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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosario kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is COBRA. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winkle's choice of entrance music: Gang Starr - Work. 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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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Winkle!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosario.
Winkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosario manages to avoid it.
Rosario tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosario.
Winkle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosario looks to throw the jab but Winkle is out of range.
Winkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosario's calf.
Rosario misses with a looping left.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Winkle is looking for a kimura but Rosario is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Winkle to get the leverage.
Winkle trying to control the pace.
Rosario is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rosario tries to get out of the position.
Winkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winkle is looking to advance position but Rosario won't allow it.
Winkle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winkle working over Rosario with some ground and pound. Rosario looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winkle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosario sees it coming and defends easily.
Rosario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winkle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Winkle thows a huge punch but Rosario dodges it nicely.
Winkle throwing shots but Rosario is blocking nicely.
Winkle is working for a kimura but Rosario is defending it quite comfortably.
Winkle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosario is just riding it out for now. Winkle eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winkle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winkle throwing shots but Rosario is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winkle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosario sees it coming and defends easily.
Winkle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosario keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winkle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Winkle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosario defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Winkle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Winkle lands a leg kick that knocks Rosario off balance momentarily.
Rosario connects with a looping right hand.
Rosario thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Winkle.
Rosario tries to bum rush Winkle with a series of wild strikes but Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winkle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosario misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosario. Winkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosario throws a body punch but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosario stuffs the takedown attempt from Winkle. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosario is looking to wear down Winkle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosario moves out of range of the leg kick from Winkle.
Rosario scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winkle in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosario. Winkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkle moves away.
Winkle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rosario tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winkle is in Rosario's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winkle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winkle preventing the sweep.
Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winkle scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle trying to control but Rosario is working from the bottom.
Winkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winkle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rosario holds on and takes a little breather.
Winkle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winkle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkle throwing strikes from guard but Rosario blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Winkle trying to control but Rosario is working from the bottom.
Rosario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winkle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosario keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Rosario can't keep his opponent in guard - Winkle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winkle trying to control the action but Rosario is working from the bottom.
Winkle is looking to advance position but Rosario won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Winkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rosario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkle.
Rosario on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winkle. Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Winkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosario manages to avoid it.
Winkle ducks right into an uppercut from Rosario.
Jab, jab by Rosario - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winkle. That's going to slow Rosario down.
Winkle tries to clinch up but Rosario circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Rosario.
Rosario has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winkle.
Rosario blocks a head kick by Winkle.
Rosario scores with the left hand. Winkle knows he should have avoided that one.
Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosario.
Winkle shoots for a takedown but Rosario saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle shoots for a takedown but Rosario saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rosario scores with a jab to the head.
Winkle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rosario circles away.
Fernando Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Winkle.
Winkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosario.
Winkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winkle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rosario fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando Rosario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosario fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fernando Rosario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosario smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winkle throws a looping overhand right but Rosario ducks down to avoid it.
Rosario is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rosario misses with the combination.
Winkle rushes Rosario and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Winkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosario.
Rosario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosario trying to control the position but instead, Winkle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosario into the cage.
Rosario blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Rosario.
Rosario trying to control the position but instead, Winkle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosario into the cage.
Winkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosario is trying to stall.
Winkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle throws an elbow that misses.
Winkle lands a damaging elbow.
Winkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosario managing to block the knees to the body from Winkle.
Winkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosario dodges an elbow strike from Winkle.
Winkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosario's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winkle.
A hook to the body from Winkle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winkle.
It looks like Fernando Rosario has been cut.
Winkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rosario regains guard immediately.
Winkle pushing down on Rosario's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle trying to control from half guard but Rosario is working away.
Ben Winkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ben Winkle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winkle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosario is staying active underneath Winkle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winkle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosario kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winkle controlling the action here.
Fernando Rosario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkle passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Winkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winkle 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Winkle!
Ben Winkle opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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