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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Wheeler (ranked 4793 p4p, 608 weight class) and Rico Wooten (ranked 5309 p4p, 652 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Wooten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooten ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
A jab lands there for Wooten.
It looks like Pete Wheeler has been cut.
Wooten throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooten slips a jab from Wheeler.
Wheeler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wooten in his tracks.
Wooten looking to score a takedown here. Wheeler is defending well but Wooten drives through and ends up in Wheeler's guard.
Wheeler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wheeler tries to get out of the position.
Wooten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wheeler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooten postures up.
Wooten preventing the sweep.
Wooten passes Wheeler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wheeler's face as Wooten controls the position.
What's Wheeler going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Wheeler is looking to reverse the position.
Wheeler is being controlled here.
Wooten working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wooten is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wheeler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wooten tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wheeler's legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Wooten.
Wheeler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooten jabs at Wheeler's body.
Wheeler throws a body punch but Wooten moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wooten! But no joy.
Wheeler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooten scores with a shot to the body.
Pete Wheeler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooten shoots in and bounces Wheeler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten is pushing down on Wheeler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wheeler is fighting to maintain full guard but Wooten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooten works his way into full mount!
Wooten controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wheeler tries to lock up and control but Wooten gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheeler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooten controlling from the full mount.
Wheeler working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Wooten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Wheeler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wheeler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wooten moves away.
Wheeler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wooten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pete Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheeler lands a nice looking body shot.
Wheeler cracks Wooten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wheeler throws a right and a left that Wooten avoids nicely.
Wheeler swings for the body but Wooten moves out of range.
Wooten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheeler.
Wheeler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooten.
Wheeler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wheeler slips under a jab.
A cross from Wheeler lands.
Wheeler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheeler punishes Wooten's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wheeler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheeler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheeler blocks a jab.
Wooten misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wooten doesn't seem bothered though.
Wheeler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooten works Wheeler's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Wooten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooten missing with a left hand there. Wheeler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pete Wheeler is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooten slips under a jab.
Wheeler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wooten, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooten stalling in the clinch but Wheeler improves position.
Wheeler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wheeler manages to break the clinch.
Wheeler tries to clinch there but Wooten circles away.
Wooten throws a hook but Wheeler blocks it.
Wheeler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wooten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wheeler thinking.
Wooten misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wheeler.
Wheeler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheeler thuds a left hand into Wooten's body.
Wheeler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.
Wheeler cracks Wooten with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Wheeler lands.
Wheeler misses with a body shot.
Wooten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wheeler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooten is breathing heavily.
Wheeler throws a body punch but Wooten moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Wooten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooten swings widly with a right hand
and Wheeler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wooten thinking.
Wheeler looks to score with a jab to the body but Wooten is just out of range.
Wooten scores with a sloppy right hand. Wheeler should have avoided that one.
Wheeler scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wheeler. That snapped Wooten's head back.
Wheeler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.
Wheeler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wheeler throws a series of punches but Wooten avoids them all with ease.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wheeler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooten looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheeler is just out of range.
Wooten throws a big shot that misses.
Wheeler jabs Wooten right on the nose. Wooten blinks but takes it well.
Wheeler walks into a jab.
Wheeler is looking to wear down Wooten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooten ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
Wooten looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheeler is just out of range.
Wooten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wheeler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheeler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wheeler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wheeler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheeler tries to bum rush Wooten with a series of wild strikes but Wooten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheeler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wooten was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheeler.
Wooten scores with a jab. Wheeler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wheeler swinging wildly here.
Wooten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheeler.
Wooten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooten shoots in and gets a takedown into Wheeler's guard.
Wheeler wants to sweep here but Wooten controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Wheeler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Wheeler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wheeler lands a nice shot that snaps Wooten's head back.
Wheeler lands a jab to Wooten's midsection.
Wheeler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wooten under the eye.
Nice jab there from Wooten.
Wooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wheeler throws a right and a left that Wooten avoids nicely.
Wooten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooten misses with a body shot.
Wooten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheeler lands with a straight right. Wooten didn't see that one coming.
Wheeler throws a hook but Wooten blocks it.
A nice side step and Wooten releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheeler.
Wooten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler tries to clinch up.
Wooten misses the shot to the body.
Wheeler misses the shot to the body.
Wooten lands a jab to the nose.
Wooten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wheeler lunges at Wooten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wooten's hand.
Wooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wheeler has managed to clinch.
Wooten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheeler has him pressed against the cage.
Wheeler tries to work over Wooten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooten misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Wheeler.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
Wheeler can't find room to land a body shot as Wooten controls the action.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
Wooten tries to stall but Wheeler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooten has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wheeler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wheeler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheeler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Wheeler fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Wooten.
Wheeler tries a body shot but Wooten blocks it.
Wheeler working aggressively here.
Wooten blocking some punches.
Wooten tries to work over Wheeler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wheeler.
Wooten misses with a punch to the body.
Wheeler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooten looking to stall.
Wheeler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooten misses with a punch on the inside.
Wheeler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooten blocks a body shot from Wheeler.
Wheeler just leaning against Wooten, taking a breather.
Wooten digs a right hand underneath Wheeler's ribcage. Wheeler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wheeler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wheeler or not.
Wooten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooten blocking some punches.
Wheeler scores with a hook to the body.
Wheeler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooten misses with a body punch.
Wheeler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheeler lands a left hand.
Wheeler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheeler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheeler misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooten turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wheeler tries to improve position but can't.
Wooten is staying tight to Wheeler's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Wheeler!
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energy
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hype
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