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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen wants to clinch
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
The referee calls for Winkler to work.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Nguyen's head coaches at Kombat MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Winkler.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Nguyen looks to clinch
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen needs to keep his hands up - Winkler had a free shot at his head there.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Nguyen tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Winkler throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nguyen thinking.
Winkler scores with a decent looking hook.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nguyen moves out of range as Winkler strikes.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler sizes up Nguyen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winkler gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen pushes Winkler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkler.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Winkler misses.
Winkler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winkler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nguyen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Winkler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nguyen momentarily.
Winkler thuds a left hand into Nguyen's body.
Nguyen tries to clinch
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Winkler misses.
Nguyen closes the distance but Winkler moves to the side
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler scores with a hook to the body. Nguyen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Winkler connects with a single shot there.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Winkler - just one landing.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Michael Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winkler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winkler throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winkler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winkler thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nguyen looks to clinch
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen sizes up Winkler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Winkler connects with a body shot.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Winkler gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Winkler scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nguyen eats them both and turns towards Winkler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winkler lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen clinches with his opponent.
Winkler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nguyen lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Winkler breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nguyen counters by clinching up.
Nguyen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winkler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler is having none of it.
Nguyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Winkler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winkler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winkler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Winkler misses its intended target.
Nguyen clinches with his opponent.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkler.
Michael Nguyen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Nguyen misses with an elbow over the top.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winkler.
Nguyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler with a hook.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkler circles away.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Winkler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Nguyen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Winkler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nguyen gets a clinch.
Nguyen lands a right hand.
Nguyen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler avoiding damage as Nguyen throws knees to the body.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler misses with a hook.
Winkler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winkler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkler misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen misses with a hook
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winkler misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Winkler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winkler thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nguyen defending well as Winkler loads up on a big left hand.
As Winkler looks to move away, Nguyen throws a big counter combo bu Winkler just gets out of the way.
Winkler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nguyen wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.
Michael Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen clinches up against the cage.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Nguyen.
It looks like Benny Winkler has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nguyen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Winkler controls the action.
Winkler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benny Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Winkler stalks Nguyen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nguyen's face. Nguyen staggers backwards, shaken.
Benny Winkler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winkler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winkler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Winkler!
Michael Nguyen was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to the fans and sorry I disappointed you. I will be back and much stronger. I love you all!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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