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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
196 lbs
31 - 17 - 1 |
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189 cm
28
197 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.
Van Winkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Winkle lands a jab to the head.
Van Winkle cracks the inside of Bennett's front leg.
Van Winkle moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Van Winkle checks it.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Van Winkle connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Van Winkle.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Van Winkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Winkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Winkle moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett moves out of range as Van Winkle throws a body kick.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Winkle throws a shot to the body.
Van Winkle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bennett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Winkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
Bennett tries to improve position but can't.
Bennett taking a bit of punishment here - Van Winkle scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle throws a strike aimed at the side of Bennett's head but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Winkle in the domination position with Bennett hanging on.
Van Winkle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett holding on.
Van Winkle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Van Winkle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Winkle lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Winkle slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Winkle lands with a shot to the body.
Van Winkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Winkle.
Bennett works Van Winkle's body with a nice hook.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Van Winkle's knee but Van Winkle avoids it well.
Van Winkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Winkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Van Winkle jabs at Bennett's body.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Winkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
Van Winkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Van Winkle misses.
Van Winkle defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Van Winkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Winkle missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Winkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Winkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Winkle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a leg kick.
Van Winkle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Van Winkle throws the kick towards the body but Bennett avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Winkle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Van Winkle moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Van Winkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Van Winkle.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Winkles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Van Winkle is breathing heavily.
Van Winkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps Van Winkle's head back.
It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett feints and then cracks Van Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Winkle down.
Bennett lands a big right hand that sends Van Winkle crashing to the mat! Bennett stays standing though and waves Van Winkle back to his feet!
Van Winkle is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Van Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bennett doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Van Winkle crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Van Winkle's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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