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CCF FN 10:Abel vs Wearmouth PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Molby (ranked 9454 p4p, 778 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 9783 p4p, 787 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Molby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molby throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molby swinging wildly here.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Molby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Molby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Molby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Molby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Molby up against the cage.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Molby.
Molby swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Molby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Molby fails to land.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Molby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis trying to stall but Molby improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molby.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molby.
Molby misses with some punches.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Molby avoids the damage to the body.
Davis tries a body shot but Molby blocks it.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Molby has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Molby dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Molby wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Molby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Molby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molby tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molby wants a takedown but no success here.
Molby blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molby is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Molby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis slows down the pace here.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Molby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Molby throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Molby struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Molby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Molby has Davis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Molby pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davis tumbling to the mat - Molby dives into Davis's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Molby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molby passes into half guard.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Molby in his half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Davis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Molby 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.
Molby'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking to control Molby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Molby wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Molby passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Davis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ground and pound from Molby.
Molby controlling the action here.
Molby is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Molby not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Molby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Molby is stalling here. Davis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Molby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Davis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Molby is trying to improve his position.
Molby manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davis's best efforts.
Molby trying to control but Davis postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Molby's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan Molby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Molby wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molby is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Molby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Molby dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davis wants to clinch.
Jan Molby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Molby pushes him off.
A lazy body kick from Davis
and Molby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Molby controlling from the top position.
Molby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molby is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
Molby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Molby is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Molby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molby throwing strikes but missing.
Molby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Molby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Molby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Molby avoids the head kick by Davis.
Molby shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Molby passes into half guard.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Molby is looking to stall here but Davis recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molby wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Molby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Molby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Molby from controlling successfully.
Molby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Molby scoring with some ground and pound.
Molby is stalling in the full guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Molby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molby trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Molby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molby 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Molby!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Faustin (ranked 24343 p4p, 522 weight class) and Max Robespierre (ranked 9239 p4p, 492 weight class). Faustin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glukoza Schweine. Robespierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - One More Time. Mikhail Faustin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Faustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Robespierre!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faustin looks to land a combination but Robespierre avoids it well.
Robespierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faustin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robespierre.
Robespierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faustin swivels and escapes.
Faustin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robespierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Robespierre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robespierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faustin.
Faustin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robespierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faustin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robespierre, right into the meat.
Faustin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robespierre 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.
Robespierre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faustin is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faustin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faustin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robespierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robespierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faustin. That did some damage!
Robespierre throws a leg kick but Faustin checks it.
Faustin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robespierre.
Oooooh!!! Faustin has knocked Robespierre down with a huge combo! Faustin steps away and waves a wobbly Robespierre back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Robespierre is rocked!
It looks like Max Robespierre has been cut.
Faustin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robespierre.
Robespierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Faustin finish him?
Faustin dances in with a quick combination. Robespierre is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Faustin snaps Robespierre's head back. Robespierre stumbles backwards against the cage. Faustin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Robespierre's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Robespierre just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikhail Faustin!
Max Robespierre spoke after the fight, saying 'Merde!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baines McAdvar (ranked 5744 p4p, 65 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 7544 p4p, 228 weight class). Baines McAdvar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baines McAdvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdvar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McAdvar throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McAdvar.
McAdvar jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McAdvar misses with the combination.
And Romero tries to counter it with a takedown but McAdvar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McAdvar jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baines McAdvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAdvar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McAdvar lands the left hand.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. McAdvar tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McAdvar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAdvar sends Romero crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McAdvar is motioning to the referee to let Romero up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! McAdvar connects with the perfect overhand right and Romero falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for McAdvar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baines McAdvar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jo Asce (ranked 24695 p4p, 777 weight class) and Jesus Willian Jr (ranked 2517 p4p, 316 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jo Asce has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jo Asce seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jo Asce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Willian Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Asce slams his shin into Willian Jr's torso.
Asce swings for the body but Willian Jr moves out of range.
Asce stalks Willian Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Willian Jr's face. Willian Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Willian Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Willian Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willian Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Willian Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asce.
Willian Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willian Jr drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Willian Jr as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Asce screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Willian Jr! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jesus Willian Jr!
