the body punch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Robson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards Robson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robson misses with a body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robson at a distance.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose tries for a takedown but Robson circles away easily
and Robson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Robson.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Robson.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose. #T4#
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Robson misses.
Rose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robson back to the cage. Rose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rose just manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose is the new welterweight champion!
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.

Event: Nfld live 47
Date: Oct 07, 2023

#R1#
Boma wants to clinch.
Boma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Boma catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boma staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Boma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boma throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Boma's head.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Rose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throwing shots but Boma is blocking nicely.
Boma is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Boma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boma.#T1##SUB2#
Boma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose postures up in Boma's guard and throws a big left but Boma blocks it.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boma's head.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Boma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rose wants to sweep here but Boma controlling him for the moment.
Rose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boma controls the pace.#T3#
Rose pulls Boma in to control the position.
Boma trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boma manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Rose trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Boma is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norman Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Boma throws a right hand that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose shoots and misses
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Boma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Boma sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a chopping leg kick but Boma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Boma counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose is looking to wear down Boma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boma blocks a jab.
Boma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Boma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Rose moves away from the strike by Boma.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Boma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma misses with a straight left.
Boma sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Norman Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boma has time to react.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control.
Rose scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC#Boma is rocked!
Rose cracks Boma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boma is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Boma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose cracks Boma with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rose immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Boma is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Nfld 39
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
Eagle slips under a jab.#CL#
Eagle gets a clinch. #BC#
Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Eagle.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.#CL#
Eagle pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eagle scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle. #BC#
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eagle ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
And Rose responds with a good body kick, but Eagle manages to step out the way in time.
Eagle looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rose.#CL#
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Eagle has managed to clinch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow. #T2#
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Eagle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eagle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Eagle walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Eagle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eagle misses with a double jab.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle moves out of range of the body kick from Rose. #T3#
Eagle slips under a jab.
Eagle looks to clinch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Eagle loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Eagle wants to clinch.#T4#
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose sizes up Eagle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Eagle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Rose.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose avoids the body shot from Eagle. #CL#
Eagle instigates a clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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.
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.#R2#
Rose lands a jab.
Rose scores with a jab. Eagle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose scores with the left hand. Eagle knows he should have avoided that one.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose throws a low kick but Eagle moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Eagle blocks the leg kick.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eagle 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!
Rose throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Eagle seems unphased.
Eagle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eagle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose slips a straight right by Eagle.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook. Eagle ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Eagle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Eagle wants to clinch.#CL#
Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Eagle gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.#T2#
Eagle prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
David Eagle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Eagle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Eagle tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eagle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Eagle tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eagle works Rose's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Eagle.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eagle.#CL#
Eagle drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage. #BC#
Eagle breaks the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws a series of punches but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it. #CL#
Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to circle away but Eagle has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
A jab from Rose misses.
Eagle loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocking some punches.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Eagle's head.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose is trying to drag Eagle to the mat but Eagle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Eagle tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eagle!
Rose sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eagle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rose lands a nice forearm strike.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
A lull in the action here.
Eagle is looking for a sweep.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eagle keeps working.
Eagle parries the strikes from Rose easily there. Rose is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eagle to escape.
Eagle stops Rose from passing to mount.
Rose trying to control the action but Eagle is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
David Eagle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose trying to control the action but Eagle is working from the bottom.
Rose remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rose throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eagle dodges the ground and pound from Rose.
Rose works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Eagle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rose's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3#
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose is continuing to stall.
Eagle trying to control but Rose postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eagle lands with a nice body punch.
Rose scores with a hook.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose stuns Eagle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle misses with a hook.
Rose connects with the punch.
Eagle looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Eagle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eagle wants to clinch
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

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.

