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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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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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