Jesus Willian Jr took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hadley (ranked 4875 p4p, 477 weight class) and Francis Ngannou (ranked 4466 p4p, 440 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngannou misses with a double jab.
Hadley tries to clinch up.
Ngannou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hadley walks into a jab.
It looks like Ryan Hadley has been cut.
Ngannou misses with a few strikes there.
Hadley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngannou scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ngannou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ngannou.
Ryan Hadley's cut is getting worse.
Ngannou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ngannou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ngannou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ngannou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hadley is rocked!
Hadley throws a sloppy head kick and Ngannou moves out of range easily.
Ngannou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadley has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ngannou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ngannou misses with a double jab.
Ngannou looks winded!
Ngannou drops Hadley with a nice combination! Ngannou dives into Hadley's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Hadley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan Hadley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ngannou gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngannou. Hadley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hadley seems to have got his legs back now.
Hadley is looking to land body kicks.
Ngannou keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngannou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ngannou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis Ngannou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngannou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ngannou misses with a body shot.
Ngannou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hadley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ngannou unleashes a big counter combination but Hadley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Ngannou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngannou blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou throws an overhand right that lands on Hadley's shoulder, as Hadley tries to avoid the shot.
Hadley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ngannou.
Hadley walks into a jab.
Jeez, Ryan Hadley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ngannou connects with a body shot that sends Hadley's belly button to the back.
Ngannou throws a body shot but no joy.
Ngannou throws a right hand that Hadley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hadley also avoids with ease.
Ngannou throws a series of punches but Hadley avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Hadley with that takedown attempt.
Hadley misses with the combination.
Ngannou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ngannou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hadley somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hadley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngannou connects with a body shot that sends Hadley's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hadley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ngannou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hadley throws a right and a left that Ngannou avoids nicely.
Ngannou looks to land a combination but Hadley avoids it well.
Ngannou throws a big shot that misses.
Hadley tries to bum rush Ngannou with a series of wild strikes but Ngannou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ngannou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ngannou throws a series of punches but Hadley avoids them all with ease.
Ngannou is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hadley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ngannou swats away the attempt to clinch by Hadley.
Nice sprawl there from Ngannou as Hadley shoots in.
Ngannou throws a shot from downtown. Hadley moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou fails to land with a series of punches.
Hadley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngannou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngannou throws a nice looking combination but Hadley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hadley throws a sloppy head kick and Ngannou moves out of range easily.
Hadley misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hadley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngannou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hadley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngannou.
Francis Ngannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ngannou tries to avoid it but Hadley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ngannou to the ground. Ngannou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ngannou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hadley tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngannou throws a looping overhand right but Hadley ducks down to avoid it.
Hadley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ngannou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ngannou misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ngannou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hadley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ngannou throws a combination. Hadley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ngannou throws a series of punches but Hadley avoids them all with ease.
Hadley dives in and grabs Ngannou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ngannou pushes down on Hadley's head and hops out.
Ngannou throws a body punch but Hadley moves out of range.
As Ngannou looks to move away, Hadley throws a big counter combo but Ngannou just gets out of the way.
Hadley lands a high kick!
Ngannou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hadley is looking to clinch.
Ngannou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ngannou lands with a nice combination. Hadley backs away looking to recover.
Ngannou looks to land a combination. Hadley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley looks to land a combination. Ngannou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hadley!
Hadley drops his hands momentarily and Ngannou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ngannou misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngannou slips a jab and a cross from Hadley.
Ngannou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hadley backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hadley as he connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hadley.
A combination from Hadley does no damage.
Ngannou fails to land with a series of punches.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ngannou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ngannou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hadley throws a series of punches but Ngannou moves out of range.
Ngannou looks to land a left hand but Hadley moved out of range nicely.
Ngannou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hadley tries to clinch up.
Ngannou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hadley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Ngannou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hadley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hadley with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley throws a nice looking combination but Ngannou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hadley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hadley misses with the combination.
Hadley shoots in for a double leg but Ngannou sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hadley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ngannou cracks Hadley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ngannou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryan Hadley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngannou cracks a nice hook into Hadley's ribs.
