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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 245 p4p, 38 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 239 p4p, 37 weight class). Chiku Maneno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
38 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke connects with a body shot that sends Maneno's belly button to the back.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Denke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denke.
A counter left hand to the body from Maneno misses its target.
Denke is looking to clinch but Maneno is avoiding it.
Maneno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maneno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denke throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denke.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke slips a jab from Maneno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maneno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maneno misses the jab.
Maneno scores with a decent looking hook.
Denke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maneno. That did some damage!
Denke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denke throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Denke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maneno misses with a hook.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denke tries to move into range but Maneno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno connects with a jab.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Denke on the side of the head.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Denke moves into range and clinches up with Maneno.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno slips a jab from Denke.
Denke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maneno lands a jab.
Denke is rocked!
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Maneno moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maneno gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Denke is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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