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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudolph Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Horwood Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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190 cm
25
159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudolph Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Horwood Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horwood Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wheeler throws a sloppy head kick and Horwood Jr moves out of range easily.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wheeler loads up on a big right hand but Horwood Jr slips the punch.
Horwood Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wheeler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horwood Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Wheeler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horwood Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wheeler, pushing him back against the cage.
Wheeler has Horwood Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Horwood Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wheeler pulls guard effortlessly.
Wheeler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Horwood Jr trying to control but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horwood Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wheeler, up you get!
Horwood Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wheeler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Horwood Jr uses from the top position.
Horwood Jr stands up from Wheeler's guard - Horwood Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horwood Jr moves into range and clinches up with Wheeler.
Horwood Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler stuffs the takedown attempt from Horwood Jr. Horwood Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudolph Wheeler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Horwood Jr.
Horwood Jr wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler throws a head kick that misses.
Horwood Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horwood Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Wheeler. No joy for Horwood Jr on that attempt.
Horwood Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wheeler!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horwood Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Horwood Jr looks winded!
Wheeler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler wants to improve his position but Horwood Jr is controlling well.
Wheeler is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Wheeler is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horwood Jr tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wheeler controls his leg.
Wheeler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horwood Jr controlling the action here.
Horwood Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Wheeler defends the submission attempt.
Horwood Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horwood Jr tries to stand and escape but Wheeler is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Horwood Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horwood Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wheeler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wheeler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horwood Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler shoots in for a takedown but Horwood Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wheeler looks for a takedown but Horwood Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolph Wheeler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch up
and Horwood Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horwood Jr shoots in for a takedown but Wheeler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wheeler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horwood Jr jumps guard.
Wheeler connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horwood Jr wants to stand and escape but Wheeler is having none of it.
Horwood Jr is breathing heavily.
Wheeler wanted to stand there but Horwood Jr had control of the position.
Wheeler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horwood Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horwood Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horwood Jr!
Horwood Jr trying to control the action but Wheeler is working from the bottom.
Horwood Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwood Jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tom Horwood Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wheeler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Horwood Jr enables Wheeler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Horwood Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Horwood Jr wants to stand up but Wheeler is controlling him.
Wheeler is looking to stand up but Horwood Jr won't let him.
Wheeler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheeler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wheeler stands up and waves to Horwood Jr to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horwood Jr pushes Wheeler away with a front kick.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch but Wheeler moves out of range.
Wheeler tries to clinch there but Horwood Jr circles away.
Wheeler swats away the attempt to clinch by Horwood Jr.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wheeler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch up but Wheeler circles away and keeps his distance.
Wheeler has closed the distance and engaged Horwood Jr in a clinch.
Horwood Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wheeler regains guard.
Wheeler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wheeler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horwood Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wheeler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Horwood Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Horwood Jr tries to kick Wheeler off but Wheeler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wheeler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horwood Jr is looking for a sweep. Wheeler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wheeler escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rudolph Wheeler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wheeler gets a double leg takedown into Horwood Jr's guard.
Wheeler looking to sit in guard and control but Horwood Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Horwood Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Horwood Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wheeler is proving hard to escape from.
Horwood Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Wheeler is retaining full guard.
Horwood Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Wheeler is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horwood Jr is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wheeler reverses the position - he's now on top in Horwood Jr's guard.
Horwood Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wheeler trying to control the position from guard on top but Horwood Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wheeler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wheeler wants to control from the top but Horwood Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wheeler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horwood Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Horwood Jr has a closed guard, preventing Wheeler from standing up.
Horwood Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wheeler defends well.
Horwood Jr keeping moving, preventing Wheeler from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rudolph Wheeler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wheeler moves out of range of the strikes.
Tom Horwood Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horwood Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wheeler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wheeler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horwood Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Wheeler tries to clinch up.
Horwood Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Wheeler circles away.
Horwood Jr moves in looking to clinch but Wheeler pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Horwood Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wheeler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Horwood Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Horwood Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Wheeler is in close to Horwood Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Horwood Jr keeping moving, preventing Wheeler from controlling successfully.
Wheeler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wheeler throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolph Wheeler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wheeler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolph Wheeler!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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