Ngannou throws a right and a left that Hadley avoids nicely.
Ngannou missing with a left hand there. Hadley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ngannou fails to land with a series of punches.
Hadley tries to clinch up but Ngannou circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley wants to clinch up but Ngannou keeps it at a distance.
Ngannou misses with a hook. Hadley ducked under it nicely.
Ngannou's corner calls for a 1-2. Ngannou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hadley. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hadley thows a body kick. Ngannou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Hadley.
Ngannou misses with a few strikes there.
Ngannou misses with a straight left.
Hadley misses with a body shot.
Hadley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ngannou.
Ngannou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hadley.
Hadley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ngannou.
Ngannou misses with a looping right.
Hadley throws a lazy right hand but Ngannou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou looks to score with a jab to the body but Hadley is just out of range.
Hadley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hadley shoots in for a takedown but Ngannou shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Ngannou misses.
Ngannou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hadley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngannou.
Hadley misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Ngannou misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngannou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hadley.
Ngannou lands a nice hook to Hadley's body. Hadley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hadley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngannou.
Ngannou feints a jab promting Hadley to slip. Ngannou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hadley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ngannou keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngannou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ngannou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Francis Ngannou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ngannou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hadley.
Ngannou feints a jab promting Hadley to slip. Ngannou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hadley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hadley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ngannou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hadley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ngannou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hadley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hadley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ngannou.
Ngannou misses with the combination.
Hadley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ngannou throws a body punch but Hadley moves out of range.
Hadley slips a jab and a cross from Ngannou.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngannou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ngannou looks to land a right hand but Hadley moved out of range.
Hadley misses with a few strikes there.
Ngannou avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ngannou throws out the jab.
Hadley feinted with a counter takedown.
Hadley throws a series of punches but Ngannou moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngannou misses the shot to the body.
Hadley wants to clinch.
Ngannou lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hadley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngannou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hadley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hadley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ngannou connects with a right hand. Hadley shakes it off.
Ngannou misses with a double jab.
Hadley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ngannou fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Ngannou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ngannou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hadley throws a series of punches but Ngannou avoids them all with ease.
Hadley misses with a body kick.
Ngannou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hadley back to the cage. Ngannou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadley connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tests Hadley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngannou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ngannou slips a jab and a cross from Hadley.
Ngannou works over Hadley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hadley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ngannou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Ngannou does no damage.
Ngannou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ngannou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ngannou looks to land a left hand but Hadley moved out of range nicely.
Ngannou keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ngannou scores with a decent looking hook.
Hadley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngannou throws a nice looking combination but Hadley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hadley moves in looking to clinch but Ngannou pushes him off.
Hadley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ngannou takes a step back to recover.
Ngannou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hadley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ngannou.
Hadley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hadley moves in looking to clinch but Ngannou pushes him off.
Ngannou misses with a double jab.
As Ngannou looks to move away, Hadley throws a big counter combo but Ngannou just gets out of the way.
Hadley scores with a spinning back kick!
Ngannou slips a jab and a cross from Hadley.
Hadley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngannou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hadley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ngannou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hadley shoots for a double leg takedown but Ngannou sprawls well. He's pushed Hadley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hadley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadley slips a straight right by Ngannou.
Hadley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hadley slips a straight right by Ngannou.
Ngannou throws a nice looking combination but Hadley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hadley tries to counter with a takedown but Ngannou is quick to defend against it.
Ngannou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hadley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ngannou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hadley thows a body kick. Ngannou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hadley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ngannou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hadley counters with a takedown into side control.
Ngannou tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngannou is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Ngannou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ngannou 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Ngannou!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rouhullah Jafari (ranked 4522 p4p, 159 weight class) and Freddie Miller (ranked 5340 p4p, 175 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rouhullah Jafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafari throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jafari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jafari lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Jafari.
Jafari throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller 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.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jafari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Jafari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jafari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Jafari cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Jafari.
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!
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Jafari tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Jafari's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafari.
Miller lands a body punch.
Jafari is breathing heavily.
A short right from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jafari or not.
A short left from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller throws a hook but Jafari avoids it easily.
