PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 669 p4p, 80 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 1407 p4p, 178 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wearmouth
vs
Voronin

183 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks the body kick.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Voronin moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
Voronin is looking to slow Wearmouth down with leg kicks.
Wearmouth misses the jab.
Voronin misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wearmouth with a body shot.
Voronin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Voronin's leg but Voronin calmly moves out of range.
Voronin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Voronin lands a jab to the nose.
Wearmouth walks into a stiff left hand from Voronin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Wearmouth. Beautiful body shot.
Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left and a right from Wearmouth both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin avoids the head kick by Wearmouth.
Voronin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wearmouth blocks a leg kick.
Voronin slips under a jab from Wearmouth.
Voronin slips under a jab from Wearmouth.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.
Voronin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voronin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Voronin.

Voronin drives through and clinches with Wearmouth against the cage.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Voronin digs a right hand underneath Wearmouth's ribcage. Wearmouth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.

Wearmouth breaks the clinch.
Wearmouth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick as Voronin jumps back.
Voronin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin tries to work over Wearmouth's front leg with a kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Some wild striking there from Voronin.
Wearmouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wearmouth - just one landing.
A jab from Wearmouth misses.
Voronin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wearmouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wearmouth misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Voronin ducks down to avoid it.
Voronin throws a half hearted mid kick.

Voronin pushes Wearmouth up against the cage in a clinch.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voronin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Voronin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wearmouth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Voronin can turn it around.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Voronin 's eye.
A short left from Wearmouth.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Voronin.

Wearmouth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voronin slips under a jab from Wearmouth.
Voronin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wearmouth scores with a leg kick.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wearmouth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Wearmouth.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Voronin lands the left hand.
Voronin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
Voronin cracks Wearmouth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wearmouth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voronin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wearmouth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wearmouth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Wearmouth misses its target.
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 Andriy Voronin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wearmouth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wearmouth tests Voronin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Voronin moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but Voronin moves out of range easily.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth cracks Voronin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wearmouth walks into a left hand.
Wearmouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Voronin blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dave Wearmouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin connects with the punch.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth needs to keep his hands up - Voronin had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronin! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands the left hand.
Wearmouth tries to land a front kick but Voronin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Voronin ducks down to avoid it.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin lands a jab to the nose.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronin misses the target.
Wearmouth is looking to counter with a body kick.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Wearmouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Voronin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voronin lands a nice hook to Wearmouth's body. Wearmouth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin walks into a straight right hand from Wearmouth.
Voronin swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick. Voronin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Voronin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wearmouth throws a chopping leg kick but Voronin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Voronin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Voronin connects with a looping right hand.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Voronin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick which misses Voronin's front leg but catches the back leg as Voronin tries to avoid it.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronin. Voronin obviously looking to wear him down.
Wearmouth takes one on the button.
Wearmouth looks to land a left hand but Voronin moved out of range nicely.
Voronin stalks Wearmouth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wearmouth's face. Wearmouth staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Voronin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wearmouth throws a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
Wearmouth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.
Wearmouth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Voronin tries to clinch but Wearmouth moves away
and Wearmouth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wearmouth circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Wearmouth misses.

Voronin gets a clinch.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wearmouth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wearmouth smiles and moves away.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wearmouth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a leg kick that misses.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wearmouth finds it's way round the side to connect with Voronin's head.
Wearmouth swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronin.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Voronin misses its intended target.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Wearmouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin lands with an overhand left.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voronin's hands.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin slips under a jab from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wearmouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Voronin thinks about the counter body kick.
Voronin tries to clinch up.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wearmouth looks to land a left hand but Voronin moved out of range nicely.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth misses with a kick to the body.
Voronin scores with a jab.
Wearmouth is looking to score with low kicks.
Voronin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Voronin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wearmouth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wearmouth. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voronin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Voronin's leg but Voronin calmly moves out of range.
Voronin walks into a straight right hand from Wearmouth.
Voronin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wearmouth backs up against the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voronin 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.
Wearmouth is looking to counter punch.
Wearmouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Wearmouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, jab by Wearmouth - just one landing.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Wearmouth moves away and avoids it.
Voronin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wearmouth swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronin.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wearmouth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wearmouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voronin is able to avoid easily.
Voronin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wearmouth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth throws a looping overhand right but Voronin ducks down to avoid it.
Voronin clobbers Wearmouth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voronin swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Voronin wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a jab when Wearmouth was well out of range.
Voronin misses with a left hand
and Wearmouth counters with a straight right hand.
Wearmouth scores with a jab.
Voronin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voronin misses the jab.
Wearmouth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Voronin connects with a looping right hand.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but Wearmouth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voronin wants to clinch
and Wearmouth counters with an inside leg kick.
Wearmouth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voronin will feel that in the morning.
Wearmouth scoring well with a low kick there.
Voronin scores with a body shot.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, jab by Wearmouth - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Voronin clinches.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voronin's brow.
Wearmouth tries to throw a body punch but Voronin avoids it by throwing Wearmouth back against the cage.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voronin's defenses.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Voronin.
Voronin gets through Wearmouth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin pushes Wearmouth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voronin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.

