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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman - Metallica. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Denke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Denke is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denke lands with a punch from half guard.
Denke is looking for a kimura here.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Denke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones kicks off Denke and gets to his feet.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones misses the jab.
Denke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
It looks like Lazarus Jones has been cut.
Denke misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Denke misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Denke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denke lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones moves away from the strike by Denke.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Denke cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Denke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones jabs Denke right on the nose. Denke blinks but takes it well.
Denke blocks a low kick nicely.
Denke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones is rocked!
Denke tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones misses with the combination.
Denke misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Denke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke takes one to the side of the head.
Denke tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones lands a head shot.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones cracks Denke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Denke is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Denke counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Denke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Denke lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denke slips nicely into half guard.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Denke lands a couple of elbows.
Denke stops Jones from standing up.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Denke!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looking to finish Denke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Denke!
Denke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 Lazarus Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Denke avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to move into range but Denke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Denke misses.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick as Denke jumps back.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Denke swivels and escapes.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Denke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Denke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones takes one on the button.
Denke shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut there from Denke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Denke misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Denke thinking.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Denke misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Denke under the eye.
Denke misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Denke throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Denke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Denke's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Denke.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denke misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
That kick from Jones tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Denke tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Denke misses.
Denke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denke checks a leg kick.
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!
Jones avoids the head kick by Denke.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Denke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denke checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denke throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazarus Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Denke lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Denke moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denke.
Jones tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
Denke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denke wants to clinch.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denke.
Denke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones avoids the body shot from Denke.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denke misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Good leg kick by Denke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Denke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones tries a low kick but Denke avoids it.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Denke tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones 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.
A jab from Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Denke tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denke scores with a leg kick.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denke tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke lands the left hand.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Denke avoids a kick to the body.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones slips a jab from Denke.
Denke tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denke looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Denke cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Denke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Denke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Denke.
A short right from Denke.
Jones digs a right hand into Denke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denke's gas tank.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks to land a combination but Denke avoids it well.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denke tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denke walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Denke misses with a kick to the body.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Denke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Karl Denke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Jones cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denke - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denke. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke misses with a kick to the body.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones jabs at Denke's body.
Denke throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Denke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Denke moves out of range easily.
Denke misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Denke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Denke tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Denke slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Denke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Denke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones 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.
Jones throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Denke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a head kick by Denke.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Denke throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Denke is out of range.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Denke off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones slips a jab from Denke.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Denke tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Denke. That did some damage!
Denke scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazarus Jones dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lazarus Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Denke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Denke's head.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!
Denke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Denke moved away.
Jones lands a jab.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Jones blocks a head kick by Denke.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Denke tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Jones thuds his right hand into Denke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Denke.
Denke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denke checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denke feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Denke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Denke checks a low kick from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Denke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Denke with an uppercut!
Jones checks a leg kick.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denke is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Denke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Denke.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Lazarus Jones!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Lazarus Jones!
Lazarus Jones wins by majority decision!
Lazarus Jones gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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