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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 1230 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 170 p4p, 200 weight class). Marsden Jr comes to the ring accompanied by 7 Words by Deftones. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden Jr has closed the distance and engaged Wearmouth in a clinch.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsden Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Wearmouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marsden Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Marsden Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Marsden Jr is blocking nicely.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Marsden Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marsden Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marsden Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr is breathing heavily.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth can't find room to land a body shot as Marsden Jr controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
It looks like Brandon Marsden Jr has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes Marsden Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Marsden Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Wearmouth.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wearmouth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Marsden Jr works Wearmouth's body with a nice hook.
Marsden Jr blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Marsden Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth throws a counter combo.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body. Wearmouth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth missing with a left hand there. Marsden Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wearmouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Marsden Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wearmouth pushes Marsden Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Marsden Jr takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr avoiding damage as Wearmouth throws knees to the body.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Marsden Jr avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the ropes.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden Jr avoids it.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wearmouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wearmouth cracks Marsden Jr with a nice body shot.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
And that is 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 Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marsden Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Marsden Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook.
Marsden Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Marsden Jr slips the punch.
Marsden Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marsden Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsden Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsden Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wearmouth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Wearmouth.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marsden Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth missing with knees to the body.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsden Jr avoids it.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth lands a good knee to the midsection. Marsden Jr won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth trying to land knees to the body.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden Jr.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Wearmouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Marsden Jr throws a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Marsden Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a thumping low kick.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a looping overhand right but Wearmouth ducks down to avoid it.
Wearmouth lands with a straight right. Marsden Jr didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Marsden Jr lands with a left to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsden Jr is defending well for now.
Wearmouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marsden Jr's brow.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Marsden Jr's head.
Wearmouth is leaning against Marsden Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth tries to land knees in the clinch but Marsden Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandon Marsden Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Wearmouth lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Marsden Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
A head punch on the inside from Marsden Jr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden Jr.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Marsden Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsden Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marsden Jrs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a knee to the head but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Brandon Marsden Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yo, in my mind, I didn't lose that fight. You know, you got this punks who roided up, and I'm all natural.'.
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