Event: Nfld live 41
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Rose misses with an uppercut. Broomsdale saw that one coming.
And Broomsdale responds with a good body kick, but Rose manages to step out the way in time.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Broomsdale doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose lands a nice hook to Broomsdale's body. Broomsdale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Broomsdale throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Broomsdale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broomsdale throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Broomsdale is out of range.
Broomsdale darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Broomsdale motions for Rose to come forward. Broomsdale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broomsdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Broomsdale misses.
Broomsdale tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broomsdale with the counter takedown but Rose avoids it easily.
Broomsdale shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Broomsdale throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ezekiel Broomsdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Broomsdale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Broomsdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broomsdale steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Broomsdale throws a body kick that misses.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broomsdale walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Broomsdale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Broomsdale is just out of range.
Rose lands with a hook. Broomsdale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broomsdale cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.#T2#
Broomsdale misses with a body shot.
Broomsdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Broomsdale.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Broomsdale scores with a shot to the body.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Broomsdale is looking to score with low kicks.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Broomsdale manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Broomsdale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Broomsdale tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Broomsdale back against the cage. #BC#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Broomsdale connects with a single shot there.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Broomsdale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Broomsdale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Broomsdale has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Broomsdale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose blocks a head kick by Broomsdale.
Broomsdale throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Rose was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but Broomsdale is out of range.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick lands for Broomsdale.
Broomsdale thuds his shin into the meat of Rose's side.
Broomsdale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broomsdale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose moves out of range as Broomsdale strikes.
Broomsdale missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rose throws a low kick but Broomsdale moves out of range easily.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broomsdale. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Broomsdale.
Rose throws a hook but Broomsdale blocks it.
Broomsdale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broomsdale tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose connects with the punch.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broomsdale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rose cracks Broomsdale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Broomsdale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Broomsdale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Broomsdale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Broomsdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.#ROC#Broomsdale is rocked!
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Broomsdale can do to turn this around?
Rose fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Broomsdale to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Broomsdale looks to clinch but Rose throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Broomsdale taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). 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.
Ezekiel Broomsdale spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just gut wrenching man, I let everyone down. I'll be back better than ever soon enough though. '.

Event: Nfld liive 38
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
Rose moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Brien stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien lands with a right to the head.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
Rose misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Brien tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Brien as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from O Brien misses
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose walks into a jab.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose works the jab nicely.
O Brien checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien staying out of range there.
Rose tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
O Brien misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Rose sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.#T3#
O Brien tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from O Brien. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Seamus O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Rose thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien slips a straight right by Rose.#CL2#
Rose forces O Brien back against the cage and clinches.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose tries to stall but O Brien uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien lands a left hand.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
Rose with a jab.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Rose dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Brien throws a shot to the body.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose keeps O Brien at a distance using the push kick.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Rose throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Rose throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Rose looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Brien throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot. #TD2#
Rose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rose lands in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard. #REVR#
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
O Brien slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Brien being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
O Brien wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Brien with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Brien is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from O Brien.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rose.
O Brien will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.

O Brien explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose with the counter takedown but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Brien will feel that in the morning.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
O Brien is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
O Brien misses with a body shot. #T1#
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
Rose swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Rose wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Seamus O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose wants to pass to mount but O Brien is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rose seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Brien wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Rose is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rose is taking a breather. O Brien says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Brien.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Brien momentarily.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
A right-left combo lands from O Brien.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Nfld live 36
Date: Jun 24, 2023

#R1#
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Berloga in the buildup to the fight.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#Adrian Rose's cut is getting worse.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Rose connects with the punch.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Rose with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Silver's head back.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Rose works Silver's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Rose there.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose wants to slow Silver down by chopping away at his legs.
Silver tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silver 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.
Silver connects with a jab.
A cross from Rose lands.
Rose throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose blocks a jab.
As Silver backs away, Rose returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Silver blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silver if he has to take too many more of those.
Silver moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body. #CUT2#Adrian Rose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silver moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
That kick from Silver tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Rose throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Silver prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
Rose prevents a body shot from Silver.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rose tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose. #T2#
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose stalling against the cage.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Rose avoiding damage.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver misses with some punches. #T3#
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Rose just leaning against Silver, taking a breather.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4#
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silver is defending well.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Silver 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Rose moves away from the strike by Silver.
Rose throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Silver sends Rose down but not out. Silver dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Rose is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oh Rose is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rose is avoiding damage well.
Silver tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rose defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rose is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rose is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SUB2#
Silver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here.
Silver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rose is avoiding damage well.
Rose seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose wants to control but Silver postures up.
Rose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver is trying to ground and pound but Rose uses the momentary lack of control by Silver to regain half guard.
Silver thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rose's head.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silver tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silver is looking to escape.
Silver can't escape the position. #T3#
Rose looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Rose connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rose avoids the attempt from Silver to control.#T4#
Rose lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Rose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silver is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silver tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver tries to reverse the position but Rose maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Rose.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Rose!
After winning the bout, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Nfld FN 42
Date: May 25, 2023

