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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Killian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke feints and then cracks Killian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Killian down.
Denke misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Denke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killian throws a head kick but Denke moves out of range.
Denke blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Denke.
Denke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke connects with an inside leg kick.
Killian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Denke did well to prevent Killian getting side control.
Killian looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Denke is looking to get back to is feet but Killian passes into side control.
Denke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Denke seems to be working for a kimura but Killian defends the submission attempt.
Killian is trying to maintain the position but Denke is very close to passing his half guard.
Denke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Killian has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke passes the guard and advances to mount!
Denke breaks from Killian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Killian is working to get back to half guard.
Denke lands a nice shot to the head.
Denke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killian is desperately trying to improve his position but Denke has a good base and remains in mount.
Killian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killian tries to hold on but Denke pushes him away.
Killian taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Denke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Denke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Killian is rocked!
Denke with the ground and pound from mount.
Killian is still in real trouble! Can Denke finish him?
Denke lands a big elbow - Killian is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Killian is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Karl Denke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
72% |
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