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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Gerrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richie Wheeler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Gerrison!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheeler is looking to clinch but Gerrison is avoiding it.
Wheeler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gerrison shoots in for a takedown but Wheeler shows good takedown defense.
Nice combo by Wheeler! Oh, that's hurt him - Gerrison falls to the canvas and Wheeler follows him into side control.
It looks like Daniel Gerrison has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheeler cracks Gerrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gerrison is rocked!
Wheeler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gerrison on the ground.
Gerrison is looking to regain half guard here but Wheeler keeps moving and retains side control.
Gerrison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gerrison looks gassed!
Gerrison defending against the ground and pound.
Gerrison struggling a bit here.
Gerrison is looking to reverse the position.
Wheeler trying to control the position but Gerrison is working away.
Gerrison is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wheeler rushes Gerrison and presses him up against the cage.
Wheeler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wheeler manages to break the clinch.
Wheeler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wheeler lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheeler.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wheeler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wheeler wants to control from the top but Gerrison keeps moving.
Wheeler works over Gerrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Wheeler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wheeler clinches up against the cage.
Wheeler has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gerrison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wheeler punishes Gerrison with strikes from the back mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wheeler.
Wheeler is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wheeler gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Wheeler gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wheeler apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wheeler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wheeler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wheeler prevents Gerrison from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Wheeler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wheeler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wheeler working for a guillotine from mount but Gerrison is in no mood to give up.
Wheeler breaks from Gerrison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gerrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Wheeler has a good base and remains in mount.
Wheeler working Gerrison over with strikes here.
Wheeler prevents Gerrison from getting the reversal.
Wheeler cracks Gerrison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Wheeler.
Gerrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerrison tries to hold on but Wheeler pushes him away.
Wheeler lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wheeler raining down shots from the mount!
Gerrison tries to reverse the position but Wheeler maintains control.
Wheeler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheeler blocks Gerrison's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheeler working for a guillotine from mount but Gerrison is in no mood to give up.
Gerrison is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Wheeler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Gerrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wheeler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerrison has his takedown stuffed
and Wheeler counters with a nice body kick.
Wheeler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wheeler showed some decent athleticism there.
Wheeler wants to take a breather but Gerrison is having none of it.
Gerrison is trying to maintain the position but Wheeler is very close to passing his half guard.
Wheeler slows the pace down in half guard.
Gerrison wants to improve his position but Wheeler is controlling well.
Gerrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrison wants to get back to full guard.
Gerrison looking for submissions off his back.
Wheeler lands strikes from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wheeler rushes Gerrison and presses him up against the cage.
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 Gerrison uses from the top position.
Wheeler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerrison can do to turn this around?
Wheeler pushes Gerrison off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A combination from Wheeler does no damage.
Gerrison gets caught flat footed, as Wheeler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gerrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wheeler tries to stand but Gerrison is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrison looking for a guillotine here but Wheeler defends easily.
Gerrison working for a triangle but Wheeler defends it easily.
Gerrison trying to keep a closed guard but Wheeler is proving a slippery customer.
Gerrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gerrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wheeler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wheeler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wheeler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wheeler stands and steps away. Gerrison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A good leg kick by Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerrison.
Gerrison with a poor takedown
and Wheeler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gerrison's guard.
Wheeler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gerrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wheeler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrison working a defensive guard here.
Gerrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gerrison working for a triangle but Wheeler defends it easily.
Gerrison looking to control but Wheeler passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wheeler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gerrison is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Wheeler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Gerrison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wheeler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gerrison is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wheeler pulls his head out easily.
Gerrison tries to get to full guard but Wheeler has control of the leg.
Wheeler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wheeler wants to control but Gerrison is keeping him busy.
Gerrison taking some punishment here, with Wheeler in his half guard.
Gerrison tries to roll over but Wheeler keeps him under control.
Gerrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gerrison actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wheeler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniel Gerrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wheeler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gerrison tries for a takedown but Wheeler circles away easily
and Wheeler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gerrison is pressing down on Wheeler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gerrison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wheeler is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gerrison wants to control the pace but Wheeler is squirming around nicely.
Wheeler is trying to stand.
Wheeler is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gerrison locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Wheeler is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Gerrison!
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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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