#R1#
Hamada throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands a head shot.
Rose with a jab.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Rose takes a swing at Hamada's ribcage but misses.
Hamada is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a jab when Hamada was well out of range.#CL2#
Rose drives through and clinches with Hamada against the cage.
Rose stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Hamada avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Hamada blocks an uppercut.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Rose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamada up against the cage.
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries a body shot but Hamada blocks it.
Rose is pressed up against the cage. Hamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rose down to the mat. Rose avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamada closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Hamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away. #T2##TD#
Rose tries to sprawl but Hamada drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rose moves into full guard.
Rose looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet. #T3#
Hamada trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rose is on top in guard. #REVB#
Rose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Hamada has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rose has passed into side control.
Rose throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rose controlling from side mount.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamada keeps working. #T4#
Hamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Hamada tries to buck Rose off but Rose is having none of it.
Rose is staying tight to Hamada's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rose scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamada is trying to escape the position but Rose is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Hamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose jabs at Hamada's body.
Rose misses with a kick to the body.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose leaves Hamada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Hamada misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hamada walks into a jab.
Hamada looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side. #T1#
A slow jab from Hamada misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hamada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamada off to one side.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Hamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryo Hamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamada tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamada missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Hamada misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Hamada jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hamada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hamada misses the target.
Ryo Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Hamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Hamada looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hamada prevents Rose from improving his position.
Hamada wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Rose preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hamada is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Hamada trying to work for an americana but Rose has managed to regain full guard.
Hamada controlling from the top position.
Rose pulls Hamada in close to his closed guard and prevents Hamada from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hamada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamada.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Hamada's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
Hamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.#TD#
Hamada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Hamada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hamada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hamada's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rose. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
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 Ryo Hamada's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Hamada scores with a nice strike.
Hamada ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Hamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamada looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Hamada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamada scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Rose misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamada is defended easily by Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamada scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Rose there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 Hamada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamada.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamada.
A jab from Hamada does it's job there.
Hamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##TD#
Hamada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose keeping moving, preventing Hamada from controlling successfully.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Rose content to control rather than advance.
Rose lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Hamada trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamada defending well though.
Rose is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hamada!
Rose landing punches.
Rose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hamada looks a forlorn figure.
Hamada is bucking up trying to escape but Rose cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rose controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Hamada is trying desperately to improve position.
Hamada regains half guard.
Rose lands strikes from half guard.
Ryo Hamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose is trying to control. Hamada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Rose seems content to control.
Rose is keen to just control but Hamada is a slippery customer.

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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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.