Miller throws a jab when Jafari was well out of range.
Jafari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Miller cracks Jafari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Miller has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jafari to stand back up!
Jafari is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Jafari's shoulder, as Jafari tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Jafari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller steps in with a hook that catches Jafari right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Miller follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jafari looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddie Miller!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 4828 p4p, 371 weight class) and Marcus DaSilva (ranked 4177 p4p, 339 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying DaSilva's choice of entrance music: Wong Fei Hung Theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus DaSilva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaSilva throws a combination that misses
and Kishimoto counters with a nice double leg into side control. DaSilva won't be happy with that.
Kishimoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kishimoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kishimoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kishimoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but DaSilva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaSilva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kishimoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but DaSilva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kishimoto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for DaSilva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… DaSilva turns into him and now he's in Kishimoto's guard.
DaSilva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kishimoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DaSilva has managed to get both his arms back between Kishimoto's legs - danger averted.
Kishimoto has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think DaSilva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kishimoto has tightened it up now! DaSilva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daichi Kishimoto!
Daichi Kishimoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Marcus DaSilva had this to say: 'I win or I learn. Tonight I feel I learned. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 2866 p4p, 382 weight class) and Bob Grill (ranked 4785 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grill swinging wildly here.
Moore half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moore misses with a hook
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Grill scores with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Grill there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Grill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
A slow jab from Grill misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Grill moved out of range nicely.
Grill loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Grill.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore throws a leg kick but Grill moved away.
Grill misses with a hook.
Moore misses with a right hand
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
A big right from Grill misses.
Grill lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore is rocked!
Grill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grill drops Moore with a big left hand! Moore is injured, injured bad! Grill jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Grill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1376 p4p, 187 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 22700 p4p, 757 weight class). Abel's entrance music is Express Yourself. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth scores with a head kick. Abel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth throws a body kick that misses.
Wearmouth tries to work over Abel's front leg with a kick but Abel checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Abel slips a straight right by Wearmouth.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wearmouth throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Wearmouth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wearmouth.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Wearmouth avoided it.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Abel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abel down.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick. Abel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wearmouth misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
Abel takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wearmouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abel is able to avoid easily.
Wearmouth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abel is looking to counter punch.
Wearmouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Abel throws a low kick, looking for Wearmouth's leg but Wearmouth calmly moves out of range.
Wearmouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abel tried to score with a low kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth throws a combination that misses
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
Abel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wearmouth.
Nice body kick there by Abel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick. Abel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Abel counters with a left and a right that stings Wearmouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but Abel avoids it.
Wearmouth tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel tries to land a front kick but Wearmouth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wearmouth.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wearmouth just manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth is looking to land body kicks.
Abel takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wearmouth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Abel moves away from the strike by Wearmouth.
Abel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wearmouth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Wearmouth as he checks the leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with a double jab.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Abel moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Wearmouth.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Abel pushes Wearmouth up against the cage in a clinch.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Abel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Abel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wearmouth.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
Abel throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
Wearmouth feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a straight right. Wearmouth didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Abel moves away and avoids it.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Abel's leg but Abel calmly moves out of range.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick as Abel jumps back.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abel.
Abel avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Wearmouth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Wearmouth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Abel.
Abel throws a wild body kick that Wearmouth sees coming a mile off.
Abel lands with a straight right. Wearmouth didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abel looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel lands a head kick!
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Abel fakes the leg kick and cracks Wearmouth in the body.
Abel throws a jab when Wearmouth was well out of range.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Abel misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth thumps Abel with a low kick.
Abel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abel!
Abel throws a nice looking combination but Wearmouth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abel with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abel cracks Wearmouth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abel slips a straight right by Wearmouth.
A leg kick checked by Abel.
Abel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wearmouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel cracks the inside of Wearmouth's front leg.
Abel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Abel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wearmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wearmouth is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wearmouth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wearmouth gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abel's brow.
Wearmouth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Abel moves away
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wearmouth to score with a decent uppercut.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Abel moves out of range.
Abel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Abel scores with a jab.
