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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 876 p4p, 6142 weight class) and Weimin Liaw (ranked 139 p4p, 655 weight class). Dave Wearmouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wearmouth looks for the body kick but Liaw saw that one coming.
Wearmouth pushes Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Wearmouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liaw's elbow.
Liaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Liaw.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth avoiding damage as Liaw throws knees to the body.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Wearmouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Wearmouth jabs Liaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth feints a jab promting Liaw to slip. Wearmouth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wearmouth with a nice calf kick.
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!
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liaw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wearmouth defending well as Liaw loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wearmouth. That's going to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Liaw seems unphased.
Liaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Liaw is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Liaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wearmouth can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wearmouth throws a leg kick
and Liaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dave Wearmouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Wearmouth throws a front kick that sends Liaw stumbling back into the ropes.
Some bone on bone action there as Liaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth is looking to wear down Liaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liaw misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wearmouth misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wearmouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Liaw lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
A head punch on the inside from Liaw fails to land.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liaw can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liaw.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Liaw controls the action.
Liaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wearmouth lands with a kick to the temple. Liaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Liaw blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wearmouth up against the ropes.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liaw is trying to push Wearmouth away but Wearmouth has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liaw forces Wearmouth back against the ropes and clinches.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liaw blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wearmouth, as that shot connected.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liaw.
Wearmouth connects with a high kick.
Liaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wearmouth finds it's way round the side to connect with Liaw's head.
Liaw is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth moves into range and clinches up with Liaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liaw.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liaw tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liaw trying to control the position but instead, Wearmouth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liaw into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Liaw back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Liaw won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liaw's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wearmouth forces Liaw back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Liaw is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liaw has his back to the ropes.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Liaw didn't see that one coming.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Liaw.
Wearmouth with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a wild body kick that Liaw sees coming a mile off.
Liaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wearmouth with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liaw.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liaw.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up but Liaw circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Wearmouth finds it's way through Liaw's defenses.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but Liaw moves out of range.
Liaw throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wearmouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liaw counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses
and Liaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Liaw takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Liaw avoids it well.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Liaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liaw throws a big counter head kick but Wearmouth avoids it with no problem.
Liaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Wearmouth.
A countering left hand to the body from Liaw misses.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wearmouth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Wearmouth backs off Liaw throws a huge counter combo but Wearmouth manages to avoid it all.
A left lands for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Liaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wearmouth misses with the body kick
and Liaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth wants to clinch up but Liaw keeps it at a distance.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wearmouth misses the body punch
and Liaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wearmouth's knee momentarily.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy body shot
and Liaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liaw keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liaw! But no joy.
Wearmouth connects with a solid leg kick.
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Liaw missing with knees to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wearmouth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Liaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liaw down.
Wearmouth thuds his shin into the meat of Liaw's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth clinches up with Liaw and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Liaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liaw takes a shot to the head.
Liaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Liaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Liaw - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Wearmouth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wearmouth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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