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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 22507 p4p, 721 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 8946 p4p, 709 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wearmouth throws a chopping leg kick but Krause manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krause looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Krause dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krause closes the distance and pushes Wearmouth back into the ropes.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause pushes Wearmouth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Krause on the inside.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Krause lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside that Krause shrugs off.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krause lands a body shot.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krause misses the jab.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Krause steps away.
Krause is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Krause's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krause down.
Sloppy strikes from Krause. Those never looked like landing.
Krause takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause misses with a shot to the body
and Krause takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Wearmouth darts in and clinches Krause up against the ropes.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a left hand.
Wearmouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krause defending well as Wearmouth loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Krause. Those never looked like landing.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Krause misses the target.
Wearmouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krause seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krause doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krause looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Wearmouth.
Krause has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wearmouth finds it's way round the side to connect with Krause's head.
Krause lands with a shot to the body.
Krause misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth lands with an uppercut that bounces Krause off the ropes and back into range.
Krause stuns Wearmouth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Krause. Beautiful body shot.
Krause takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth works the jab nicely.
Krause slips under a jab from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause lands an overhand right.
Wearmouth misses with an uppercut.
Wearmouth missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krause fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krause takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krause throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Wearmouth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krause fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth lands a glancing blow to the side of Krause's head.
Wearmouth throws a jab when Krause was well out of range.
Krause throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Wearmouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Krause scores with a jab to the head.
Krause slips a straight right by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Krause.
Wearmouth is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wearmouth dodges the punch combination from Krause.
Wearmouth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wearmouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wearmouth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krause misses with a left hand
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Krause coming out on top.
Wearmouth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wearmouth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth breaks from the clinch.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth thuds his right hand into Krause's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth darts in and clinches Krause up against the ropes.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause working aggressively here.
Wearmouth is leaning against Krause and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaine Krause is winning the standup battle so far.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krause throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Krause moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wearmouth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krause throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Krause keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wearmouth moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a right hand.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wearmouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wearmouth manages to break the clinch.
Krause walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wearmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wearmouth has closed the distance and engaged Krause in a clinch.
Krause misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
A short body shot lands from Krause as the two fighters clinch.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause takes an elbow to the temple.
Wearmouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth scores with a nice right hand.
Krause feints and then cracks Wearmouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wearmouth down.
Wearmouth tries to keep at a distance but Krause has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth breaks from the clinch.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick.
Wearmouth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Krause misses its intended target.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wearmouth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krause walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wearmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wearmouth lands with an uppercut that bounces Krause off the ropes and back into range.
Wearmouth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Krause misses.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Krause.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wearmouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krause finds it's way round the side to connect with Wearmouth's head.
Krause rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wearmouth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Krause backs off Wearmouth throws a huge counter combo but Krause manages to avoid it all.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wearmouth, as that shot connected.
A big left from Krause misses.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Krause steps away.
Wearmouth is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth is looking to clinch.
Krause is looking to counter the offense by Wearmouth and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause keeps the fight on the outside.
Krause swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wearmouth to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Krause.
Wearmouth cracks the inside of Krause's front leg.
Wearmouth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Krause is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
A short left from Krause.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Kaine Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krause with a nice cross.
Krause tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wearmouth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krause is out of range.
Krause fails to land with a series of punches.
Krause fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wearmouth checks it well.
Krause getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wearmouth thuds a left hand into Krause's body.
Wearmouth works Krause's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Krause misses.
Wearmouth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krause with a body shot.
Wearmouth keeps Krause at a distance using the push kick.
Krause looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krause swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wearmouth has managed to clinch.
Krause tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Krause.
Krause lands with a short shot to the head.
Krause lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
A right hand to the body from Wearmouth.
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.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wearmouth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Kaine Krause's cut is getting worse.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth digs a right hand underneath Krause's ribcage. Krause let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wearmouth pushes Krause back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Krause blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth rushes Krause and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wearmouth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth scores with a hook.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Krause.
Wearmouth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krause is looking to clinch but Wearmouth is avoiding it.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Wearmouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wearmouth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
An out of breath Dave Wearmouth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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