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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. Raz Matazz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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196 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
17 - 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
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matazz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matazz closes the distance and clinches.
Matazz stalling in the clinch but Denke improves position.
Denke crunches a lovely knee into Matazz's ribcage.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke has had enough of the clinch but Matazz keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Matazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Denke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matazz lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matazz.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses the jab.
Denke shoots in but no luck this time.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matazz checks it well.
Denke wants to clinch but Matazz slips to the side
and Matazz counters with a right hand to the body.
Matazz slips a jab from Denke.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Denke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matazz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matazz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matazz sneaks back into half guard.
Matazz is pressing down on Denke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Denke with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Denke!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Matazz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matazz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Raz Matazz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Denke throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Denke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matazz is out of range.
Matazz tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matazz wants to clinch.
Matazz tries to clinch
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Denke misses.
Denke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matazz pinned against the cage. Matazz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matazz. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Matazz tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matazz wants to clinch.
Denke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matazz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denke looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Matazz connects with a high kick.
Matazz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Matazz misses.
Denke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matazz on his heels. He'll look to pass Matazz's guard now, I'm sure.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Denke postures up.
Matazz keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz is controlling Denke's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Denke throws a shot to the body.
Denke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Denke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Denke scores with a jab.
Raz Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denke avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Denke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Denke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
Matazz takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz throws a good cross that connects.
Denke needs to keep his hands up - Matazz had a free shot at his head there.
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Denke blocks the leg kick.
Matazz misses with an uppercut.
Matazz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke moves away from the strike by Matazz.
Matazz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matazz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz forces Denke back against the cage and clinches.
Matazz scores with a shot to the side of Denke's head.
Denke is trying to trip Matazz. He has hold of a leg but Matazz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Denke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Denke wants to control from the top but Matazz keeps moving.
Matazz trying to control the position.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karl Denke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denke looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denke.
Matazz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Denke manages to get himself to full guard.
Matazz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matazz content to stall in guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Raz Matazz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matazz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matazz is looking to chop away at Denke's legs.
Matazz staying out of range there.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick.
Denke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matazz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denke staying out of range there.
Denke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matazz wants to hold on but Denke pushes him away.
Matazz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Denke looking to control but Matazz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Denke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matazz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Denke breaks from Matazz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Denke thowing shots but they're missing.
Denke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz is looking to improve his position but Denke isn't that keen on the idea.
Denke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Matazz is rocked!
That has opened up Raz Matazz's cut even more.
Denke prevents Matazz from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries to lock up and control but Denke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matazz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Matazz because Denke loaded up on that one.
Denke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Denke working Matazz over with strikes here.
Matazz is still in real trouble! Can Denke finish him?
The cut above Raz Matazz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raz Matazz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke retains his middleweight title!
Karl Denke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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