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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts has chosen Midnight City - By: M83 as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Batts!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batts tries to keep at a distance but Denke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denke is looking to break free of the clinch but Batts has double underhooks.
Batts misses with some punches.
Denke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batts tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batts.
Batts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Denke blocking some punches.
Batts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke wants to break free but Batts has control.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Batts fails to land.
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batts has Denke pressed against the cage, preventing Denke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batts misses with a punch on the inside.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Batts has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Batts throws an elbow that misses.
Batts working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Batts fails to land.
Batts takes a shot to the head.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denke has managed to clinch.
Batts throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Batts misses with some punches.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke pushes Batts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke is trying to break the clinch but Batts is controlling him.
Batts misses with a punch on the inside.
Batts has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
Batts takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke tries to circle away but Batts has him pinned against the cage.
Denke takes a shot to the head.
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts has picked Denke up - he's going for a ride! Batts dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Batts is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Denke reverses the position - he's now on top in Batts's guard.
Denke wants to stand but Batts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Batts wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Denke is now in half guard.
Batts is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Denke prevents Batts from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denke decides to stand and escape the position.
Batts clinches with his opponent.
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Batts moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Denke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
Denke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Batts working aggressively here.
Denke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Denke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Denke takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke tries a body shot but Batts blocks it.
Denke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Batts.
Denke blocks an elbow strike.
Denke gets through Batts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batts pulls Denke into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Denke closes the distance and clinches.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Batts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Batts.
Batts misses with some punches.
Batts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts has Denke pressed against the cage, preventing Denke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Denke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denke misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts blocks an uppercut.
Denke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Denke working aggressively here.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Denke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batts.
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!
Batts looks for a takedown but Denke sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Denke as Batts shoots in.
Denke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke avoiding damage.
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denke lands with a left to the head.
Batts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Denke blocking some punches.
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batts throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Karl Denke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
Denke lands a left hand.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke lands with a left to the head.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Batts lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batts is rocked!
Denke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batts is still on wobbly legs! Can Denke finish him?
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batts seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batts is looking to clinch.
Denke drives through and clinches with Batts against the cage.
Batts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denke's efforts to push away.
Batts misses with a punch on the inside.
Batts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Batts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke gets through Batts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Denke.
Denke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denke lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke tries to stall but Batts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to break free but Batts has control.
Batts misses with some punches.
Batts has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Denke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Batts blocking some punches.
Batts working aggressively here.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Denke manages to break the clinch.
Batts thumps Denke with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch but Batts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke tries to clinch but Batts moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Batts circles away.
Denke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batts, pushing him back against the cage.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Denke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Batts misses with some punches.
Batts throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Denke.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
Denke misses with a punch on the inside.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batts swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Denke avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts connects with a high kick.
Denke tries to clinch up but Batts circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denke tries to clinch up.
Denke avoids the head kick by Batts.
Peter Batts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batts throws a low kick, looking for Denke's leg but Denke calmly moves out of range.
Batts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denke checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Denke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denke tries to clinch up.
And Batts tries to counter it with a takedown but Denke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Batts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Batts is looking to slow Denke down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Denke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denke avoids the head kick by Batts.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts misses with a looping right.
Denke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batts tries to counter with a clinch but Denke shakes him off and moves away.
Batts throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batts.
Denke checks a leg kick nicely.
Denke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 tries to clinch but Batts is having none of it.
Batts wants to land a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Denke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batts tries to clinch up
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Peter Batts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Denke swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Batts.
Batts misses with some punches.
Denke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke is leaning against Batts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Denke gets through Batts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denke swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Batts shoots for a double leg takedown but Denke sprawls well. He's pushed Batts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batts throws a head kick that misses
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke sets himself, and Batts steps forward looking for the clinch! Denke avoids it this time.
Denke tries to clinch up but Batts circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke is looking to clinch but Batts is avoiding it.
Denke is looking to clinch.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batts throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batts 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 Denke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Denke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batts swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
It seemed like Batts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batts is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Batts swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Denke is looking to clinch but Batts is avoiding it.
Batts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karl Denke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denke moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Batts.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Denke 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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