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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Doherty has chosen You can't stand me now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Karl Denke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Doherty's chin.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty throws a head kick but Denke moves out of range.
Doherty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doherty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Denke throws a leg kick
and Doherty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke throws a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Doherty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Denke is out of range.
Doherty lands a nice looking body shot.
Doherty shoots in but no luck this time.
Denke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doherty's calf.
Doherty cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Doherty saw that one coming.
Doherty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doherty.
Denke throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Doherty finds it's target.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Doherty moves out of range easily.
Denke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Pete Doherty has been cut.
Doherty throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke misses with a double jab.
A head kick by Denke misses
and Doherty counters with an inside leg kick.
Doherty scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Denke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doherty blocks a head kick by Denke.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doherty avoids a kick to the body.
Denke tries to land a body kick
and Doherty counters with an inside leg kick.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
Denke throws a series of punches but Doherty moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke drives through and clinches with Doherty against the cage.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Doherty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Doherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke lands a right hand.
Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Doherty avoids a wild elbow strike from Denke.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Denke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denke slips a jab from Doherty.
Denke blocks a head kick by Doherty.
Doherty takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Denke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Denke.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doherty avoids the head kick by Denke.
Doherty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Denke moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Denke thows a leg kick but Doherty checks it
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denke - that will leave a mark!
Denke throws the kick towards the body but Doherty avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doherty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty checks a leg kick.
Denke avoids the head kick by Doherty.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doherty scores with a body shot.
Denke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doherty wants to control but Denke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Denke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doherty knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doherty is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doherty manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Denke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Doherty'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.
Doherty moves into range and clinches up with Denke.
Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doherty avoiding damage as Denke throws knees to the body.
Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Denke lands a right hand.
Denke keeps control of Doherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Denke cracks Doherty with a nice body shot.
Denke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Denke swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Doherty lands.
Denke pushes Doherty up against the cage in a clinch.
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 blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Denke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
A knee to the head by Denke.
Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doherty slips under a jab from Denke.
Denke throws a head kick but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Denke in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doherty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denke wants to slow Doherty down by chopping away at his legs.
Doherty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doherty gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doherty.
Denke tries to land knees in the clinch but Doherty avoids the damage to the body.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doherty tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Doherty back against the cage.
Doherty lands a right hand.
Denke misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Doherty.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Denke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Doherty lands a shoulder strike.
Doherty lands with a short shot to the head.
Doherty breaks from the clinch.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Denke misses.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denke throws a leg kick but Doherty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke thows a leg kick but Doherty checks it
and Doherty counters with an outside leg kick.
Doherty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denke.
Doherty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Doherty lands in his opponent's guard.
Doherty advances position into side control!
Denke is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doherty advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Doherty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pete Doherty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Doherty stuns Denke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denke thows a leg kick but Doherty checks it
enabling Doherty to counter with a crisp jab.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Karl Denke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Doherty.
Doherty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Doherty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Doherty lands a nice shot to the body.
Denke is trying to force a seperation but Doherty has the dominant position.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Denke prevents a body shot from Doherty.
Denke prevents a body shot from Doherty.
Denke lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Denke.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Denke closes the distance and pushes Doherty back into the cage.
Denke looking to throw knees to the head but Doherty is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doherty.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doherty blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Denke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Denke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doherty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Doherty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doherty blocks it with crossed arms.
Doherty breaks from the clinch.
Pete Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doherty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doherty works his foot free and advances to mount.
Denke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Doherty controlling the pace for now.
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty unloading with bombs!
Doherty with a couple of short strikes.
Doherty controlling the position easily from mount.
Denke wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tries to control but Denke wriggling away.
Denke is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doherty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Doherty!
Pete Doherty decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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