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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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181 cm
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heath Slater!
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, Kevin Wheelock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheelock punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Wheelock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wheelock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slater gets control of Wheelock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Slater will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wheelock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wheelock throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wheelock pulls Slater in to control the position.
Slater decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wheelock throws a push kick but Slater slaps the foot to one side.
Wheelock misses with a leg kick
and Slater moves into the clinch.
Slater ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slater no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheelock.
Wheelock prevents Slater from getting back to his feet.
Wheelock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Wheelock from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater working for a triangle but Wheelock defends it easily.
Slater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wheelock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slater throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Slater working for a triangle but Wheelock defends it easily.
Wheelock throws an elbow that misses. Slater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wheelock's guard. Nice move by Slater!
Wheelock has his hands on Slater's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater gets to his feet. Wheelock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wheelock throws a front kick aimed at Slater's knee but Slater avoids it well.
Wheelock feints a jab promting Slater to slip. Wheelock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slater slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt - Wheelock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock misses with a low kick.
Wheelock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slater tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheelock smiles and moves away.
Wheelock moves into the clinch successfully.
Slater tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wheelock after a bit of a struggle.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Wheelock can't find room to land a body shot as Slater controls the action.
Slater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slater tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slater tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock prevents the takedown attempt.
Wheelock throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Wheelock missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wheelock.
Wheelock tries to break the clinch but Slater is controlling the position.
Slater tries to pull guard but Wheelock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wheelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheelock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slater checks it well.
Wheelock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater moves out of range of the body kick.
Wheelock closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.
Wheelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wheelock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wheelock fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheelock moves into the clinch.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Wheelock has him pressed against the cage.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Wheelock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheelock just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater jumps guard but Wheelock stands there with Slater around his waist. Slater gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wheelock wants to get back to striking at distance but Slater won't allow it.
Slater is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheelock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wheelock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slater is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wheelock is struggling to control the position.
Wheelock working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock trying to land knees to the body.
Slater jumps guard and drags Wheelock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Slater is looking to stand up but Wheelock isn't so interested in that idea.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheelock.
Wheelock throwing strikes but missing.
Wheelock trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Wheelock throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wheelock is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wheelock moves into the clinch.
Wheelock prevents the takedown attempt.
Slater fails to pull guard.
Wheelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Wheelock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wheelock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slater is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Wheelock as the two fighters clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater tries to pull guard but Wheelock won't allow it.
Slater blocks an elbow strike.
Slater is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wheelock to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wheelock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wheelock tries to work over Slater's front leg with a kick but Slater checks it.
Heath Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Slater blocks the low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Wheelock. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Slater checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Wheelock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wheelock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slater checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slater is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater moves out of range of the leg kick from Wheelock.
Wheelock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wheelock misses with a low kick as Slater jumps back.
Wheelock throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wheelock manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock misses with a low kick.
Wheelock misses with a few strikes there.
Wheelock misses with a head kick.
Slater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wheelock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slater thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good work by Slater as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wheelock.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wheelock has closed the distance and engaged Slater in a clinch.
Wheelock misses with a punch on the inside.
Slater tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheelock smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheelock moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Slater controls his hands.
Slater pulls Wheelock into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wheelock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wheelock trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wheelock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wheelock trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wheelock throws an elbow that misses. Slater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wheelock's guard. Nice move by Slater!
Wheelock keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock controlling the position.
Wheelock kicks Slater off and gets to his feet.
Slater's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wheelock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slater scrambles back to his feet.
Wheelock misses with a double jab.
Wheelock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock clinches.
Slater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wheelock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Wheelock.
Wheelock is trying to stall.
Slater pulls guard successfully.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheelock.
Wheelock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Wheelock from controlling successfully.
Wheelock wants to stand but Slater has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheelock postures up in Slater's guard and throws a big left but Slater blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wheelock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wheelock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Wheelock!
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FIGHT
RATING
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