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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 410 p4p, 60 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 737 p4p, 92 weight class). Kyle Sackrider has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Denke's chin.
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175 cm
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180 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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190 cm
32
169 lbs
21 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Denke throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sackrider to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut. Sackrider cracks Denke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Sackrider circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke scores with a nice strike. Sackrider misses with a body shot.
Sackrider scores with a nice head shot. Both fighters circling a little - Denke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Denke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackrider misses with a kick to the body and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand! Denke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Denke moves out of range of the body kick from Sackrider.
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 lands with a cross. The fighters circling - Sackrider throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sackrider moves out of range of the body kick. It seemed like Sackrider was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sackrider lands a nice hook to Denke's body. Denke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sackrider misses with a body shot.
Sackrider throws a body kick that misses. Denke tries to clinch but Sackrider moves out of range. Sackrider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sackrider dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sackrider punishes Denke's body with a nice straight punch. Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Sackrider moves out of range easily. Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sackrider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denke has Sackrider up against the cage in a clinch.
Denke lands with a right to the head. Denke tries a body shot but Sackrider blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Denke swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackrider uses good head movement to avoid it. Sackrider swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it. Denke misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sackrider fails to land. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sackrider misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackrider has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackrider controls his hands.
Sackrider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Sackrider misses with a short punch on the inside. Sackrider blocks the elbow strike.
Sackrider takes an elbow to the temple. Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider lands a hook to the side of the head. Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackrider controls his hands.
Denke wants to stall.
Sackrider can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Sackrider dodges an elbow strike from Denke.
Sackrider avoids the elbow strike from Denke, against the cage.
Sackrider can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Denke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kyle Sackrider has been cut. Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sackrider misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Sackrider controls the action.
Sackrider lands a body punch in the clinch. Denke misses with an elbow over the top. Sackrider misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Denke scores with a nice short uppercut. Denke misses with a short punch on the inside. Denke tries to throw a body punch but Sackrider avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage. Sackrider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Denke has closed the distance and engaged Sackrider in a clinch.
Denke blocks a body shot from Sackrider. Sackrider misses with a hook from the clinch. Sackrider takes a shot to the head. Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Sackrider is trying to break the clinch but Denke has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Sackrider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Denke working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sackrider manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Sackrider misses. Sackrider throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Denke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Denke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sackrider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Sackrider throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Denke catches Sackrider with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Denke slips a straight right by Sackrider. Whack! Denke lands a heavy head kick that drops Sackrider. The ref tackles Denke to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sackrider was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Karl Denke! After the fight, Karl Denke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. In defeat, Kyle Sackrider stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board I'll be back!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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