Event: Nfld live 30
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
We've been informed that Steve has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Rose checks the leg kick.
Steve misses with the combination.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Berloga in the buildup to the fight.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose works Steve's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve looks winded!#T2#
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Rose tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Steve is rocked!
Rose clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Steve right on the button. Steve goes down! Rose follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rose gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Nfld 33
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Nice jab there from Eagle.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Eagle sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eagle jabs at Rose's body.
Eagle tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle misses with a double jab. #TD2#
Rose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rose lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose trying to control but Eagle is working from the bottom.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Eagle is retaining full guard. #T1#
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose cracks Eagle with a solid left hand.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Eagle is keeping the position.
Eagle has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Eagle is retaining full guard.
Eagle wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Eagle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eagle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eagle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Eagle misses the target. #CL#
Eagle rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle. #T2#
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Eagle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Eagle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Eagle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Eagle.
Eagle lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Eagle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eagle just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eagle finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Eagle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eagle is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose with a nice cross.
Eagle connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
A big left from Eagle misses.
Eagle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Eagle had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose throws a right hand that Eagle ducks under and follows up with a left that Eagle also avoids with ease.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Eagle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eagle misses with a straight right.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.#T4#
No joy there for Eagle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Eagle should have avoided that one.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
A jab from Eagle misses.
Rose throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Rose jabs at Eagle's body.
Eagle misses with a straight right.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
As Rose looks to move away, Eagle throws a big counter combo but Rose just gets out of the way.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose throws a leg kick but Eagle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eagle lands a nice looking body shot.
Eagle lands a jab to the head.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose thinks about the counter body kick.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose cracks Eagle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
A jab from Rose misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Eagle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rose with the inside leg kick.
Eagle takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Eagle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eagle defends well and Rose ends up having to push Eagle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eagle fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose dives in and grabs Eagle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eagle pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eagle.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Eagle moved out of range.
It looked like Eagle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eagle. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Eagle tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eagle.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eagle cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Eagle lands the left hand.#T1#
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eagle.#CUT#That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.
Eagle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Eagle misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eagle blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eagle.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rose!
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eagle to score with a decent uppercut.
Eagle throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Eagle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eagle lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eagle at a distance.
Eagle throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Eagle sees coming a mile off.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose cracks Eagle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eagle.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eagle.
Eagle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
David Eagle is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Rose throws a leg kick which misses Eagle's front leg but catches the back leg as Eagle tries to avoid it.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Eagle moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Eagle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eagle!
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose thuds a left hand into Eagle's body.
Rose misses with a straight left.
It looked like Eagle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rose digs a good hook to Eagle's body.
Eagle works the jab nicely.#CUT#The cut above Adrian Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle slips under a jab from Rose.
Eagle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose throws out a leg kick but Eagle moves out of range and Rose only half commits. #T4#
Eagle misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Eagle misses its intended target.
Eagle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eagle drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Eagle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Eagle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose swinging wildly here.
A big right from Eagle misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eagle is able to avoid easily.
Eagle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
No joy there for Eagle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Eagle saw that one coming.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eagle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rose - the referee stops the clock and Eagle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rose. Eagle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eagle cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eagle connects with a body shot.
Eagle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose scores with a jab. Eagle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Eagle does it's job there.
Rose moves out of range as Eagle strikes.
Rose misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Eagle misses its target.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Eagle.
Eagle missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Eagle's defenses.
Eagle just misses with a punch to the body.
Eagle throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Eagle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Eagle scores with a hook.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but Eagle is out of range.
Eagle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Eagle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
Eagle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eagle is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Eagle circles away and we're back to standing.#T2#
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eagle swings widly with a right hand
and Eagle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eagle scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eagle.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eagle digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eagle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose cracks Eagle with a good jab.
Eagle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Eagle.
Eagle throws a big shot that misses.
Rose feints a counter leg kick.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eagle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eagle tries to clinch up.#T3#
Eagle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eagle lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose defending well as Eagle loads up on a big left hand.
Eagle moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Eagle there.#CUT#Adrian Rose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Eagle.
Rose fails with the takedown.
Rose misses with a hook. Eagle ducked under it nicely.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eagle sprawls well. Eagle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
David Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Eagle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Eagle drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Good body shot from Eagle.
Eagle is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Eagle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eagle presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eagle scores with a shoulder strike.
Eagle has Rose pressed against the cage.
Eagle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Eagle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eagle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Eagle!
David Eagle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Nfld FN 37
Date: Mar 16, 2023

#R1#
Nice shot lands for Boma.
Rose is looking to slow Boma down with leg kicks.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Boma moved out of range nicely.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Boma's belly button to the back.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Boma tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boma scores with a hook.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Boma misses.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma lands with a good body shot.
Boma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boma enables Rose to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boma manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Boma wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rose controls Boma momentarily but Boma frees himself.
Boma preventing the sweep. #T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Rose scores with a jab. Boma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boma to the mat! Boma manages to get full guard.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
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 makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boma wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boma is on top in guard. #REVR#
Boma is fighting to break Rose's control of his arms but Rose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boma controlling from the top position.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Boma tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boma can pounce on him.
Rose shoots in and drives through. Boma sprawls well.
Boma tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose jabs Boma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Boma connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Rose misses with the combination.
Boma lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
As Rose looks to move away, Boma throws a big counter combo but Rose just gets out of the way.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.
Boma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Rose tries a low kick but Boma avoids it.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Boma.
Rose digs a good hook to Boma's body.
Boma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boma missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boma throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Boma throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Norman Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boma lands a jab to the nose.
Rose looks for a takedown but Boma sprawls well.#T2#
Rose moves forwards but Boma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one. #T3#
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Boma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boma.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Boma.
Boma cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boma slips under a jab.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Boma thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Norman Boma is winning the standup battle so far.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boma with a body shot.#T4#
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boma connects with a single shot there.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose slips a jab from Boma.
Boma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Boma lands the left hand.
Boma lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Boma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boma moves away from the strike by Rose.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Boma dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Good leg kick by Boma.
Boma with a nice cross.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Boma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Boma.
Boma scores with a nice strike.
Boma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Norman Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Boma. #T1#
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose scores with a hook.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Boma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose cracks Boma with a good jab.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Boma misses with a wild combination.
Boma throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.#T2#
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Boma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Boma.
Boma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose moves away from the strike by Boma.
Boma misses with a hook.
Rose checks a low kick from Boma.
Rose works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Rose slips under a jab.
Boma lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Boma.
Good leg kick by Rose.
Rose lunges at Boma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boma's hand. #T3#
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Boma moved away.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Boma.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rose.
Boma lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boma lands a jab to the head.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Boma works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
Rose 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.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose unleashes a big counter combination but Boma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose moves out of range as Boma strikes.
Rose with a jab.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Boma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Boma!
Norman Boma spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Nfld FN 36
Date: Mar 02, 2023

