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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Winklemesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Winklemesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winklemesser jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winklemesser is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winklemesser scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rutten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winklemesser will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Winklemesser gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winklemesser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Winklemesser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winklemesser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutten misses with a hook. Winklemesser ducked under it nicely.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Winklemesser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Winklemesser works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1-2. Winklemesser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winklemesser is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Winklemesser has the dominant position.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Winklemesser keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winklemesser has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Winklemesser missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutten as Winklemesser tries to tie him up.
Rutten is looking to control Winklemesser's arms but Winklemesser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the ropes.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winklemesser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Winklemesser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winklemesser duly obliges.
Winklemesser is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick.
Winklemesser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winklemesser throws out the jab.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Winklemesser forces Rutten back against the ropes and clinches.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten avoids the elbow strike from Winklemesser, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but Winklemesser improves position.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winklemesser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Winklemesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winklemesser duly obliges.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Winklemesser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Winklemesser wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Winklemesser misses its intended target.
Winklemesser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winklemesser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Winklemesser tried to score with a low kick but Rutten checks it.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Winklemesser shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten lands a jab to Winklemesser's midsection.
Bernard Winklemesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winklemesser scores with a nice head shot.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser connects with the punch.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser lands a nice hook to Rutten's body. Rutten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Winklemesser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Winklemesser's shoulder, as Winklemesser tries to avoid the shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winklemesser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winklemesser in his tracks.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Winklemesser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winklemesser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Winklemesser throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Winklemesser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winklemesser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Winklemesser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Winklemesser swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that Winklemesser semi-blocks.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Winklemesser throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winklemesser darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good work by Rutten as he checks the leg kick.
Winklemesser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winklemesser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up
and Rutten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winklemesser really felt that one!
Winklemesser is breathing heavily.
Rutten misses with a hook. Winklemesser ducked under it nicely.
Rutten feints and then cracks Winklemesser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winklemesser down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Rutten misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
Winklemesser misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Winklemesser takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Nice defenses there by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Rutten.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernard Winklemesser will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winklemesser misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rutten blocks the low kick.
Winklemesser lands the left hand.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Winklemesser moved out of range.
Winklemesser is looking to chop away at Rutten's legs.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karl Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Winklemesser avoids it.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklemesser misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Winklemesser's front leg but catches the back leg as Winklemesser tries to avoid it.
Rutten scores with a jab. Winklemesser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winklemesser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winklemesser is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winklemesser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser blocks a jab.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Winklemesser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Winklemesser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser tries to clinch
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Winklemesser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a shot to the body.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winklemesser works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Winklemesser misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Bernard Winklemesser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winklemesser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten counters with a left and a right that stings Winklemesser.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Winklemesser sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winklemesser misses with a looping right.
Rutten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten misses with a straight left.
Rutten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Winklemesser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Winklemesser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winklemesser moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Winklemesser lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winklemesser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winklemesser lands an elbow just above Rutten 's eye.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Winklemesser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Winklemesser finds it's target.
Winklemesser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winklemesser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winklemesser's calf.
Winklemesser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winklemesser throws a series of strikes that have Rutten backpedaling.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winklemesser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rutten tests Winklemesser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Winklemesser lands a two punch combo.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Rutten lands with a straight right. Winklemesser didn't see that one coming.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser lands a two punch combo.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a nice body shot.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Winklemesser throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winklemesser tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Winklemesser misses
and Rutten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winklemesser if he has to take too many more of those.
Winklemesser misses with a shot to the body
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser clinches with his opponent.
Rutten wants to break free but Winklemesser has control.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Winklemesser keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten tries to break free but Winklemesser pushes him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser lands a damaging elbow.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Winklemesser avoids nicely.
Winklemesser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winklemesser moves away.
Winklemesser misses with a looping left.
Rutten lands a head shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Winklemesser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winklemesser looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Winklemesser moves away and avoids it.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Winklemesser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Winklemesser moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winklemesser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser stalks Rutten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutten's face. Rutten staggers backwards, shaken.
