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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 494 p4p, 80 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 659 p4p, 97 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wearmouth
vs
Mayoniko

183 cm
32
187 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

185 cm
38
170 lbs
24 - 12 - 3

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayoniko looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth blocks a leg kick.
Mayoniko throws a leg kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Nice cross by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Mayoniko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wearmouth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the body kick from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mayoniko lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayoniko with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayoniko throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.

Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayoniko's efforts to push away.
Mayoniko working aggressively here.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
Wearmouth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mayoniko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mayoniko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayoniko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth moves in looking to clinch but Mayoniko pushes him off.
Mayoniko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wearmouth's hands.
Wearmouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Wearmouth.
Yoki Mayoniko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayoniko is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head.
Mayoniko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.

Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayoniko connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Mayoniko strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Wearmouth catches Mayoniko right on the button with a cross.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth digs a good hook to Mayoniko's body.
Mayoniko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mayoniko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayoniko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range and Mayoniko settles back down.
Wearmouth cracks a nice hook into Mayoniko's ribs.
Wearmouth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayoniko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Wearmouth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mayoniko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Wearmouth cracks the inside of Mayoniko's front leg.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Mayoniko.
Wearmouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayoniko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wearmouth scrambles back to his feet.
Mayoniko avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Mayoniko missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayoniko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wearmouth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko with a nice cross.
Wearmouth works over Mayoniko's head and body with a nice combination.
Mayoniko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range and Mayoniko settles back down.
Mayoniko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayoniko throws out the jab.
Wearmouth throws a solid leg kick but Mayoniko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wearmouth.
Mayoniko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayoniko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wearmouth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wearmouth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mayoniko manages to circle out of the way.
Mayoniko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Mayoniko circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Wearmouth as he checks the leg kick.
Mayoniko lands a slapping body shot.
Mayoniko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Wearmouth as he connects with a hook.
Mayoniko works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wearmouth darts in and clinches Mayoniko up against the cage.
Mayoniko takes an elbow to the temple.

Mayoniko breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Wearmouth catches Mayoniko right on the button with a cross.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko blocks a low kick nicely.
Mayoniko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wearmouth wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wearmouth cracks Mayoniko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wearmouth scores with a sloppy right hand. Mayoniko should have avoided that one.
Mayoniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayoniko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayoniko.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayoniko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayoniko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws an overhand right that lands on Mayoniko's shoulder, as Mayoniko tries to avoid the shot.
Mayoniko lands a body shot.
Mayoniko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoki Mayoniko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wearmouth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayoniko takes a step back to recover.
Mayoniko fakes the leg kick and cracks Wearmouth in the body.
Wearmouth 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.
Wearmouth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a two punch combo.
Mayoniko defending well as Wearmouth loads up on a big left hand.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayoniko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayoniko connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Mayoniko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayoniko.
Yoki Mayoniko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayoniko scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayoniko looks to land a left hand but Wearmouth moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside that Mayoniko shrugs off.

It looks like Yoki Mayoniko has been cut.
Mayoniko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow strike.
Mayoniko tries to break free but Wearmouth pushes him back against the cage.
Wearmouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Mayoniko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mayoniko breaks the clinch.
Wearmouth scores with a hook to the body. Mayoniko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayoniko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wearmouth tries to counter by clinching up but Mayoniko breaks away and moves out of range.
Mayoniko looks to land a body kick but Wearmouth moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wearmouth misses the target.
Mayoniko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wearmouth checks a leg kick nicely.
Mayoniko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Mayoniko moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mayoniko's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayoniko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mayoniko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Mayoniko avoids it easily.
Mayoniko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko defending well as Wearmouth loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayoniko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands with a slapping head kick.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko misses with a looping left.
Mayoniko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot.
Mayoniko fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Mayoniko throws a body kick.
Mayoniko misses with a wild body shot.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
Mayoniko feints a counter leg kick.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayoniko misses the target.
Mayoniko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayoniko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wearmouth.
Mayoniko avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Mayoniko throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mayoniko misses.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko connects with a solid leg kick.
Wearmouth walks into a jab.
Mayoniko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayoniko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayoniko there as he acknowledges the shot.

Wearmouth gets a clinch.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Mayoniko avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the cage.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.

Mayoniko manages to break the clinch.

Wearmouth has managed to clinch.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Mayoniko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayoniko throws a head punch that misses.
Mayoniko is trying to break the clinch but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
Mayoniko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Mayoniko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth has Mayoniko pressed against the cage, preventing Mayoniko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mayoniko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
As Mayoniko tries to get set, Wearmouth tries to push him back and clinch up but Mayoniko manages to avoid the attempt.
Mayoniko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayoniko.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but Mayoniko avoids it.
Wearmouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayoniko.
Wearmouth throws a body punch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko lands a slapping body shot.
Mayoniko misses with a hook. Wearmouth ducked under it nicely.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayoniko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayoniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayoniko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Wearmouth darts in and clinches Mayoniko up against the cage.
Mayoniko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoki Mayoniko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yoki Mayoniko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Mayoniko misses the jab.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth takes one to the chin there.
Wearmouth is looking to slow Mayoniko down with leg kicks.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Mayoniko throws a good cross that connects.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Mayoniko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayoniko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayoniko avoids the body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayoniko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayoniko loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Mayoniko throws a sloppy head kick and Wearmouth moves out of range easily.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Mayoniko is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wearmouth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayoniko throws a shot from downtown. Wearmouth moves away and avoids it.
Wearmouth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Mayoniko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wearmouth lands with a nice combination. Mayoniko backs away looking to recover.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Mayoniko.
A head kick from Wearmouth lands but Mayoniko takes it in his stride.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayoniko. Mayoniko obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayoniko cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Mayoniko.

Wearmouth rushes Mayoniko and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
Mayoniko misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayoniko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko blocks an uppercut.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mayoniko manages to break the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to clinch there but Mayoniko circles away.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
Wearmouth blocks the body kick.
Wearmouth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mayoniko manages to circle out of the way.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Mayoniko moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Mayoniko throws out a counter right but Wearmouth avoids it with no problem.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Mayoniko moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Wearmouth tries to move into range but Mayoniko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mayoniko swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth tries to clinch there but Mayoniko circles away.
Mayoniko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayoniko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Wearmouth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good leg kick by Mayoniko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayoniko.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Mayoniko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Mayoniko.
Wearmouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayoniko.
Mayoniko misses with a straight right.
Mayoniko misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Mayoniko lands.
Mayoniko blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to work over Mayoniko's front leg with a kick but Mayoniko checks it.
Mayoniko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayoniko scores with a decent looking hook.
Mayoniko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of 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!
Mayoniko lands with a good body shot.
Mayoniko throws a low kick but Wearmouth avoids it.
Wearmouth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wearmouth in his tracks.
Mayoniko blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayoniko! But no joy.
Wearmouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayoniko throws a shot to the body.
Wearmouth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wearmouth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayoniko cracks Wearmouth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mayoniko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Mayoniko circles away and keeps his distance.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayoniko dips to his left and cracks Wearmouth with an uppercut!
Mayoniko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayoniko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mayoniko lands a jab to the head.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoki Mayoniko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayoniko circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mayoniko counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoki Mayoniko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayoniko 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 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

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