#R1#
Rose slips under a jab from O Brien.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
O Brien moves out of range as Rose strikes.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rose is looking to chop away at O Brien's legs.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
Rose dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Rose moves away from the strike by O Brien.
That kick from Rose tenderised O Brien's leg. O Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
Rose tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
A big right from Rose misses. #T1#
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Rose checks a leg kick.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seamus O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Brien is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
O Brien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
O Brien with the inside leg kick.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Rose misses with a body kick.
O Brien swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Nice shot by Rose.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. O Brien catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
O Brien lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Rose. #T3#
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Rose throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rose.
O Brien lands with an overhand left.
O Brien is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
O Brien can't break the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose staying out of range there.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose lands with a straight right. O Brien didn't see that one coming.
Rose moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Brien backs up against the cage.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Brien. O Brien obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose checks a low kick from O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses the body punch
and O Brien counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien scores with a body shot. #T1#
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
Rose lands with a right hand.
O Brien throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Rose checks a low kick from O Brien.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Brien connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from O Brien.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
O Brien lands with a cross.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2#
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose misses with the combination.
O Brien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose slips a jab from O Brien.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose scores with the left hand. O Brien knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien lands with a nice body punch.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
O Brien lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
O Brien digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Seamus O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Seamus O Brien will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
O Brien with a nice cross.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose slips a jab from O Brien.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Brien slips under a jab from Rose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
O Brien scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Brien. That's going to slow Rose down.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there. #T2#
Rose moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rose slips a straight right by O Brien.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
O Brien tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Brien 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rose moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien takes one to the chin there.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Rose throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
O Brien lands with a shot to the body.
O Brien fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Brien scores with a jab to the body.
Rose misses with an uppercut
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
A cross from O Brien lands.
Rose misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose misses with a hook.#T4#
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!
O Brien throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Brien throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose looks for a takedown but O Brien sprawls well.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Brien connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: Nfld 30
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamada. That did some damage!
Rose defending well as Hamada loads up on a big left hand.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Hamada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamada moves out of range as Rose throws a body kick.
Hamada throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Hamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Hamada. Those never looked like landing.
Hamada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamada shoots in and drives through. Rose sprawls well.
Hamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamada looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.#T1#
Hamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Hamada with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose throws a hook but Hamada avoids it easily.
Hamada tries to counter with a takedown but Rose is quick to defend against it.
Hamada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rose.
Rose punishes Hamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Rose clinches up with Hamada and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Hamada gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rose tries to roll over but Hamada keeps him under control.
Rose wants to get back to full guard but Hamada has mounted him!#SUB#
Hamada jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rose is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rose and Hamada has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rose is trying to get back to half guard.
Rose regains half guard.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamada is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Hamada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamada is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rose reverses the position - he's now on top in Hamada's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hamada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rose manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Rose wants to sweep here but Hamada controlling him for the moment.
Rose keeps trying to improve his position.#T4#
Rose wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamada being controlled here momentarily.
Hamada with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Hamada shoots in.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamada momentarily. #TD#
Hamada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rose did well to prevent Hamada getting side control.#SUB#
Rose is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamada.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose is positioning himself well to prevent Hamada advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Rose is doing well to control the position and prevent Hamada from advancing to side control.
Rose trying to control but Hamada postures up.
Hamada performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ryo Hamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamada trying to mount his opponent but Rose defends it.
Hamada stalling away here and it's allowed Rose to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hamada trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Hamada seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hamada defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hamada scores with a nice head shot.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Hamada throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Hamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hamada tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Hamada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamada walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.#CL2#
Rose instigates a clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose stalling the fight.
Hamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose pushes Hamada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose effectively controlling the action here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Hamada tries for a takedown but Rose manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Hamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamada or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rose.
Rose tries a body shot but Hamada blocks it.
Hamada is looking for a takedown.
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 time! Hamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hamada dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose is looking to slow Hamada down with leg kicks.
Hamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hamada eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
Hamada throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamada. #T1#
Rose thuds a left hand into Hamada's body.
Hamada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamada. That did some damage!
Hamada shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Hamada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Hamada saw that one coming.
Hamada cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Hamada.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a hook but Hamada avoids it easily.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamadas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamada tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Hamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Hamada walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Rose tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Hamada.
Hamada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hamada swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Hamada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamada tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Hamada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hamada misses with an uppercut.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hamada avoids it with no problem.
Hamada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Hamada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a body punch but Hamada moves out of range.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Ryo Hamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamada throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rose counters with a nice body shot. #TD#
Hamada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rose on his heels. He'll look to pass Rose's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
Hamada drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rose looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rose looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rose! #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
After winning the bout, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Nfld FN 32
Date: Jan 12, 2023

