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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Winkler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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277 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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243 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackenmeier moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lackenmeier leaning against his opponent.
Lackenmeier receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winkler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winkler gets tackled into the cage by Lackenmeier. Lackenmeier maintains the clinch.
Lackenmeier throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Lackenmeier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lackenmeier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winkler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winkler breaks the clinch.
Lackenmeier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winkler.
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.
Lackenmeier looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a nice body shot.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch
and Lackenmeier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winkler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lackenmeier on the side of the head.
Winkler cracks a nice hook into Lackenmeier's ribs.
Lackenmeier clinches.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Winkler avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier effectively controlling the action here.
Lackenmeier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Bjarno Lackenmeier has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler leaning against his opponent.
Lackenmeier slowing the pace effectively.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Come on Lackenmeier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winkler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lackenmeier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lackenmeier being controlled against the cage.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
Lackenmeier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Winkler is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Lackenmeier.
Winkler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler digs a good hook to Lackenmeier's body.
Lackenmeier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Winkler lands the left hand.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Lackenmeier wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Winkler misses the target.
Lackenmeier is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Winkler looks to throw the jab but Lackenmeier is out of range.
Winkler lands with a straight right. Lackenmeier didn't see that one coming.
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 Benny Winkler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjarno Lackenmeier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lackenmeier rushes Winkler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lackenmeier stalling in the clinch.
Winkler stalling against the cage.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
Winkler stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Winkler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Winkler is trying to force a seperation but Lackenmeier has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Winkler is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier has him pressed against the cage.
Winkler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Lackenmeier.
Winkler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lackenmeier leaning against his opponent.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lackenmeier moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
A big left from Winkler misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier instigates a clinch.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Winkler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier misses with a punch to the body.
Winkler trying to stall but Lackenmeier improves his position.
Lackenmeier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lackenmeier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Lackenmeier won't allow it.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Lackenmeier won't allow it.
Lackenmeier missing with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier swings wildly with an uppercut but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winkler tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lackenmeier in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Winkler blocks an elbow strike.
Winkler tries to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling the position.
Lackenmeier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Lackenmeier to work.
Lackenmeier has Winkler pushed against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lackenmeier. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lackenmeier landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier just leaning against Winkler, taking a breather.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier looking to throw knees to the head but Winkler is blocking nicely.
Lackenmeier effectively controlling the action here.
Winkler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Lackenmeier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Winkler wants to break free but Lackenmeier has control.
Winkler is trying to break the clinch but Lackenmeier is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarno Lackenmeier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bjarno Lackenmeier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Winkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lackenmeier manages to avoid it.
Winkler looks to land a combination. Lackenmeier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
Lackenmeier has Winkler pushed against the cage.
Lackenmeier is stalling here.
Lackenmeier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winkler is looking to break free of the clinch but Lackenmeier has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lackenmeier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lackenmeier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackenmeier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
Winkler takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Winkler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lackenmeier is pushing Winkler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lackenmeier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lackenmeier.
Lackenmeier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benny Winkler has been cut.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
Bjarno Lackenmeier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lackenmeier circles away quickly and effectively.
Lackenmeier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winkler to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackenmeier 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.
Winkler is looking for a counter combo.
Winkler throws a lazy right hand but Lackenmeier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lackenmeier is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lackenmeier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winkler, pushing him back against the cage.
Winkler breaks from the clinch.
Lackenmeier throws a head kick but Winkler moves out of range.
Lackenmeier tries to clinch but Winkler is having none of it.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler effectively controlling the action here.
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier pushes Winkler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winkler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lackenmeier looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lackenmeier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winkler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the head but Winkler blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lackenmeier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lackenmeier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winkler avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lackenmeier closes the distance and clinches.
Winkler tries to circle away but Lackenmeier has him pinned against the cage.
Lackenmeier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkler avoids it.
Lackenmeier tries to land knees in the clinch but Winkler avoids the damage to the body.
Winkler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lackenmeier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lackenmeier misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler is trying to stall.
Lackenmeier misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjarno Lackenmeier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lackenmeier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjarno Lackenmeier!
A very excited looking Bjarno Lackenmeier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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