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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lainey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Winkle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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172 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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23
170 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Lainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lainey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lainey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winkle walks into a jab.
Winkle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lainey explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Winkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lainey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle shoots for a takedown but Lainey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lainey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eddie Lainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle moves forwards but Lainey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winkle misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lainey counter with a right hand.
Eddie Lainey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Winkle.
Winkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winkle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lainey.
Lainey lands a glancing blow to the side of Winkle's head.
Winkle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lainey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lainey doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkle circles away.
Lainey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lainey lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle gets the takedown into side control.
Lainey is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Winkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lainey keeps working.
Winkle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winkle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winkle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lainey!
Lainey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is working for a guillotine from mount but Lainey frees his head quite easily.
Lainey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Winkle wants to control but instead Lainey manages to regain half guard.
Lainey is trying to stand.
Lainey is staying active underneath Winkle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winkle moves into full mount! Lainey won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Lainey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle wants to finish this one by submission but Lainey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Winkle.
Lainey wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle wants to finish this one by submission but Lainey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Winkle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lainey tries to buck Winkle off but he can't manage it.
Winkle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lainey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Winkle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lainey to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lainey shrugs it off.
Lainey is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lainey trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lainey is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Lainey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Winkle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lainey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lainey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Winkle controlling from the full mount.
Lainey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winkle wants to take his opponent's back but Lainey doesn't allow it.
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 Eddie Lainey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lainey doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkle circles away.
Lainey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winkle.
Eddie Lainey is winning the standup battle so far.
Lainey cracks Winkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lainey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winkle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lainey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Winkle is controlling him well.
Winkle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lainey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lainey is trying to get back to his feet.
Winkle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lainey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Winkle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winkle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Winkle prevents Lainey from escaping the position.
Winkle tries for a kimura but Lainey is defending well.
Winkle is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lainey looks calm but he's in trouble here. Winkle gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lainey is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Winkle lets go of the hold and Lainey can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Winkle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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