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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headden misses with a double jab.
Headden lands with a nice combination. Denke backs away looking to recover.
Headden moves out of range of the strikes.
Headden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Headden as he checks the leg kick.
Denke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Headden doesn't seem bothered though.
Denke misses with a looping right.
Denke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Headden.
Headden throws out a powerful jab.
Headden throws the left hand but Denke avoids the punch easily.
Headden throws a series of punches but Denke avoids them all with ease.
Headden walks into a left hand.
Headden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke misses with the combination.
Denke throws out a loose jab but Headden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Headden is out of range and Denke settles back down.
Headden shoots in for a takedown but Denke shows good takedown defense.
Headden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Headden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Headden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Denke tries to lock up and control but Headden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Headden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Headden.
Headden lands a big shot there that rocks Denke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Headden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Headden.
Headden scoring with strikes but Denke is staying in there.
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Headden trying to control but Denke is having none of it.
Denke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Headden sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Denke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Headden tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Headden maintains control.
BOOM! Headden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Headden with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to reverse the position but Headden maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Headden.
Denke tries to hold on but Headden postures up.
Headden is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Denke has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Denke!
Denke is fighting to break Headden's control of his arms but Headden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Headden is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headden slips nicely into half guard.
Denke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Denke.
Headden preventing the sweep.
Denke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Headden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Headden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Headden misses with a body shot.
Headden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Denke misses.
Denke throws a jab when Headden was well out of range.
Headden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Headden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Headden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Headden moves in looking to clinch but Denke pushes him off.
Denke cracks Headden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke misses with a leg kick.
Denke scores with a hook to the body. Headden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Headden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Headden looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Headden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Denke cracks Headden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Headden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headden misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Denke cracks Headden with a good jab.
Headden moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Headden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Headden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Denke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Headden has his takedown stuffed
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Headden misses.
Headden throws a wild body kick that Denke sees coming a mile off.
Headden works over Denke's head and body with a nice combination.
Headden missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Headden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denke.
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Headden ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Denke finds it's target.
Headden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Headden.
Denke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Headden clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Headden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Denke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Headden backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Denke.
Headden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Headden.
Headden blocking some punches.
Denke takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Headden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Denke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Headden misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Headden trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Headden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
Denke just leaning against Headden, taking a breather.
Denke misses with some punches.
Headden blocking some punches.
Denke avoiding damage as Headden throws knees to the body.
Headden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denke.
Headden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denke.
Denke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Headden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Headden lands with a light punch inside.
Denke misses with a knee to the head.
Headden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denke stalling in the clinch but Headden improves position.
Headden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke leaning against his opponent.
Headden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Headden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke throws the left hand but Headden avoids the punch easily.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Headden throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
Headden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Denke.
Headden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Headden misses with a two punch combination.
Headden lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Denke.
Sloppy strikes from Denke. Those never looked like landing.
Headden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Headden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Headden.
Headden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Denke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Headden in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Denke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Headden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Denke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Headden.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Headden.
Denke misses with a hook.
Denke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Headden avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Denke.
Denke lands with an uppercut that bounces Headden off the cage and back into rage.
A punch combination from Denke misses.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Headden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Headden throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Denke connects with a right hand. Headden shakes it off.
Headden lands with an overhand left.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Steve Headden will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Denke finds it's way through Headden's defenses.
Headden looks to throw a body kick
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Headden.
No joy there for Headden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Headden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke lands a glancing blow to the side of Headden's head.
Headden tries to clinch up
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Denke swings for the body but Headden moves out of range.
Denke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Denke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Headden throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve Headden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke moves out of range as Headden strikes.
Denke misses the jab.
Denke scores with a jab to the head.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denke keeps the fight on the outside.
Headden slips under a jab from Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke throws a jab when Headden was well out of range.
Headden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Denke's waist but Denke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Headden off to one side.
Denke thumps Headden with a low kick.
Headden fails with the takedown
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Headden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Headden.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Headden.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Headden.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Headden.
Headden has his takedown stuffed
and Denke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke digs a good body shot into Headden's ribs.
