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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszko Zbogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Winkle's entrance music is Ice Ice Baby. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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205 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zbogdanca.
Van Winkle throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Zbyszko Zbogdanca has been cut.
Van Winkle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zbogdanca. That did some damage!
Zbogdanca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Winkle connects with a leg kick. Zbogdanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Winkle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zbogdanca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Winkle thuds his right hand into Zbogdanca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Winkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zbogdanca misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbogdanca avoids the body shot from Van Winkle.
Zbogdanca moves forwards but Van Winkle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Winkle lands a two punch combo.
Van Winkle throws out a leg kick but Zbogdanca moves out of range and Van Winkle only half commits.
Van Winkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zbogdanca misses with a body shot.
Van Winkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zbogdanca.
Van Winkle scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Van Winkle tenderised Zbogdanca's leg. Zbogdanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Winkle misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbogdanca shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Winkle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zbogdanca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robert Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszko Zbogdanca.
Van Winkle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Winkle tests Zbogdanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zbogdanca jabs at Van Winkle's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Winkle, right into the meat.
Van Winkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Winkle.
A punch combination from Van Winkle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbogdanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Winkle.
Zbogdanca slips a jab and a cross from Van Winkle.
Horrible takedown by Zbogdanca or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Winkle which made him look bad.
Van Winkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zbogdanca misses with a combination
and Van Winkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Winkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Winkle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zbogdanca if he has to take too many more of those.
Zbogdanca looks winded!
Zbogdanca missing with a left hand there. Van Winkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is looking to slow Zbogdanca down with leg kicks.
Zbogdanca gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Winkle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zbogdanca off and has taken his back!
Zbogdanca grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Winkle connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Zbogdanca to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zbogdanca is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Van Winkle off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Zbogdanca as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Van Winkle!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Winkle lands punches and elbows.
Van Winkle lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Van Winkle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zbogdanca blocks a head kick by Van Winkle.
Zbogdanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Winkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zbogdanca missing with a left hand there. Van Winkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zbyszko Zbogdanca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zbogdanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle slips under a jab.
Zbogdanca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zbogdanca fails with the takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Zbogdanca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbogdanca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Winkle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Winkle jabs at Zbogdanca's body.
Van Winkle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zbogdanca will feel that in the morning.
Van Winkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Van Winkle tenderised Zbogdanca's leg. Zbogdanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Winkle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Van Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Van Winkle tenderised Zbogdanca's leg. Zbogdanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Winkle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zbogdanca backwards.
Van Winkle lands with a light punch inside.
Van Winkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Winkle controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle lands an elbow inside that Zbogdanca shrugs off.
Zbogdanca fails to pull guard.
Zbogdanca tries to pull guard but Van Winkle won't allow it.
Robert Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszko Zbogdanca.
Zbogdanca tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Winkle smiles and moves away.
Van Winkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zbogdanca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zbogdanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Winkle.
Zbogdanca walks into a left hand.
Van Winkle connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut even more.
Zbogdanca misses with a few strikes there.
Van Winkle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Van Winkle lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Winkle digs a right hand underneath Zbogdanca's ribcage. Zbogdanca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Winkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The cut above Zbyszko Zbogdanca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zbogdanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Van Winkle!
Robert Van Winkle retains his light heavyweight title!
Robert Van Winkle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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