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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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203 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Denke checks a leg kick nicely.
Denke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Ravia's guard.
Of Ravia trying to control the position.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Denke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Ravia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Ravia trying to control the position.
Denke scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws an elbow that misses. Of Ravia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denke's guard. Nice move by Of Ravia!
Denke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Denke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denke wants to sweep here but Of Ravia controlling him for the moment.
Of Ravia prevents Denke from getting back to his feet.
Denke controlling the position.
Of Ravia postures up.
Denke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Denke.
Of Ravia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Denke.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denke lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia controlling the position.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke throws a big elbow that misses.
Denke forces his way into half guard.
Of Ravia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Denke distracts Of Ravia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Denke postures up.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Denke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Ravia is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia controls Denke momentarily but Denke frees himself.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Of Ravia is on top in guard.
Of Ravia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denke is trying to keep Of Ravia in close.
Of Ravia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Of Ravia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Of Ravia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Ravia stands up over Denke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Of Ravia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Of Ravia is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Of Ravia is one step ahead there.
Denke pulls Of Ravia in close to his closed guard and prevents Of Ravia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Of Ravia working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia chips away with some ground and pound.
Denke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Of Ravia scoring with some ground and pound.
Of Ravia working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke pulls Of Ravia in close to his closed guard and prevents Of Ravia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Of Ravia connects with a couple of short punches.
Of Ravia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Denke will probably get the nod.
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.
Denke avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke digs a good body shot into Of Ravia's ribs.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of Ravia blocks a head kick by Denke.
Nice takedown defense from Of Ravia. No joy for Denke on that attempt.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
Denke connects with a right hand. Of Ravia shakes it off.
Denke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throws a series of punches but Of Ravia avoids them all with ease.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but Of Ravia shows good takedown defense.
Denke throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Denke saw that one coming.
Denke avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Denke.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Denke stalks Of Ravia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Of Ravia's face. Of Ravia staggers backwards, shaken.
Of Ravia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Ravia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Ravia tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Denke moves out of range.
Of Ravia slaps away a takedown attempt from Denke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Ravia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia.
Denke misses with a body kick.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Denke on the side of the head.
Denke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Of Ravia avoids it really well and circles away.
Of Ravia tried to score with a low kick but Denke checks it.
Of Ravia blocks a jab.
Geralt Of Ravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Denke blocks the low kick.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Ravia thumps Denke with a low kick.
Denke throws a jab when Of Ravia was well out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Of Ravia.
Denke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Of Ravia checks it well.
Denke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Denke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia walks into a straight right hand from Denke.
Denke defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Ravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Ravia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denke, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Ravia prevents the takedown attempt.
Of Ravia throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Of Ravia regains guard.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Ravia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Ravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geralt Of Ravia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Of Ravia ducks right into an uppercut from Denke.
Of Ravia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Denke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Of Ravia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Denke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Of Ravia trying to hold on to Denke's head to control him but Denke postures up.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
Denke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of Ravia is just riding it out for now. Denke eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia is trying to get back to full guard.
Of Ravia is not content to let Denke control the position.
Of Ravia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denke.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but Of Ravia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Denke is looking to stall here but Of Ravia recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke trying to control but Of Ravia is working from the bottom.
Denke won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Of Ravia is on top in guard.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Of Ravia has gone for a leg lock! Denke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Of Ravia's guard.
Denke postures up in Of Ravia's guard and throws a big left but Of Ravia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Denke looking to pass the guard.
Denke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Denke pushes down on Of Ravia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Of Ravia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denke is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Denke lands a nice short elbow.
Of Ravia is not content to let Denke control the position.
Of Ravia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Ravia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Denke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl Denke!
A very excited looking Karl Denke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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