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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes to the cage accompanied by Amphetamines. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov gets a double leg takedown into Van Winkle's guard.
Van Winkle wants to sweep here but Surov controlling him for the moment.
Van Winkle trying to keep a closed guard but Surov is proving a slippery customer.
Surov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Surov is stalling in the full guard.
Surov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Winkle 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.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle pulls Surov in close to his closed guard and prevents Surov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov with a poor takedown
and Van Winkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Winkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Surov.
A big right from Surov misses.
Van Winkle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Winkle is looking to land body kicks.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick as Surov jumps back.
Surov takes a swing at Van Winkle's ribcage but misses.
Van Winkle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Surov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throws a solid leg kick but Surov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Winkle.
Surov darts in looking for a takedown but Van Winkle gets double underhooks and turns Surov into the cage.
Surov blocks an uppercut.
Van Winkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surov trying to stall but Van Winkle improves his position.
Van Winkle has a couple of punches blocked by Surov.
Surov prevents a body shot from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Winkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Surov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Winkle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Surov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Winkle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle throws a hook but Surov avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Van Winkle.
Surov misses the shot to the body.
Surov lands a right hook to the body.
Surov lands with a good body shot.
Van Winkle misses with the body kick
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Van Winkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Winkle looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Surov's guard.
Surov is pressing down on Van Winkle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Winkle throws a big right hand that misses.
Surov looking for a sweep. Not yet Surov, not yet.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
Van Winkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Winkle wants to pass the guard but Surov is keeping the position.
Surov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Van Winkle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Surov fails with the takedown
and Van Winkle counters with a straight right hand.
Van Winkle lands a really nice looking cross but Surov seems unphased.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick but Surov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Winkle is looking to chop away at Surov's legs.
Van Winkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Winkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with a wild body shot.
Surov throws a body punch but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Van Winkle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Surov. That did some damage!
Surov moves out of range as Van Winkle throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Surov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Winkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Winkle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Winkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Surov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Winkle misses with a wild body shot.
Surov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Winkle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Surov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Surov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Winkle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws out a leg kick but Surov moves out of range and Van Winkle only half commits.
Surov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Surov throws a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Winkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov works the jab nicely.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Winkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Surov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Winkle keeping moving, preventing Surov from controlling successfully.
Surov wants to pass the guard but Van Winkle is keeping the position.
Surov is working Van Winkle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Winkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surov is stalling in the full guard.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position but Surov postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Winkle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Winkle tries to sprawl out of it but Surov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Winkle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Surov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Surov takes a swing at Van Winkle's ribcage but misses.
Van Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Winkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Surov's head.
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Surov is defended easily by Van Winkle.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Van Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Surov avoids it really well and circles away.
Surov takes a swing at Van Winkle's ribcage but misses.
Surov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A bone on bone clash there as Surov blocks the leg kick.
Van Winkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Winkle connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Winkle.
Surov throws a jab when Van Winkle was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov needs to keep his hands up - Van Winkle had a free shot at his head there.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surov lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Surov.
Van Winkle misses with a body kick.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle looks to land a body kick but Surov moved away.
Van Winkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Winkle manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle cracks the inside of Surov's front leg.
Van Winkle throws a head kick but Surov moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Surov.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Surov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Surov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov looks to land a left hand but Van Winkle moved out of range nicely.
Van Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Surov throws a series of punches but Van Winkle avoids them all with ease.
Surov swings for the body but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Surov connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Surov checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Winkle loads up on a big right hand but Surov slips the punch.
Surov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Surov is looking to wear down Van Winkle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Winkle lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Surov.
Van Winkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Surov swings for the body but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Surov misses with a hook
and Van Winkle counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Winkle thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov 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!
Surov lands with a nice body punch.
Van Winkle lands an overhand right.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Surov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Surov is trying to control. Van Winkle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Surov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Winkle for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Winkle is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexei Surov just wasn't active enough.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Winkle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Winkle throws a body punch but Surov moves out of range.
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Winkle throws an overhand right that lands on Surov's shoulder, as Surov tries to avoid the shot.
Surov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws the left hand but Van Winkle avoids the punch easily.
Surov dives in and grabs Van Winkle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Winkle pushes down on Surov's head and hops out.
Van Winkle misses the jab.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Surov looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Surov blocks a head kick by Van Winkle.
Surov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Winkle's sensitive parts.
Surov throws a big shot that misses.
Surov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Winkle on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Winkle's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle wants to sweep but no luck.
Surov with a nice head shot there.
Surov trying to control but Van Winkle is working from the bottom.
Van Winkle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Surov controls the pace.
Van Winkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Surov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Surov wants to control but Van Winkle is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov had his way with Robert Van Winkle in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Winkle catches Surov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Winkle with a hook.
Surov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Surov blocks a jab.
Van Winkle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Winkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Surov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Winkle lands an overhand right.
Surov goes for a double leg but Van Winkle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Winkle continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with some punches.
Surov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Winkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Surov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Winkle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Surov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Winkle uses from the top position.
Van Winkle trying to control but Surov is working from the bottom.
Surov looking for a sweep. Not yet Surov, not yet.
Surov has Van Winkle pulled in close to control his posture.
Surov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Winkle is now in half guard.
Alexei Surov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexei Surov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle wants to control but Surov is keeping him busy.
Surov tries to get to full guard but Van Winkle has control of the leg.
Surov keeping hold of Van Winkle's head, controlling as best he can.
Surov wants to control but Van Winkle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Surov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Winkle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Winkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Surov's head.
Surov throws out a powerful jab.
Surov throws a poor cross that misses
and Surov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surov looks for a takedown but Van Winkle sprawls well.
Surov just misses with a punch to the body.
Surov scores with a body shot.
Surov scores with a jab.
Surov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Winkle. Van Winkle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov checks a leg kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Van Winkle there.
Van Winkle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Surov lands a right hook to the body.
Van Winkle shoots and misses
and Surov counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surov working away.
Surov wants to control but Van Winkle is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov tries to advance to mount but Van Winkle denies him.
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 Alexei Surov.
I think Surov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Alexei Surov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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