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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus's entrance music is Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winkler's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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176 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hungus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
Hungus misses with a wild combination.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a straight right hand.
Winkler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hungus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hungus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hungus forces Winkler back against the cage and clinches.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winkler misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hungus wants to clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunguss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hungus tries to clinch but Winkler is having none of it.
Hungus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkler misses with a double jab.
Karl Hungus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hungus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winkler.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hungus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
Hungus takes the fight into the clinch.
Hungus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler stalling in the clinch but Hungus improves position.
A short right from Hungus on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hungus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hungus lands a shoulder strike.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Hungus.
Hungus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hungus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hungus closes the distance and clinches.
Hungus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winkler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hungus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hungus wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winkler lands a head shot.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Hungus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkler swinging wildly here.
Hungus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hungus has managed to clinch.
Winkler is trying to push Hungus away but Hungus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking to control Winkler's arms but Winkler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hungus has his back to the cage.
Winkler wants a takedown.
Hungus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winkler or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hungus leaning against his opponent.
Winkler misses with some punches.
Hungus is working for takedown but Winkler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winkler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Hungus won't allow it.
Winkler tries a body shot but Hungus blocks it.
Hungus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hungus.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Winkler. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winkler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 Karl Hungus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winkler counters by clinching up.
Hungus looking to slow down the pace here.
Hungus gets underhooks to prevent Winkler's takedown attempt.
Hungus pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Winkler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hungus is keeping the position for now.
Hungus trying to control the position.
Winkler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hungus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winkler has managed to get both his arms back between Hungus's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungus tries to strike from the bottom.
Hungus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Winkler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winkler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hungus.
Hungus trying to pass the guard but Winkler defending well.
Winkler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hungus wants to control but Winkler is keeping him busy.
Hungus drops an elbow to the side of Winkler's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking for a kimura here.
Winkler has one foot on Hungus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Hungus tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Hungus avoids nicely.
Hungus moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Hungus dodges the punch combination from Winkler.
Jab, jab by Winkler - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hungus wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hungus throws a series of punches but Winkler avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Hungus does no damage.
Hungus is looking to clinch.
Hungus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hungus wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a left and a right that stings Hungus.
A punch combination from Winkler misses.
Winkler shoots in for a takedown but Hungus shows good takedown defense.
Winkler misses with a two punch combination.
Hungus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Hungus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hungus wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hungus wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Henry Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hungus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hungus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Winkler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hungus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hungus tries to clinch up.
Winkler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hungus.
Hungus tries to clinch up.
Winkler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hungus counters by moving into the clinch.
Winkler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hungus jumps guard but Winkler stands there with Hungus around his waist. Hungus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hungus lands with a short shot to the head.
Hungus just leaning against Winkler, taking a breather.
Hungus pulls guard successfully.
Hungus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hungus is striking but Winkler is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hungus moves into full guard.
Hungus looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler forces his way into half guard.
Winkler prevents Hungus from standing back up.
Hungus is looking to improve his position.
Winkler trying to control the pace.
Hungus actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hungus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hungus missing with punches from the bottom.
Hungus looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Winkler pushes past his half guard into mount!
Winkler tries to control but Hungus wriggling away.
Hungus tries to hold on but Winkler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winkler controlling his opponent.
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karl Hungus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hungus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to get back to full guard.
Hungus with the active half guard here but Winkler passes nicely into side control.
Hungus tries to improve position but can't.
Hungus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hungus tries to get to full guard but Winkler has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hungus is looking for a sweep. Winkler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Hungus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hungus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Karl Hungus wins by unanimous decision!
Karl Hungus gave a mention to Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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