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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Runnin With The Devil. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 3 - 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Denke avoids it.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Aurelius had a free shot at his head there.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that Denke avoids nicely.
Aurelius throws a front kick aimed at Denke's knee but Denke avoids it well.
Aurelius is looking to chop away at Denke's legs.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denke jabs at Aurelius's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Denke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Denke as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aurelius.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke slips under a jab.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelius moves out of range of the leg kick from Denke.
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelius.
Denke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Denke is keen to just control but Aurelius is a slippery customer.
Denke with the ground and pound but Aurelius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke scoring with some ground and pound.
Denke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Denke postures up in Aurelius's guard and throws a big left but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Denke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelius.
Denke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Denke counters with a thumping low kick.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Denke lands with a hook. Aurelius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Denke throws a head kick that Aurelius semi-blocks.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke misses with a body kick.
Denke connects with a crisp jab.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Denke does it's job there.
A punch combination from Aurelius misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Denke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius tries to bum rush Denke with a series of wild strikes but Denke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aurelius on the side of the head.
Aurelius scores with a nice right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aurelius. Denke shrugs it off though.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius lands with a nice combination. Denke backs away looking to recover.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius throws a nice looking combination but Denke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Denke motions for Aurelius to come forward. Denke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aurelius!
Aurelius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aurelius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Denke.
Aurelius tries to hold on but Denke postures up.
Aurelius is desperately trying to improve his position but Denke has a good base and remains in mount.
Denke punching from mount but Aurelius doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aurelius is trying desperately to improve position.
Denke landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is squirming around, avoiding Denke's attempts to control the action.
Denke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aurelius because Denke loaded up on that one.
Aurelius holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Denke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius wants to hold on but Denke pushes him away.
Denke working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Denke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Denke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Denke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelius is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Denke.
Aurelius is looking to improve his position but Denke isn't that keen on the idea.
Denke raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aurelius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aurelius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Denke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Denke prevents Aurelius from getting the reversal.
Denke breaks from Aurelius's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aurelius tries to lock up and control but Denke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to control but Denke is having none of it.
Denke unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelius bucks and avoids them well.
Denke throws some wild stikes that Aurelius manages to avoid easily.
Denke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Denke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Denke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Denke trying to control but Aurelius is having none of it.
Denke wants to finish this one by submission but Aurelius is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Denke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Denke is looking to slow Aurelius down with leg kicks.
Aurelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denke connects with a looping right hand.
Denke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aurelius thows a leg kick but Denke checks it
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Denke on that attempt.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelius checks it well.
Denke misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelius connects with a right hand. Denke shakes it off.
Denke blocks a low kick nicely.
Aurelius scores with a one two! Denke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelius's head.
Aurelius throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelius, right into the meat.
Denke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelius.
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a jab to the head.
Denke throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius's corner calls for a 1-2. Aurelius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Denke as he checks the leg kick.
Denke scores with a jab. Aurelius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aurelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Denke is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Denke blocks the low kick.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nero Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius punishes Denke's body with a nice straight punch.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Aurelius. Those never looked like landing.
Denke defending well as Aurelius loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aurelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Denke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a nice strike.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Denke moved away.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Denke ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelius.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke dives in and grabs Aurelius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelius pushes down on Denke's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Denke. Beautiful body shot.
Denke blocks a head kick by Aurelius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
Aurelius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Aurelius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
Denke misses the jab.
Denke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denke checks a leg kick nicely.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelius.
Aurelius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Aurelius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denke's head.
Denke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Denke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aurelius to score with a decent uppercut.
Denke moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Denke saw that one coming.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelius lands with a straight right. Denke didn't see that one coming.
Aurelius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Denke tries for a takedown but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nero Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelius throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
Denke slips a jab and a cross from Aurelius.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Aurelius had a free shot at his head there.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Denke.
Aurelius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aurelius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelius throws a nice head kick!
Aurelius looks to land a body kick but Denke moved away.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Denke.
Aurelius punishes Denke's body with a nice straight punch.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Denke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Denke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aurelius circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius checks the leg kick.
Denke moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Denke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Denke checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Denke works the jab nicely.
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Denke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aurelius's head.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Aurelius scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Denke dives in and grabs Aurelius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelius pushes down on Denke's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Aurelius throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Denke slips under a jab.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelius should have avoided that one.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Aurelius misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Denke checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Aurelius
and Denke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aurelius's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke throws a big elbow that misses.
Denke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Denke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Denke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aurelius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Denke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aurelius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aurelius trying to control the position here.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denke.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denke.
Aurelius is looking to stand back up but Denke counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aurelius.
Denke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to get back to full guard.
Denke is looking to advance position but Aurelius won't allow it.
Denke throwing shots but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Denke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karl Denke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius is trying to control but can't.
Denke is trying to control the action in half guard but Aurelius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denke is working for a kimura but Aurelius is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Denke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
Karl Denke retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Karl Denke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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