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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Winkle has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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189 cm
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215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kongo throws the left hand but Van Winkle avoids the punch easily.
Van Winkle sizes up Kongo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Winkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kongo, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Van Winkle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kongo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Winkle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kongo can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries to throw a body punch but Kongo avoids it by throwing Van Winkle back against the cage.
Kongo wants to stall.
Van Winkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Van Winkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Winkle lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Van Winkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Winkle pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Winkle scores with a shot to the side of Kongo's head.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Winkle backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Winkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Winkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Winkle stalls.
Van Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo taking a breather.
Van Winkle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo blocks a body shot from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Van Winkle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Winkle crunches a lovely knee into Kongo's ribcage.
Van Winkle is working Kongo over against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Winkle controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Van Winkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Winkle slowing the pace effectively.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Winkle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
A short right from Van Winkle.
Nice elbow from Van Winkle.
The referee calls for Van Winkle to work.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Winkle gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kongo tries a body shot but Van Winkle blocks it.
Van Winkle avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Van Winkle on the inside.
Surge Kongo's cut is getting worse.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Winkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Van Winkle fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Van Winkle is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Winkle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Surge Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Winkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Winkle lands an uppercut.
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 Surge Kongo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Winkle scores with the left hand. Kongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Winkle throws out a powerful jab.
Van Winkle slips a straight right by Kongo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kongo's half guard.
Van Winkle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kongo trying to hold on to Van Winkle's head to control him but Van Winkle postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Winkle lands a nice short elbow.
Van Winkle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Winkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Winkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Winkle content to control rather than advance.
Van Winkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Winkle seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Winkle working the head and body with strikes.
Kongo is looking to control Van Winkle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kongo avoid being mounted?
Van Winkle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Van Winkle controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Winkle controlling from mount.
Van Winkle avoids the attempt from Kongo to control.
Kongo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van Winkle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van Winkle trying to control but Kongo is having none of it.
Kongo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with some strikes.
Van Winkle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Surge Kongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kongo hang on?
Jeez, Surge Kongo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Surge Kongo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Van Winkle! Robert Van Winkle retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Robert Van Winkle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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