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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinatra throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Denke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Denke.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Denke tests Sinatra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke connects with a looping right hand.
Denke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke shoots in but Sinatra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra scores with a decent looking hook.
Sinatra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinatra walks into a stiff left hand from Denke.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Denke misses with a hook. Sinatra ducked under it nicely.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Denke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sinatra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denke misses with a looping right.
Denke tried to score with a low kick but Sinatra checks it.
Denke throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Denke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sinatra did well to prevent Denke getting side control.
Sinatra works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Denke wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
Denke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinatra is retaining full guard.
Denke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinatra's head.
Sinatra looking for a guillotine here but Denke defends easily.
Sinatra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denke won't allow Sinatra to sweep him here.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Sinatra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to keep Denke in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Denke manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Sinatra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinatra passes Denke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sinatra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denke trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.
Denke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra works his way into full mount!
Sinatra throws some wild stikes that Denke manages to avoid easily.
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been informed that Sinatra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Denke is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinatra looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Denke is trying to defend but Sinatra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sinatra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinatra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sinatra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Denke!
Sinatra punching from mount but Denke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
Sinatra prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Denke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Denke is defending well.
Sinatra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Denke is just riding it out for now. Sinatra eventually gives up the hold.
Sinatra prevents Denke from improving his position.
Sinatra moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinatra cracks Denke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sinatra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Denke is avoiding damage well.
Sinatra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Denke!
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra looking to control but Denke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Sinatra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sinatra with the ground and pound from mount.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control but Denke is having none of it.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
Sinatra controlling his opponent.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinatra unloads with some shots from mount but Denke bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sinatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinatra landing shots from mount.
Sinatra lands a couple of good shots and Denke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra struggling to keep hold of the position.
Well, with Sinatra on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Denke is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sinatra is landing with strikes from the back.
Sinatra trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sinatra misses with punches from the back.
Sinatra trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke misses with a jab to the body
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Denke won't be happy with that.
Sinatra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Denke some visible discomfort.
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Denke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinatra tries to move to mount but Denke blocks the move with his legs.
Sinatra trying to control the position but Denke is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke prevents Sinatra from moving into mount.
Sinatra is working Denke over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke dodges the ground and pound from Sinatra.
Sinatra misses with the ground and pound.
Denke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Sinatra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinatra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Denke to see if he's OK.
Sinatra tries to score with some ground and pound. Denke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sinatra laying and praying for a moment but Denke takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Denke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to pass to full mount but Denke defends it.
Denke wants to improve his position but Sinatra is controlling well.
Denke is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Denke tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.
Sinatra working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Denke's thigh. Denke counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denke. That's going to slow Sinatra down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denke.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Sinatra gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke won't allow Sinatra to pass to mount.
Sinatra works his foot free and advances to mount.
Denke is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinatra thowing shots but they're missing.
Sinatra lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinatra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
A very excited looking Frank Sinatra 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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pop
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