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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 162 p4p, 29 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 227 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class MT
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Wearmouth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida defending well as Wearmouth loads up on a big left hand.
Wearmouth scores with a jab.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wearmouth throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been informed that Wearmouth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yoshida throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Wearmouth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Wearmouth moved out of range nicely.
Wearmouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Yoshida.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Wearmouth.
Nice uppercut there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wearmouth clinches up against the cage.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yoshida.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida digs a right hand underneath Wearmouth's ribcage. Wearmouth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshida blocks an elbow strike.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoshida tries to circle away but Wearmouth has him pinned against the cage.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yoshida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wearmouth scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Wearmouth connects with a body shot.
Yoshida cracks Wearmouth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Wearmouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
We've been told by Yoshida's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Wearmouth works the jab nicely.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wearmouth throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Wearmouth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wearmouth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wearmouth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wearmouth's sensitive parts.
Yoshida misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoshida steps away.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Wearmouth misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshida is looking to slow Wearmouth down with leg kicks.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshida throws a hook to the side of Wearmouth's head but Wearmouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wearmouth momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Wearmouth blocks the low kick.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Wearmouth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Wearmouth slams his shin into Yoshida's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Wearmouth blocks a jab.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Wearmouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Wearmouth finds it's target.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Wearmouth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wearmouth connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshida's brow.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoshida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yoshida blocks an elbow strike.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Yoshida 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Yoshida wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yoshida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yoshida's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wearmouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida wants to get back to striking at distance but Wearmouth won't allow it.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a wild combination.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Yoshida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wearmouth up against the cage.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Yoshida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wearmouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Takashi Yoshida has been cut.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
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 cage.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takashi Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Yoshida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
Yoshida keeps Wearmouth at a distance using the push kick.
Wearmouth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yoshida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wearmouth scrambles back to his feet.
Yoshida throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Wearmouth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshida keeps Wearmouth at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Wearmouth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Wearmouth ducks under and follows up with a left that Wearmouth also avoids with ease.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wearmouth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Yoshida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Wearmouth.
Yoshida jabs at Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Wearmouth misses the target.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Wearmouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Wearmouth as he connects with a hook.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Wearmouth lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wearmouth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Yoshida - just one landing.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wearmouth.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida lands with an uppercut that bounces Wearmouth off the cage and back into range.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida connects with a right hand. Wearmouth shakes it off.
A lazy left from Wearmouth finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Wearmouth's legs.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wearmouth. That did some damage!
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wearmouth.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoshida steps away.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoshida 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
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