#R1#
Dell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Berloga in the buildup to the fight.
Dell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rose jabs Dell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Dell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dell manages to avoid it.
Dell wants to counter with a clinch but Rose pushes him away.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dell's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Dell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dell checks the leg kick.#T1#
Rose throws a hook but Dell blocks it.
Dell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rose defends it well.
Rose pushes Dell away with a front kick.
Rose throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Dell counters with a single leg into guard. Rose didn't expect that.
Rose pulls Dell in close to prevent any damage.
Dell preventing the sweep. #T2#
Dell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rose's guard.
Dell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Rose is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Dell has latched onto it... Big trouble! Dell pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Rose is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Dell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshi Dell!
An out of breath Joshi Dell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Nfld 28
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose avoiding damage.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose leaning against his opponent. #T2#
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Rose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rose.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose slowing the pace effectively.
Rose leaning against his opponent.
Rose continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose. #BC2#
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Rose.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rose throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Rose with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Rose wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson motions for Rose to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose misses with a hook
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose misses the jab.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Rose scores with a jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Rose misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
A low kick lands for Rose.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Anderson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Rose misses.
It looked like Anderson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson. #T1#
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
As Rose looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Rose just gets out of the way.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose. #T3#
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose slips under a jab from Anderson.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance. #T4#
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Rose throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
As Anderson backs off Rose throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brownie Anderson.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Nfld FN 28
Date: Nov 24, 2022

#R1#
Hall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.#CUT2#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.#T1#
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose fakes the leg kick and cracks Hall in the body.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Hall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose scores with a hook.
A low kick lands for Rose.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall avoids the head kick by Rose. #T3#
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD2#
Hall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rose rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Rose!
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rose won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Rose wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Rose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Rose with a jab.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Sirus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1#
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirus Hall.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Rose missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose lands a nice looking body kick.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Rose cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Rose.#TD2#
Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Hall trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose is controlling Hall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?#T3#
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall slips a jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Sirus Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Rose.#T4#
Hall blocks a jab.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A very excited looking Adrian Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Nfld live 14
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Rose backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Barkley cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab by Rose.
Barkley checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.#T1#
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Barkley in a clinch.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Rose.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Barkley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rose!
Rose misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Rose scores with a jab to the head.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derrick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Barkley's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Barkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.#T3#
Rose looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
Barkley misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Rose lunges at Barkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barkley's hand.
Rose thuds a left hand into Barkley's body.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barkley circles away.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barkley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Rose connects with a right hand. Barkley shakes it off.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barkley's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose tries to bum rush Barkley with a series of wild strikes but Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Rose has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose works on Barkley's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose slips a jab from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
And Rose tries to counter it with a takedown but Barkley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley misses with a looping right.#T1#
Barkley takes one to the chin there.
Barkley slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose slips under a jab from Barkley.#T2#
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barkley is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Barkley circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Rose misses with a hook.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Barkley was not able to check.
Rose connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley takes one to the chin there.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkley is just out of range.#CL2#
Rose has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch. #T3#
Barkley is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Barkley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barkley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rose throws a series of punches but Barkley moves out of range.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Barkley.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4#
Rose looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Rose misses with a hook. Barkley ducked under it nicely.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Barkley's defenses.
Nice cross by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Barkley's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Derrick Barkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
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 time! Barkley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL2#
Barkley tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Barkley.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose. #BC#
Barkley breaks from the clinch.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Barkley takes one on the button.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Barkley moves away and avoids it.
Barkley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rose.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barkley takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Barkley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkley's head.
Barkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barkley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Barkley misses
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Derrick Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
It looked like Barkley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.#T4#
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Rose pushes Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adrian Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.

