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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 23435 p4p, 22030 weight class) and Postin Pomo (ranked 667 p4p, 708 weight class). The key to victory for Karl Denke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 cm 23 189 2 - 7 - 0 |
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187 cm 28 195 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt World class boxer Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Postin Pomo! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pomo checks a leg kick. Pomo tries to counter with a clinch but Denke shakes him off and moves away. Denke connects with a leg kick. Denke throws a body shot but no joy. Pomo clinches. Pomo manages to break the clinch.
Pomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke. Pomo misses with a takedown attempt and Denke counters with a straight right hand. Pomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Pomo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Pomo rushes Denke and presses him up against the cage. Pomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice sprawl there from Denke as Pomo shoots in. The fight moves into the clinch position. Good body shot from Denke.
Pomo tries to pull guard but Denke forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Karl Denke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Postin Pomo. Pomo is trying to pull guard but Denke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pomo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denke's efforts to push away. Denke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pomo. Pomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denke throws out a loose jab but Pomo uses good head movement to avoid it. Pomo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Pomo moves out of range of the body kick. Denke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight. A slapping leg kick lands for Denke.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Pomo moves out of range easily. Pomo has Denke up against the cage in a clinch.
Denke is looking to break free of the clinch but Pomo has double underhooks. Denke is trying to push Pomo away but Pomo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Pomo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pomo can't get the takedown.
Pomo tries to score a body lock takedown but Denke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Denke breaks the clinch.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pomo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Denke with a nice cross. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denke. Denke cracks Pomo with an open hand slap. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke 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 Pomo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pomo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Denke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Denke throws a hook to the side of Pomo's head but Pomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pomo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Pomo closes the distance and clinches. Pomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Pomo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Denke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Denke throws out a loose jab but Pomo uses good head movement to avoid it. A head kick misses from Denke. A nice side step and Pomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Pomo shoots in for a double leg but Denke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Pomo ducks under a wild hook from Denke. Denke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pomo is rocked! Denke circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pomo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Denke wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Denke! A victorious Karl Denke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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