Headden misses with a hook.
A big left from Headden misses.
A jab from Denke does it's job there.
Headden misses with a hook to the body
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Headden lands.
Headden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Denke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with the combination.
Karl Denke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke cracks Headden with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Denke.
Headden moves away from the strike by Denke.
Headden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Denke trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Headden manages to pass to mount!
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!
Headden misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Denke is working to get back to half guard.
Headden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Denke hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Denke hang on?
Denke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Headden tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Denke regains half guard.
Denke wants to control but Headden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Headden is keen to just control but Denke is a slippery customer.
Denke wants to improve his position but Headden is controlling well.
Headden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Denke defending well though.
Denke gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Headden defends it easily.
Denke wants to sweep but no luck.
Denke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Headden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denke is keeping the position for now.
Denke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Headden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karl Denke just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denke throws a hook but Headden avoids it easily.
Denke defending well as Headden loads up on a big left hand.
Headden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denke as he avoids it easily.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Headden misses
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Headden misses with a wild combination.
Headden scores with a nice right hand.
Denke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Headden moves forwards but Denke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Denke.
Headden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Headden moves away and avoids it.
Headden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Denke is fending him off so far but Headden persists. Nope, Denke circles away and we're back to standing.
Headden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Headden doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
Denke lands a jab to the head.
Denke scores with a leg kick.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Headden checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke moves out of range as Headden throws a body kick.
Headden connects with a high kick.
Denke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Denke lands with a cross.
Headden lands an overhand right.
Headden scores with a leg kick.
Headden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denke misses with a body shot.
Denke cracks Headden with a good jab.
Headden looks to land a combination. Denke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Denke lands an overhand right.
Headden throws an overhand right that lands on Denke's shoulder, as Denke tries to avoid the shot.
Denke misses the jab.
Headden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Denke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Denke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headden seems to be looking for submissions.
Denke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Headden wants to pass the guard but Denke is keeping the position.
Denke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Headden manages to get himself to full guard.
Steve Headden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Denke trying to control but Headden is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden trying to keep a closed guard but Denke is proving a slippery customer.
Denke tries to free his leg and advance position but Headden is retaining full guard.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Headden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Headden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denke looking to sit in guard and control but Headden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Headden wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Headden is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
Denke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Denke is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Headden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Headden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Headden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Denke.
Headden is looking to clinch.
Denke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Headden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Headden tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke lands a head shot.
Headden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Denke scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Headden.
Denke scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Headden.
Headden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denke thows a body shot but no joy.
Headden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Denke clobbers Headden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Denke - just one landing.
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 Headden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Headden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denke scores with a body shot.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Headden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Headden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Denke throws the left hand but Headden avoids the punch easily.
Denke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denke.
Denke tries to land a leg kick but Headden saw it coming and moves away.
Headden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Headden throws a hook to the side of Denke's head but Denke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Headden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.
Headden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Denke counters with a left to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Denke!
A left and a right from Denke both land. Nice combination.
Headden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denke checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Headden finds it's target.
A cross from Denke lands.
Denke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Headden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Headden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Headden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Headden's head.
Nice sprawl there from Denke as Headden shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denke clobbers Headden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Headden's shoulder, as Headden tries to avoid the shot.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Headden blocks a head kick by Denke.
Headden misses with a head kick.
Headden defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
Denke with a nice cross.
Denke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Headden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Headden throws out the jab.
Denke scores with the left hand. Headden knows he should have avoided that one.
Denke slaps away a takedown attempt from Headden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Headden checks it well.
Denke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Headden misses.
Denke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Headden does no damage.
Denke lands a head kick!
Horrible takedown by Headden or perhaps it was just good defense by Denke which made him look bad.
Denke lands with a slapping head kick.
Denke throws the left hand but Headden avoids the punch easily.
Denke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Headden counters with a shoot takedown. Denke fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Headden trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Denke wants to stand but Headden is controlling the position.
Denke looking to control.
Denke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Headden is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke wants to sweep here but Headden controlling him for the moment.
Headden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Denke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
Karl Denke is the new middleweight champion!
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