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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Winger (ranked 614 p4p, 87 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 207 p4p, 26 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Sandayu Winger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24 - 13 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winger is defended easily by Cole.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole cracks Winger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sandayu Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winger shoots in looking for a takedown. Cole tries to sprawl out of it but Winger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole tries to move into range but Winger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winger.
Cole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Winger. That snapped Cole's head back.
Winger has his takedown stuffed
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger misses with a takedown attempt - Cole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Michael Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winger tries to counter with a takedown but Cole is quick to defend against it.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winger.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winger.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger misses with an uppercut.
Cole throws out a counter right but Winger avoids it with no problem.
Winger misses with a straight right.
Donk. Cole catches Winger right on the button with a cross.
Winger fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole cracks Winger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winger.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole stuffs the takedown attempt from Winger. Winger gets slowly back to his feet.
Winger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cole is looking to improve his position.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winger is keen to just control but Cole is a slippery customer.
Cole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cole.
Winger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cole keeping full guard, as Winger tries to pass.
Winger wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole is controlling Winger's posture.
Cole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Winger postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Winger throwing strikes but missing.
Cole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winger wants to control but Cole is keeping busy.
Winger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Winger has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cole escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cole!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winger tries to buck Cole off but Cole is having none of it.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Winger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cole tries to advance to mount but Winger denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winger throws a poor cross that misses
and Winger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Winger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michael Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Winger shoots in.
Cole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winger.
Winger sets himself, and Cole steps forward looking for the clinch! Winger avoids it this time.
Cole swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger misses with a looping left.
Winger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cole.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winger.
Winger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Cole finds it's way through Winger's defenses.
Cole lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winger.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winger shoots in and bounces Cole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cole can't keep his opponent in guard - Winger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Winger has control of the leg.
Winger tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cole tries to roll over but Winger keeps him under control.
Winger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Winger working the head and body with strikes.
Cole is concentrating on defense, preventing Winger from advancing position.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winger tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
Cole gets back to full guard.
Winger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cole dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Winger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cole slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cole cracks Winger with a solid left hand.
Winger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole wants to control from the top but Winger keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Winger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole with a nice head shot there.
Winger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winger trying to keep a closed guard but Cole is proving a slippery customer.
Cole trying to control but Winger is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Winger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and Winger ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Cole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winger ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Winger misses with a hook.
Winger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winger throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Winger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger tries to pass to full mount but Cole defends it.
Cole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winger trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Winger tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole is pulling down on Winger's head to control his posture.
Cole wants to sweep here but Winger controlling him for the moment.
Sandayu Winger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cole trying to control the position here.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Winger stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
Winger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Winger cracks Cole with a solid left hand.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Winger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole slips a jab and a cross from Winger.
Cole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winger.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole cracks the inside of Winger's front leg.
Winger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandayu Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole throws a leg kick but Winger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Winger misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Winger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cole's hands.
Winger fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Winger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winger is defended easily by Cole.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cole circles away.
Cole misses with a hook.
Cole lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Winger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Winger prevents Cole from improving his position.
Winger wants to take a breather but Cole is having none of it.
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sandayu Winger.
I think Cole 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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