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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Verrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
26
199 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Verrus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perry Winkle! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Winkle. Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verrus. Verrus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Winkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Perry Winkle has been cut. Winkle misses the body punch and Winkle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Verrus fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Verrus is just out of range. Winkle connects with the punch. Winkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verrus moves away. Verrus misses with a straight left. Winkle thumps Verrus with a low kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Verrus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice body kick from Winkle. Verrus slips a straight right by Winkle. Winkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verrus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Winkle is looking to chop away at Verrus's legs. Winkle scores with a hook. Verrus avoids the body shot from Winkle.
Winkle lands a head kick. Verrus smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Verrus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verrus's sensitive parts. Verrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Verrus misses with a straight left. Verrus misses the jab. Winkle misses the shot to the body. Verrus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verrus throws a hook but Winkle blocks it. Winkle connects with a jab. Verrus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verrus moves away. Verrus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Winkle catches Verrus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Winkle lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winkle misses with a head kick.
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Verrus is just out of range. Verrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Winkle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Verrus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Winkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verrus.
Perry Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winkle catches Verrus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Winkle throws a leg kick but Verrus sees it coming and moves out of range. Sloppy strikes from Winkle. Those never looked like landing. Perry Winkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Winkle throws a chopping leg kick but Verrus manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Winkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winkle moves into the clinch successfully.
Winkle stalling in the clinch but Verrus improves position. Verrus wants to get back to striking at distance but Winkle won't allow it.
Verrus is trying to break the clinch but Winkle has him pressed against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Verrus is looking to take this one to the mat. Verrus tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Winkle is trying to maintain a safe position but Verrus gets an underhook and turns Winkle into the cage. Verrus looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Verrus. That's going to take a lot out of him. Verrus is looking to control Winkle's arms but Winkle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verrus has his back to the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Winkle lands an elbow just above Verrus 's eye. Winkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verrus backwards. Verrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Verrus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Winkle dominated that round. The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verrus swings widly with a right hand
and Winkle counters with a thumping low kick. Verrus moves out of range as Winkle throws a body kick.
Verrus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Winkle moves out of range as Verrus strikes. Winkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Verrus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winkle did well to prevent Verrus getting side control. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Winkle trying to hold on to Verrus's head to control him but Verrus postures up.
Winkle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Verrus working over Winkle with some ground and pound. Winkle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Winkle is controlling Verrus's trapped leg to prevent Verrus from advancing to side control. Verrus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winkle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Verrus. Winkle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Winkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verrus. Verrus connects with a couple of short punches. Winkle wants to sweep but no luck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Verrus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Verrus is working Winkle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Verrus postures up in Winkle's guard and throws a big left but Winkle blocks it. Verrus is looking to work some ground and pound but Winkle has wrist control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Verrus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Verrus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Verrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Verrus trying to control but Winkle is working from the bottom. Verrus throws an elbow that misses. Winkle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verrus's guard. Nice move by Winkle! Winkle looking to pass the guard. Winkle wants to control from the top but Verrus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Verrus keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully. Winkle postures up.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Verrus keeps moving.
Perry Winkle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winkle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Verrus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verrus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Winkle blocks a jab. Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Verrus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winkle throws the left hand but Verrus avoids the punch easily. Winkle scores with a nice strike. Winkle lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winkle. Winkle throws a lazy right hand but Verrus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Verrus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Verrus misses with a right hand and Winkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A solid leg kick lands there for Winkle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Verrus avoids the body shot from Winkle.
Winkle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Verrus. This has been an exciting period of action! Winkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Uriel Verrus will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Verrus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winkle. Winkle throws a nice inside leg kick. Winkle swings for the body but Verrus moves out of range.
Winkle scores with a shot to the body.
Winkle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winkle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Winkle with a jab. A head kick misses from Winkle. A lazy left from Winkle finds it's target. Verrus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Winkle throws a jab when Verrus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winkle tries to clinch but Verrus moves away and Verrus counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Good leg kick by Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winkle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verrus counters with a takedown into side control. Uriel Verrus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Verrus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Winkle is looking for a sweep. Winkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! You can see the frustration on Winkle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Winkle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Verrus working the ground and pound. Winkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Verrus scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winkle on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Winkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Winkle is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Winkle is not content to let Verrus control the position. Verrus scoring with punches and elbows.
The cut above Perry Winkle's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Verrus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkle some visible discomfort.
Winkle is rocked!
Perry Winkle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perry Winkle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uriel Verrus! Uriel Verrus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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