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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buffalo Soldier. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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197 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meduza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Winkle lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Winkle lands a jab to the head.
Van Winkle looks to land a left hand but Meduza moved out of range nicely.
Meduza misses with a looping right.
Van Winkle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meduza defends well and Van Winkle ends up having to push Meduza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Winkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Winkle wants to take the fight to the mat but Meduza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Van Winkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meduza backwards.
A short right from Meduza on the inside.
A short right from Van Winkle on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meduza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Winkle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meduza prevents a body shot from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle dodges an elbow strike from Meduza.
Van Winkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Meduza controls his hands.
Van Winkle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meduza's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle is looking to control Meduza's arms but Meduza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Winkle has his back to the cage.
Van Winkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meduza misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Winkle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Winkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meduza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Van Winkle catches Meduza right on the button with a cross.
Van Winkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meduza counters with a good low kick that Van Winkle was not able to check.
Van Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Winkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meduza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Winkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meduza manages to avoid it.
Meduza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle is looking to slow Meduza down with leg kicks.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meduza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Winkle.
Van Winkle drops his hands momentarily and Meduza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meduza wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is looking to score with low kicks.
Meduza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Winkle as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meduza clinches up with Van Winkle and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Winkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Winkle breaks the clinch.
Van Winkle throws a looping overhand right but Meduza ducks down to avoid it.
Van Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meduza swings widly with a right hand
and Van Winkle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Winkle.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Meduza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meduza looking for a sweep. Not yet Meduza, not yet.
Meduza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Winkle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle postures up.
Van Winkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Winkle looking to sit in guard and control but Meduza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meduza 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.
Meduza wants to get back to his feet but Van Winkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle postures up in Meduza's guard and throws a big left but Meduza blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza wants to sweep here but Van Winkle controlling him for the moment.
Van Winkle won't allow Meduza to get back to his feet.
Meduza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Winkle's guard.
Van Winkle keeping moving, preventing Meduza from controlling successfully.
Van Winkle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Meduza has passed into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza trying to control the action but Van Winkle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van 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.
Meduza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Meduza blocks the leg kick.
Van Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Meduza.
A jab from Meduza misses.
Meduza staying out of range there.
Meduza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Winkle lands with a straight right. Meduza didn't see that one coming.
Meduza slips under a jab from Van Winkle.
Meduza wants to slow Van Winkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Van Winkle as he checks the leg kick.
Meduza blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Winkle misses the target.
Van Winkle throws a solid leg kick but Meduza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Winkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza misses with a looping right.
Van Winkle connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Winkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Winkle misses with a leg kick
and Meduza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meduza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meduza takes one on the button.
Van Winkle throws a sloppy head kick and Meduza moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meduza checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Winkle.
Meduza cracks Van Winkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Winkle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meduza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Winkle throws the kick towards the body but Meduza avoids it.
Van Winkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meduza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Winkle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Winkle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries a low kick but Meduza avoids it.
Van Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Meduza is just out of range.
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!
Van Winkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meduza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Winkle can pounce on him.
Van Winkle walks into a stiff left hand from Meduza.
Van Winkle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meduza.
Meduza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Winkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Meduza.
Van Winkle misses with a leg kick
and Meduza counters with a stiff right hand.
Meduza misses with an uppercut.
Van Winkle throws a hook but Meduza blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Winkle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Meduza.
Nice shot lands for Van Winkle.
Meduza stuns Van Winkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick which misses Meduza's front leg but catches the back leg as Meduza tries to avoid it.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meduza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meduza fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Winkle in the body.
Van Winkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Winkle!
A jab from Van Winkle misses.
Van Winkle scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Van Winkle misses
and Meduza counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Winkle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle misses with a body punch
and Meduza counters with a thumping low kick.
Meduza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meduza thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Meduza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meduza moves in looking to clinch but Van Winkle pushes him off.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Winkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meduza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Winkle slips a jab from Meduza.
Meduza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Winkle. Van Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Meduza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meduza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Winkle circles away quickly and effectively.
Meduza tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fredrik Meduza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Winkle tries to score with a low kick but Meduza moves his leg out of the way.
Van Winkle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meduza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meduza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Winkle defending well as Meduza loads up on a big left hand.
Meduza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Meduza tries to clinch up.
Meduza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meduza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meduza blocks a low kick nicely.
Meduza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Meduza misses with a looping right.
Meduza scores with a jab.
Meduza wants to clinch.
Van Winkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Winkle throws an overhand right that lands on Meduza's shoulder, as Meduza tries to avoid the shot.
Van Winkle throws a looping overhand right but Meduza ducks down to avoid it.
Meduza connects with the punch.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Meduza misses the target.
Robert Van Winkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Winkle takes a swing at Meduza's ribcage but misses.
Van Winkle tries to land a front kick but Meduza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Winkle misses the shot to the body.
Van Winkle tries to land a leg kick but Meduza saw it coming and moves away.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle throws a front kick that sends Meduza stumbling back into the cage.
Meduza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Winkle. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a head shot.
Van Winkle scores with a hook to the body. Meduza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meduza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle tries to score with a low kick but Meduza moves his leg out of the way.
Meduza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Winkle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meduza finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Winkle's head.
Meduza with a jab.
Meduza throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lunges at Meduza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meduza's hand.
Meduza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meduza ducks right into an uppercut from Van Winkle.
Meduza throws an overhand right that lands on Van Winkle's shoulder, as Van Winkle tries to avoid the shot.
Meduza tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle throws out a leg kick but Meduza moves out of range and Van Winkle only half commits.
Van Winkle thuds his right hand into Meduza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Winkle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Winkle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meduza back to the cage. Van Winkle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Winkle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Winkle lands the left hand.
Meduza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meduza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meduza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Winkle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meduza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meduza wants to sweep here but Van Winkle controlling him for the moment.
Van Winkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Meduza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meduza 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.
Meduza keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Winkle landing with the ground and pound.
Van Winkle sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Van Winkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Winkle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Van Winkle!
Robert Van Winkle gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 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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pop
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