Winklemesser throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winklemesser, as that shot connected.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winklemesser on the side of the head.
Winklemesser swinging wildly here.
Winklemesser moves into the clinch.
Rutten wants to stall.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rutten wants to break free but Winklemesser has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutten avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands a right hand.
Rutten avoids the elbow strike from Winklemesser, against the ropes.
Winklemesser prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Rutten lands a head shot.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick that misses.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Winklemesser misses the jab.
Winklemesser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Winklemesser fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutten on the side of the head.
A head kick by Winklemesser misses
and Winklemesser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten throws a push kick but Winklemesser slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Rutten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winklemesser throws out the jab.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Winklemesser lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Rutten.
Winklemesser tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Rutten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten slips a jab from Winklemesser.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winklemesser lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser strikes.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Winklemesser moved out of range.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Winklemesser is out of range.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten scores with a jab. Winklemesser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winklemesser was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Rutten.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winklemesser.
Rutten scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Winklemesser.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winklemesser moves away.
Winklemesser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten scores with a jab.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Winklemesser ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Winklemesser will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutten throws the left hand but Winklemesser avoids the punch easily.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winklemesser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten throws a right hand that Winklemesser ducks under and follows up with a left that Winklemesser also avoids with ease.
Winklemesser looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut.
Winklemesser throws a low kick but Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winklemesser finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winklemesser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winklemesser avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser scores with a shot to the body.
Winklemesser doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Winklemesser slips a straight right by Rutten.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winklemesser jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Winklemesser's defenses.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Winklemesser saw that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winklemesser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the head.
Winklemesser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Winklemesser 's knee.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Winklemesser saw that one coming.
Rutten sizes up Winklemesser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutten.
Winklemesser clinches with his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to stall but Winklemesser improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Winklemesser just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winklemesser throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten lands a nice shot that snaps Winklemesser's head back.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Winklemesser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Winklemesser slips the punch.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Winklemesser slips a straight right by Rutten.
A big right from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Rutten scores with the left hand. Winklemesser knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Winklemesser misses.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winklemesser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Winklemesser misses with an uppercut.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Winklemesser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winklemesser tries to clinch up.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Rutten staying out of range there.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winklemesser comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winklemesser throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser connects with the punch.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser blocks it.
Winklemesser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winklemesser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karl Rutten just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Winklemesser blocks the body kick.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winklemesser misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Winklemesser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winklemesser connects with a looping right hand.
Winklemesser works the jab nicely.
Winklemesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winklemesser thinking.
Winklemesser has Rutten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Rutten takes an elbow to the temple.
Rutten dodges an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winklemesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Winklemesser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Winklemesser has the dominant position.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Winklemesser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winklemesser throws a good cross that connects.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Winklemesser. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Winklemesser misses
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutten throws a head kick but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Winklemesser clinches up with Rutten and pushes him back against the ropes.
Winklemesser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winklemesser lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten avoiding damage as Winklemesser throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Winklemesser scores with a hook to the body.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutten as Winklemesser tries to tie him up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Winklemesser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses.
Winklemesser tries to stall but Rutten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winklemesser working aggressively here.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Winklemesser as the two fighters clinch.
Winklemesser misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with an elbow over the top.
Rutten looking to stall.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Rutten avoiding damage as Winklemesser throws knees to the body.
Winklemesser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Winklemesser thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Winklemesser has closed the distance and engaged Rutten in a clinch.
Winklemesser lands a nice elbow.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Winklemesser throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Winklemesser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Winklemesser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Winklemesser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winklemesser digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Winklemesser moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
A big left from Rutten misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Winklemesser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winklemesser misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Winklemesser avoids it well.
Winklemesser moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten scores with a punch to the head.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the head.
Winklemesser slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Winklemesser slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Winklemesser.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Winklemesser's ribs.
Rutten moves out of range as Winklemesser throws a body kick.
Winklemesser slips under a jab from Rutten.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Winklemesser.
Danga de danga de dang - Winklemesser scores with a four punch combination!
Rutten scores with a hook.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Winklemesser checks it.