Abel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abel throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth fails to land with a series of punches.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth throws a lazy head kick
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth throws a big shot that misses.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abel tried to score with a low kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Abel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wearmouth blocks a leg kick.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abel.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Donk. Abel catches Wearmouth right on the button with a cross.
Abel thumps Wearmouth with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abel is able to avoid easily.
Abel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wearmouth. Wearmouth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel lands a nice looking body shot.
Abel 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.
Abel throws a front kick aimed at Wearmouth's knee but Wearmouth avoids it well.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Wearmouth misses its intended target.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Abel - just one landing.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Abel.
Abel throws a leg kick but Wearmouth moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel throws a head kick but Wearmouth moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abel doesn't seem bothered though.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wearmouth throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Abel didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abel, pushing him back against the cage.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abel's defenses.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Abel.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Wearmouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth tries a quick counter leg kick but Abel is wise to it.
Abel blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the body.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wearmouth.
Abel misses with a hook.
Wearmouth cracks the inside of Abel's front leg.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Abel tries to keep at a distance but Wearmouth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel misses with an elbow over the top.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel blocks the elbow strike.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth pushes Abel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a shot to the body.
Abel jumps guard but Wearmouth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wearmouth lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abel's defenses.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the 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!
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Abel throws a body kick that misses.
Abel connects with a looping right hand.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth thumps Abel with a low kick.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wearmouth! But no joy.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Wearmouth misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abel.
Abel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wearmouth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel slips a jab from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wearmouth scoring well with a low kick there.
Wearmouth throws a series of punches but Abel avoids them all with ease.
Abel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wearmouth missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel scores with a sloppy right hand. Wearmouth should have avoided that one.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel fakes the leg kick and cracks Wearmouth in the body.
Wearmouth clinches up against the cage.
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!
Abel blocks an elbow strike.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with some punches.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abel.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Abel.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a shot to the body.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel presses Wearmouth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow over the top.
Wearmouth lands a damaging elbow.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Abel jumps guard but Wearmouth stands there with Abel around his waist. Abel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth lands with an uppercut that bounces Abel off the cage and back into range.
Wearmouth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abel is rocked!
Abel missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Abel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A cross from Wearmouth lands.
Wearmouth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wearmouth 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.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel throws a right hand that Wearmouth ducks under and follows up with a left that Wearmouth also avoids with ease.
Abel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abel seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Wearmouth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth is looking to slow Abel down with leg kicks.
A big left from Wearmouth misses.
Wearmouth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth walks into a left hand.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth is looking to score with low kicks.
Wearmouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Abel.
Wearmouth looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abel swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abel ducks right into an uppercut from Wearmouth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abel connects with a high kick.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth misses with the combination.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Wearmouth blocks it.
Abel throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
Abel slips under a jab.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Wearmouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wearmouth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Abel gets tackled into the cage by Wearmouth. Wearmouth maintains the clinch.
Abel is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Abel in his tracks for a moment.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Wearmouth.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abel.
Wearmouth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Wearmouth scores with a hook to the body. Abel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth lunges at Abel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abel's hand.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Abel moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Abel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Abel moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Abel.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wearmouth scores with a decent looking hook.
Wearmouth motions for Abel to come forward. Wearmouth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth scores with a push kick.
Abel avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wearmouth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Wearmouth cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Abel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Abel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wearmouth. Wearmouth obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Abel.
Abel scores with a sloppy right hand. Wearmouth should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Wearmouth.
Abel misses with a hook. Wearmouth ducked under it nicely.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wearmouth.
Abel throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel needs to keep his hands up - Wearmouth had a free shot at his head there.
Abel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Abel.
Abel misses with an uppercut
letting Wearmouth counter with a right hand.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Wearmouth ducks down to avoid it.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abel throws a poor cross that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a good low kick that Abel was not able to check.
Abel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abel tries to land a leg kick but Wearmouth saw it coming and moves away.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick which misses Abel's front leg but catches the back leg as Abel tries to avoid it.
Abel throws a head kick but Wearmouth moves out of range.
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.
Good exchange - Wearmouth coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Abel misses with a body kick.
Wearmouth clobbers Abel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wearmouth lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wearmouth 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth is the new middleweight champion!
Dave Wearmouth was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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