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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 417 p4p, 63 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 723 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Denke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Denke misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Denke to work.
Turner misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denke.
Denke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Denke throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Denke takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner has Denke up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denke gets a clinch.
Denke has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Denke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Turner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Denke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turner is keeping busy.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Denke tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Denke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Denke - that landed with a thud.
Turner is trying to push Denke away but Denke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Denke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denke slowing the pace effectively.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner tries to circle away but Denke has him pinned against the cage.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Denke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turner up against the cage.
Denke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Denke has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denke lands with a right to the head.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Turner.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Turner cracks Denke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Denke's head but Denke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner with a hook.
Denke is rocked!
Denke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Denke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denke seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Denke counters with an outside leg kick.
Denke cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Denke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Denke is stalling here.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Denke on the side of the head.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner lands a big right hand that sends Denke crashing to the mat! Turner stays standing though and waves Denke back to his feet!
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Karl Denke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
Denke avoids the body shot from Turner.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Denke's head back.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.
Denke darts in trying to clinch
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke connects with the punch.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Turner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Denke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karl Denke's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
A counter left hand to the body from Denke misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Denke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Denke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denke avoids the body shot from Turner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid body kick from Denke.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turner misses with a double jab
enabling Denke to counter with a crisp jab.
Denke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance but Denke moves to the side
and Denke counters with an inside leg kick.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Denke.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Denke stalling in the clinch but Turner improves position.
Turner prevents a body shot from Denke.
The referee is keeping an eye on Denke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Karl Denke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Denke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner prevents Denke from breaking the clinch.
Turner tries to break free but Denke pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Denke.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
Denke lands a damaging elbow.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turner takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denke, pushing him back against the cage.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Denke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Denke leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner digs a right hand into Denke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denke's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner cracks Denke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner goes for a double leg but Denke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Denke continues to drive forward.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lunges at Denke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denke's hand.
Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Denke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
A punch combination from Denke misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Turner avoids the head kick by Denke.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denke blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Denke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
As Turner looks to move away, Denke throws a big counter combo but Turner just gets out of the way.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Denke sends Turner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Denke is motioning to the referee to let Turner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Turner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke drops Turner with a huge uppercut! Turner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Denke is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
In his post fight interview, Karl Denke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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