Rutten scores with a nice strike.
Winklemesser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Winklemesser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser connects with a looping right hand.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Winklemesser tries to move into range but Rutten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten throws a low kick but Winklemesser moves out of range easily.
Winklemesser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten lands the left hand.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Winklemesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Winklemesser is just out of range.
Rutten slips a straight right by Winklemesser.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winklemesser throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten takes a swing at Winklemesser's ribcage but misses.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winklemesser counters with a three punch combo that has Rutten backing up. Rutten nods at Winklemesser to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winklemesser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Rutten.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winklemesser misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Winklemesser. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser throws a big shot that misses.
Winklemesser moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutten. That snapped Winklemesser's head back.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Winklemesser had his way with Karl Rutten in that round.
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!
Winklemesser scores with a three punch combo!
Winklemesser thows a leg kick but Rutten checks it
and Rutten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winklemesser misses with a low kick as Rutten jumps back.
A jab from Winklemesser misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winklemesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Winklemesser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Winklemesser blocks a jab.
Rutten cracks Winklemesser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten tries to keep at a distance but Winklemesser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winklemesser throws an elbow but it misses.
Winklemesser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Winklemesser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winklemesser as Rutten tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winklemesser tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser has him pressed against the ropes.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Winklemesser has double underhooks.
Winklemesser throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Winklemesser won't allow it.
Winklemesser lands an elbow inside that Rutten shrugs off.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling the position.
Winklemesser pushes off an throws an elbow but Rutten leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Winklemesser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten blocks the elbow strike.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Winklemesser is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Winklemesser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winklemesser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Winklemesser.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Rutten slams his shin into Winklemesser's torso.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Winklemesser misses its intended target.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Winklemesser clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a series of strikes. Winklemesser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winklemesser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Winklemesser lunges at Rutten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutten's hand.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Winklemesser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winklemesser looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Winklemesser avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten stuns Winklemesser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
Winklemesser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Winklemesser ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Winklemesser throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winklemesser staying out of range there.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch.
Rutten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winklemesser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winklemesser was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Winklemesser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Winklemesser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winklemesser doesn't seem phased though.
Winklemesser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winklemesser.
Winklemesser takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rutten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winklemesser. Winklemesser circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winklemesser manages to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Winklemesser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winklemesser is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Winklemesser just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winklemesser with a nice cross.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Rutten lands.
Rutten lands an overhand right.
A big left from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Winklemesser moved away.
Rutten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winklemesser misses with a hook.
Winklemesser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Winklemesser.
Winklemesser scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winklemesser throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winklemesser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Winklemesser's head but Winklemesser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten walks into a jab.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winklemesser ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Winklemesser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winklemesser wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Winklemesser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winklemesser doesn't seem bothered though.
Winklemesser moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winklemesser misses with a low kick.
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Winklemesser's defenses.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Winklemesser should have avoided that one.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winklemesser misses the shot to the body.
Winklemesser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winklemesser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winklemesser throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Winklemesser's front leg but catches the back leg as Winklemesser tries to avoid it.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A punch combination from Winklemesser misses.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Rutten stuns Winklemesser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winklemesser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winklemesser.
Winklemesser misses with a wild body shot.
Winklemesser tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a body punch but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Winklemesser avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Winklemesser lands a head shot.
Rutten throws a hook but Winklemesser avoids it easily.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Winklemesser.
Rutten lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten defending well as Winklemesser loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten connects with a body shot.
Winklemesser walks into a left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winklemesser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten swings for the body but Winklemesser moves out of range.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Winklemesser tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Winklemesser loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Winklemesser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten with a jab.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Winklemesser slips the punch.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winklemesser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winklemesser moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winklemesser moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Winklemesser throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winklemesser throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Winklemesser just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten lands a jab.
Winklemesser misses with a straight left.
Winklemesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winklemesser throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winklemesser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Winklemesser throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winklemesser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Winklemesser scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten thows a body shot but no joy.
Winklemesser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Rutten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutten 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Karl Rutten!
Karl Rutten wins by unanimous decision!
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