Voronin is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dave Wearmouth did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth keeps the fight on the outside.
Voronin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wearmouth.
The crowd cheers as Voronin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wearmouth doesn't seem phased though.
Wearmouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Voronin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronin sizes up Wearmouth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Voronin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wearmouth's hands.
Jab from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Voronin.
Wearmouth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Wearmouth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Voronin moves out of range of the body kick from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth defending well as Voronin loads up on a big left hand.
Wearmouth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voronin throws the left hand but Wearmouth avoids the punch easily.
Voronin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wearmouth tries to score with a low kick but Voronin moves his leg out of the way.
Wearmouth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a left to the body.
Wearmouth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voronin looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wearmouth slips a jab and a cross from Voronin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the head.
Wearmouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth checks a low kick from Voronin.
Voronin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voronin is still on wobbly legs! Can Wearmouth finish him?
Wearmouth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Voronin tries to clinch up.
Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wearmouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wearmouth.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronin. Wearmouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Wearmouth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Wearmouth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Voronins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Voronin throws a jab when Wearmouth was well out of range.
Voronin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wearmouth with a nice cross.
Wearmouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wearmouth throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.
Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wearmouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wearmouth lands a head kick. Voronin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wearmouth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voronin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wearmouth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wearmouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but Wearmouth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wearmouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - Wearmouth circles away.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wearmouth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Voronin takes one to the chin there.
Wearmouth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voronin momentarily.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with an outside leg kick.
Voronin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wearmouth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Wearmouth's shoulder, as Wearmouth tries to avoid the shot.
Voronin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wearmouth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wearmouth slips a jab from Voronin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth had his way with Andriy Voronin in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wearmouth throws a low kick but Voronin moves out of range easily.
Donk. Voronin catches Wearmouth right on the button with a cross.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
A slow jab from Voronin misses its intended target.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wearmouth digs a good hook to Voronin's body.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters with a right hand to the body.
Wearmouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth cracks Voronin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wearmouth tries to keep at a distance but Voronin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wearmouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Wearmouth lands a left hand.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Voronin.
A hook to the body from Voronin.
Wearmouth prevents the takedown attempt.

Wearmouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a hook but Wearmouth avoids it easily.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Wearmouth's corner calls for a 1-2. Wearmouth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Andriy Voronin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wearmouth does it's job there.
Wearmouth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Voronin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth tries to score with a low kick but Voronin moves his leg out of the way.
Wearmouth throws a push kick but Voronin slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wearmouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronin swings for the body but Wearmouth moves out of range.
Wearmouth misses with a looping left.
Voronin throws a lazy uppercut
and Wearmouth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wearmouth moves away from the strike by Voronin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin throws a hook but Wearmouth blocks it.
Voronin misses with a hook
and Wearmouth counters with a nice body shot.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick which misses Voronin's front leg but catches the back leg as Voronin tries to avoid it.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
Voronin cracks Wearmouth with a good jab.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Wearmouth pushes Voronin away with a front kick.
Wearmouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Wearmouth lands with a hook. Voronin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wearmouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wearmouth misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth is looking to land body kicks.
Wearmouth throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wearmouth motions for Voronin to come forward. Wearmouth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wearmouth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wearmouth ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Voronin misses with a straight right.
Wearmouth throws a jab when Voronin was well out of range.
Voronin lands with a cross.
A jab from Voronin misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Wearmouth.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Dave Wearmouth rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.