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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 360 p4p, 53 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 530 p4p, 80 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Karl Denke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denke lands a nice looking body kick.
Denke wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Denke lands a high kick!
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Denke throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Denke lands a nice elbow.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Denke.
Denke lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Denke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Denke.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke misses with the body kick
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke lands a shot to the body.
Denke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denke blocks an elbow strike.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Denke pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Denke tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Denke.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Denke throws an elbow but it misses.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke breaks the clinch.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke lands a jab-cross combination.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
It looked like Denke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denke on the side of the head.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke staying out of range there.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly forces Denke back against the cage and clinches.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
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 cut man is working on Karl Denke'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.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Denke clinches up with Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke stalling against the cage.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Denke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Denke, against the cage.
Denke digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denke, right into the meat.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
Denke avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karl Denke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denke blocks a jab.
Denke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denke.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
Denke is looking to wear down Reilly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly wants to counter the offense by Denke and move into the clinch position.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly lands with a straight right. Denke didn't see that one coming.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Denke moves away and avoids it.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Denke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reilly doesn't seem bothered though.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Denke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Denke throws a big counter combination but Reilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denke.
A lazy body kick from Denke
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
A left lands for Reilly.
Denke throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Reilly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Denke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denke counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Reilly darts in and clinches Denke up against the cage.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Denke's ribcage. Denke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denke.
Denke blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Denke tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Denke lands with a slapping head kick.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reilly tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke lands with a slapping head kick.
Denke thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denke doesn't seem phased though.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke manages to break the clinch.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Denke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Denke blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denke doesn't seem phased though.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reilly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Denke looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denke. That's going to slow Reilly down.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Denke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a head kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke 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 Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
Denke sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! Denke avoids it this time.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Denke blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denke is looking to land body kicks.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Denke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
Reilly takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
Denke tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Karl Denke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denke.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Reilly.
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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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energy
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hype
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