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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 39 p4p, 8 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 150 p4p, 22 weight class). Outlaw Hardy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Denke's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 cm
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176 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke swings widly with a right hand
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke closes the distance and clinches.
Denke gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Denke.
We've been informed that Hardy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denke.
Denke lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Denke is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denke tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Denke drops back down to his feet.
Denke misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke working aggressively here.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy pushes Denke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Denke throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke scores with a nice head shot.
Denke misses with a right hand
and Hardy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy throws the left hand but Denke avoids the punch easily.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Denke darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Denke.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocks a body shot from Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denke lands an uppercut.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Denke will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Denke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denke has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.
Denke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hardy has picked Denke up and slammed him! Denke can't keep hold of the triangle and Hardy manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke is trying to improve his position.
Denke being controlled for a moment.
Denke is looking for a sweep.
Denke is trying to work for a sweep but Hardy has mounted him!
Denke working to try and regain half guard.
Hardy controlling his opponent.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denke is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Denke throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Denke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Denke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Denke.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke fails to pull guard.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Denke blocks a body shot from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denke throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke misses with the head strike.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denke's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Karl Denke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Denke pulls guard.
Denke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Denke looking for subs off his back but Hardy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Denke actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Denke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Denke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Denke has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hardy escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hardy!
Denke tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy gets to mount! Denke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Denke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Denke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hardy pulls his head out easily.
Hardy is taking a breather. Denke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Denke actively working from the bottom here.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Denke looking for subs from the bottom but Hardy mounts him!
Hardy looking to control but Denke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Denke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denke tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Denke drops back down to his feet.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Denke misses with some punches.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Denke is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy works on Denke's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Denke misses with an elbow strike.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denke swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Denke.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Denke is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Denke is rocked!
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Denke's ribcage. Denke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denke's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy pushes Denke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Denke with a big uppercut! Denke tries to clinch up but Hardy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Denke to the mat! Denke covers up and Hardy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Outlaw Hardy!
Outlaw Hardy is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Outlaw Hardy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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