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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
After winning the bout, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Nfld live 11
Date: Oct 01, 2022

#R1#
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shashi is defended easily by Rose.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shashi counter with a right hand.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a one two combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rose.
Shashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shashi is defended easily by Rose.
Shashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rose.#T1#
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination. #TD2#
Rose gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SU2#
Shashi stands up from Rose's guard - Shashi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Shashi looks to move away, Rose throws a big counter combo but Shashi just gets out of the way.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajetan Shashi.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Shashi walks into a straight right hand from Rose.#T2#
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Berloga in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Shashi staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Shashi misses its intended target.
Shashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Shashi tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shashi dives in for a single leg takedown but Rose sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Shashi moves into the clinch.
Shashi blocks a body shot from Rose.
Shashi tries to pull guard but Rose won't allow it.
Rose controlling the action here for a moment.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Shashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose pushes Shashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Shashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rose moves into full guard.
Shashi trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Shashi looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Rose pulls Shashi in close to prevent any damage.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shashi postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Rose controlling Shashi's posture.
Shashi looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Shashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Shashi dives in for a single leg takedown but Rose sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose stuns Shashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shashi scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shashi can do to turn this around?
Shashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shashi throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Shashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose scores with a jab. Shashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #ROC#Shashi is rocked!
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Shashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shashi is looking for the big counter here.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Shashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Shashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose is looking to slow Shashi down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Rose misses
and Shashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose slips a jab from Shashi.
Shashi fails with the takedown.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajetan Shashi.
Shashi walks into a jab.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Shashi's ribs.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Shashi's head.#T2#
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Shashi. Shashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Shashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose jabs Shashi right on the nose. Shashi blinks but takes it well.
Rose circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Shashi to the canvas! Shashi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rose keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2022

