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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheeler comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Damn Me. Grove comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Way We're Made (Made in England) - Missing Andy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Grove!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wheeler.
Grove is looking to clinch but Wheeler is avoiding it.
Wheeler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grove.
Wheeler avoids the body shot from Grove.
Grove throws and low kick but Wheeler moves out of range easily.
Wheeler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grove is looking to clinch.
Grove tries to clinch up but Wheeler circles away and keeps his distance.
Grove looks to land a left hand but Wheeler moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Grove.
Grove lands with a nice body punch.
Wheeler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wheeler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grove scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Grove.
Wheeler checks a low kick from Grove.
Grove throws a hook to the side of Wheeler's head but Wheeler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wheeler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wheeler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grove tries to improve position but can't.
Wheeler cracks Grove with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grove tries to improve position but can't.
Wheeler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grove has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wheeler but great work by Grove.
Wheeler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grove's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grove decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wheeler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wheeler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheeler is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grove misses with a low kick as Wheeler jumps back.
Nice takedown defense from Grove. No joy for Wheeler on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Grove. Beautiful body shot.
Grove tries to clinch but Wheeler is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wheeler is defended easily by Grove.
Grove throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler blocks a head kick by Grove.
Wheeler keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheeler avoids a kick to the body.
Grove tries to clinch there but Wheeler circles away.
Grove tries to land a leg kick but Wheeler saw it coming and moves away.
Wheeler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grove looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheeler is just out of range.
Grove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheeler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grove to the mat! Grove manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grove keeping full guard, as Wheeler tries to pass.
Wheeler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wheeler controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wheeler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheeler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grove dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wheeler moves out of range as Grove strikes.
Grove walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wheeler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grove tries to close the distance and clinch but Wheeler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wheeler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grove is looking to escape.
Grove regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wheeler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wheeler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grove looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grove looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grove!
Grove trying to control the action but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler is trying to get back to half guard.
Wheeler is trying to control Grove's posture but Grove avoids it.
Wheeler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grove wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wheeler lands a nice short elbow.
Grove is looking to escape.
Grove is breathing heavily.
Wheeler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wheeler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grove doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wheeler.
Wheeler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grove defends it well.
Grove is trying to stand back up but Wheeler is controlling him
Wheeler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grove's head.
Wheeler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grove lands a really nice looking cross but Wheeler seems unphased.
Grove is looking to clinch.
Grove loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Grove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wheeler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grove.
Grove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheeler loads up on a big right hand but Grove slips the punch.
Grove tries to clinch but Wheeler is having none of it.
Ben Grove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grove fails with the takedown
and Wheeler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grove's guard.
Wheeler wants to control from the top but Grove keeps moving.
Mike Wheeler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wheeler looking to sit in guard and control but Grove gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wheeler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grove doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grove manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wheeler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wheeler dives in and grabs Grove's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grove pushes down on Wheeler's head and hops out.
Wheeler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wheeler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wheeler misses with a takedown attempt - Grove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grove cracks a nice hook into Wheeler's ribs.
Grove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Grove misses.
A punch lands to the side of Wheeler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grove looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grove.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grove. Wheeler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grove lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grove lands with a cross.
Grove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wheeler slips a jab and a cross from Grove.
Grove lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ben Grove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wheeler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grove has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wheeler shoots in but Grove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wheeler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grove shoots and misses
and Wheeler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grove!
The referee warns Grove that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheeler goes for an armbar but Grove turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grove.
Wheeler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grove is stalling in the full guard.
Grove is fighting to break Wheeler's control of his arms but Wheeler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler wants to sweep but no luck.
Wheeler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grove wants to stand but Wheeler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wheeler pulls Grove in close to his closed guard and prevents Grove from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wheeler is looking for a triangle here but Grove uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grove wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wheeler keeps working.
Wheeler tries to bench press Grove off him but Grove keeps the position.
Grove wants to control for a moment but Wheeler uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Grove decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grove connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Grove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grove 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Grove!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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