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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 789 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 115 p4p, 254 weight class). Vettori's entrance music is Police On My Back- The Rocketz. A fine choice. Dave Wearmouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Nice uppercut lands for Vettori. That snapped Wearmouth's head back.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Vettori is predictable there
and Wearmouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vettori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Vettori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Vettori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wearmouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Vettori.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori throws a front kick that sends Wearmouth stumbling back into the ropes.
Wearmouth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wearmouth scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori misses with a series of wild punches.
Wearmouth instigates a clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a knee strike.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wearmouth.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Vettori tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vettori!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wearmouth.
Vettori lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth clinches up against the ropes.
Vettori tries to break the clinch but Wearmouth is controlling the position.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Vettori avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori works on Wearmouth's body with a couple of short punches.
Vettori avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands a right hand.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Wearmouth lands a shot to the body.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Nice body punch from Vettori - that landed with a thud.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Vettori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth managing to block the knees to the body from Vettori.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wearmouth blocks it with crossed arms.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wearmouth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vettori is defending well for now.
Vettori connects with a knee to the head.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Vettori scores with a knee to the head.
Vettori avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori manages to break the clinch.
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Wearmouth down.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wearmouth tries a quick counter leg kick but Vettori is wise to it.
Wearmouth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori jabs Wearmouth right on the nose. Wearmouth blinks but takes it well.
Wearmouth moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vettori tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori looking to throw knees to the head but Wearmouth is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick from Wearmouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth misses with a straight right.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth misses with a hook.
Vettori with a jab.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vettori with a hook.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wearmouth takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Vettori dips to his left and cracks Wearmouth with an uppercut!
Vettori lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a high kick!
Wearmouth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wearmouth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Vettori.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick
and Vettori counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Vettori moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWearmouth.
Wearmouth jabs at Vettori's body.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori misses with a shot to the body
letting Wearmouth counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wearmouth clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vettori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Wearmouth avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Vettori pushes Wearmouth back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vettori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wearmouth or not.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with a few strikes there.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wearmouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Vettori steps away.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wearmouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Wearmouth finds it's target.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Vettori ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wearmouth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wearmouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wearmouth checks a low kick from Vettori.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wearmouth to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Vettori throws a right and a left that Wearmouth avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Vettori.
Wearmouth throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Vettori misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a low kick, right behind Vettori 's knee.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Vettori moves away and avoids it.
Vettori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vettori throws a nice head kick!
Vettori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Wearmouth misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Wearmouth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vettori.
Vettori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth walks into a straight right hand from Vettori.
Vettori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori lunges at Wearmouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wearmouth's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wearmouth just manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Wearmouth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori lands a head shot.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wearmouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
Vettori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori connects with a right hand. Wearmouth shakes it off.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wearmouth tries to score with a low kick but Vettori moves his leg out of the way.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vettori checks it well.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wearmouth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vettori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wearmouth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wearmouth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Wearmouth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori misses with a body kick.
Wearmouth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wearmouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Wearmouth's head.
Wearmouth slips a straight right by Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wearmouth takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Vettori.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vettori throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
Vettori avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Vettori throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Vettori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wearmouth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Wearmouth's leg. Wearmouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vettori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wearmouth walks into a stiff left hand from Vettori.
Wearmouth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vettori.
Wearmouth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wearmouth.
Vettori cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Wearmouth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth works the jab nicely.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Vettori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wearmouth doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vettori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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