#R1#
Rocha tries to clinch
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rocha drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose tries to bum rush Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Rose's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
Rocha closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a left right combination that sends Rocha crashing to the mat - Rose wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Rocha out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 97
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Canizares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canizares connects with a leg kick.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Canizares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Canizares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canizares tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands the left hand.
Rose thuds a left hand into Canizares's body.
Canizares needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Canizares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canizares. Canizares obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose throws a body punch but Canizares moves out of range. #T1#
Canizares thumps Rose with a low kick.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Canizares eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Canizares's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Canizares throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Canizares. #CL#
Canizares takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Canizares on the inside.
Canizares scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canizares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Canizares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Canizares lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose looks winded!
Canizares is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Canizares blocking some punches.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.
Canizares lands an uppercut.
Canizares tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Canizares back against the cage.
Canizares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canizares prevents a body shot from Rose.
Nice body punch from Canizares - that landed with a thud.
Canizares can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Canizares lands with a short shot to the head.
Canizares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Canizares.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canizares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands. #T3#
Canizares tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Canizares back against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canizares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canizares throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Canizares fails to land.
Canizares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Canizares.#BC2#
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose jabs at Canizares's body.
Canizares tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
Canizares tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Canizares with a body shot.#T4#
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Canizares moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Canizares scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Canizares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canizares.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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 Ezequiel Canizares 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.#R2#
Rose misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Canizares counters by clinching up.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canizares's elbow.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Canizares controls his hands.
Canizares lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Canizares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Canizares lands with a left to the head.
Canizares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Canizares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose is trying to push Canizares away but Canizares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Canizares tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Canizares lands with a right to the head.
Canizares lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canizares.
Canizares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canizares lands with a light punch inside.
Canizares tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Canizares presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Canizares.
Canizares lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Canizares on the inside.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Canizares controls the action.
Rose tries to break free but Canizares pushes him back against the cage.
Canizares lands a left hand.
Canizares scores with a shoulder strike.
Canizares has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Canizares lands an uppercut.
Canizares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose blocks a body shot from Canizares.
Canizares has Rose pushed against the cage.
Canizares's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Canizares gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canizares.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canizares throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Canizares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canizares lands a shot to the body.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Canizares pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Canizares has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Canizares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Canizares lands with a short shot to the head.
Canizares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Canizares throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Canizares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canizares.
A nice left hand lands by Canizares. #T3#
Canizares scores with a shoulder strike.
Canizares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Canizares.
Canizares lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Canizares.
Ezequiel Canizares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canizares lands a shoulder strike.
Canizares tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canizares lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Canizares.
Canizares lands a left hand.
Canizares lands a body shot.
A short right from Canizares.
Canizares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canizares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canizares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canizares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canizares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Canizares.#T4#
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Canizares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canizares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Canizares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Canizares lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Rose is rocked!
Good body shot from Canizares.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Canizares finish him?
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Canizares blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Canizares.
A short uppercut from Canizares.
Canizares presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Canizares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canizares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Canizares digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Canizares lands a nice shot to the body.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canizares cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezequiel Canizares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Canizares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canizares connects with a body shot that sends Rose's belly button to the back.
Canizares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Canizares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canizares. That's going to slow Rose down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Canizares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Canizares.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Canizares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Canizares throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Canizares blocks a jab.
Canizares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canizares lands with an overhand left.
Ezequiel Canizares is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Canizares misses its intended target.
Canizares slips a jab from Rose.
An attempted straight right counter from Canizares misses the target.
Canizares motions for Rose to come forward. Canizares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canizares moves away.
Rose staying out of range there.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
Canizares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a two punch combo.
Canizares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rose.
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!
Canizares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Canizares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Canizares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Canizares connects with a leg kick.
Canizares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Canizares, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canizares looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Canizares misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Canizares.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Canizares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose throws the left hand but Canizares avoids the punch easily.
It appears Canizares was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canizares counters with a stiff right hand.
Canizares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Canizares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canizares catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#That has opened up Adrian Rose's cut even more.#T4#
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canizares.
Canizares tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canizares connects with a single shot there.
Ezequiel Canizares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canizares tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Rose backs away, Canizares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canizares was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Canizares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezequiel Canizares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canizares has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Canizares!
An out of breath Ezequiel Canizares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2021

#R1#
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Whyte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rose napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whyte passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rose!
Rose is controlling an arm, preventing Whyte from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rose keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whyte on the ground.
Rose is looking to improve his position but Whyte isn't that keen on the idea.
Whyte punching from mount but Rose doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T1#
Rose can't escape the position.
Whyte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whyte looking to control but Rose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Whyte connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte landing strikes from the mount and Rose is in trouble!
Whyte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rose is trying to reverse the position but instead Whyte has taken his back - oops!#SUB2#
Whyte looking for the choke but no joy. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Rose's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rose is trapped and Whyte is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Whyte. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #SUB2#
Whyte patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Whyte wants to control but Rose is keeping busy.#T3#
Whyte not allowing Rose to control his hands.
Rose can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Whyte is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #SUB2#
Whyte working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Good control from Whyte.
Rose can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Whyte tightening his grip on Rose, looking for the choke. #T4#
Rose tries to break free.
Whyte is not going to allow Rose to sit and survive in this position. #SUB2#
Whyte looking for the RNC. #SUB2#
Whyte is looking for the choke from the back position but Rose is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Whyte.
Whyte lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Whyte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Whyte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose digs a good hook to Whyte's body.
Rose connects with a jab.#ROC#Whyte is rocked!
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whyte is breathing heavily.#T1##KD#
Rose cracks Whyte with an uppercut from hell and Whyte crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rose's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Whyte is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Rose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whyte can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Rose trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.
Whyte seems to have recovered his senses.
Ben Whyte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whyte throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Whyte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rose trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Whyte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rose digs a good hook to Whyte's body.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
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 Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rose lands a jab.#CUT#It looks like Ben Whyte has been cut.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Whyte like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Whyte from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
In his post fight interview, Adrian Rose started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Ben Whyte had this to say: 'Sorry guys, got to rewatch that fight, not sure what went wrong. '.

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