GAMMA#213 David v Denjat PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thompson
vs
Hores

190 cm
31
201 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

185 cm
26
196 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hores cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Morse Hores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Hores's head but Hores sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hores.
Hores looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Hores misses.
Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hores finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hores lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores misses with a straight right.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Hores sees coming a mile off.
Hores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.
Hores takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hores scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson shoots in but Hores avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hores misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morse Hores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson slips a straight right by Hores.
Hores keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Hores takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hores trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Hores tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.

Thompson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hores defends it well.

Hores is defending against the submission attempts here by Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Hores is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hores is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hores gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Morse Hores will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hores works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Joe Thompson has been cut.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson tries a body shot but Hores blocks it.
Hores wants to stall.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Hores prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Hores managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Hores's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Hores.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hores pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hores dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hores prevents it.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Hores controls the action.
Hores is struggling to control the position.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hores prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hores is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Hores controls the action.
Hores avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hores.
Hores blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to drag Hores to the mat but Hores just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hores blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hores is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Hores to work.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Hores prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hores is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thompson gets through Hores's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson has Hores pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hores manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hores blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Hores blocking some punches.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hores wants to stall.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hores is defending well for now.
Hores is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hores down to the mat. Hores avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morse Hores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Hores.
Hores lands a big head kick that sends Thompson to the canvas! Hores follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morse Hores!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rua
vs
Taylor

180 cm
27
199 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

181 cm
26
201 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Taylor checks the leg kick.

Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua 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 Alex Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rua wants a takedown.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.

Rua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua working for submissions but it's allowed Taylor to get to half guard.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.

Taylor stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rua to get to his feet.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws out a powerful jab.
Rua checks a low kick from Taylor.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Rua.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.

Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Taylor.
Rua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taylor is defending well.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands an uppercut.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rua's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taylor trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sid Taylor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
Taylor feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua lands the left hand.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Rua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.

Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Rua is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Rua is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Taylor looking to land elbow strikes but Rua uses the position to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is not content to let Taylor control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sid Taylor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
Taylor wants to slow Rua down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor misses with a low kick.

Rua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Rua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rua trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Rua throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
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 Alex Rua will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua lands with a shot to the body.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor misses with a double jab
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor with a hook.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rua is able to avoid easily.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor 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 Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor fakes the leg kick and cracks Rua in the body.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylor.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rua throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taylor.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Taylor!
Sid Taylor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscheck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. This should be fireworks!

Koscheck
vs
Valquez

187 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
27
197 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez scores with a push kick.
Valquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koscheck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valquez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koscheck.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Koscheck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koscheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koscheck misses with a wild combination.
Koscheck walks into a straight right hand from Valquez.
Koscheck misses with a looping left.
Koscheck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Ed Valquez has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Valquez.
Koscheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valquez swivels and escapes.
Koscheck lands a jab-cross combination.
Koscheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koscheck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koscheck has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalib Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck throws a hook but Valquez blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Valquez.
Valquez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koscheck under the eye.
Koscheck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valquez is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is looking to land body kicks.
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!
Koscheck misses with a leg kick
and Valquez counters with a big head kick but Koscheck shrugs it off.
Valquez scores with a body shot.
Koscheck throws a leg kick
and Valquez counters with a series of strikes. Koscheck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Valquez throws a leg kick which misses Koscheck's front leg but catches the back leg as Koscheck tries to avoid it.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Valquez avoids it well.
Valquez lands a leg kick that knocks Koscheck off balance momentarily.
Valquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valquez fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Koscheck misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koscheck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koscheck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valquez connects with a body shot that sends Koscheck's belly button to the back.
Valquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koscheck's hands.
Valquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valquez sprawls well. Valquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koscheck gets slowly back to his feet.
Valquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez thuds his right hand into Koscheck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koscheck dives in and grabs Valquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valquez pushes down on Koscheck's head and hops out.
Koscheck swinging wildly here.
Valquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koscheck misses with a body kick.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck throws a sloppy head kick
and Valquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koscheck.
Koscheck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ed Valquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Valquez'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.

Valquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ed Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koscheck misses with a straight right.
Valquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koscheck's sensitive parts.
Koscheck misses with a low kick.
Koscheck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Koscheck with that takedown attempt.

Koscheck closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koscheck lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Valquez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koscheck avoiding damage as Valquez throws knees to the body.
Koscheck takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kalib Koscheck has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez cracks Koscheck with a nice body shot.
Valquez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koscheck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koscheck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valquez with a knee to the head.
Valquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koscheck up against the cage.
Valquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valquez misses with some punches.
Koscheck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valquez crunches a lovely knee into Koscheck's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Koscheck controls his hands.
Koscheck 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 Kalib Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Valquez on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Valquez.
Valquez looking to stall.
Valquez gets underhooks to prevent Koscheck's takedown attempt.
Valquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koscheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Valquez, against the cage.
Koscheck looking for a takedown.
Valquez crunches a lovely knee into Koscheck's ribcage.
Valquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koscheck backwards.
Valquez blocking some punches.
Valquez misses with an elbow strike.
Valquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Valquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Koscheck is rocked!
Valquez gets underhooks to prevent Koscheck's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valquez scores with a shot to the side of Koscheck's head.
Oh Koscheck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valquez landing knees to the head.
Valquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valquez lands a good knee to the midsection. Koscheck won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Valquez as the two fighters clinch.
Valquez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koscheck's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valquez.
Valquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valquez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valquez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Koscheck! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Valquez is unloading with more strikes now! Koscheck drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Valquez!

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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
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sinatra
vs
Kross

182 cm
26
201 lbs
14 - 7 - 2

179 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

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 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kross momentarily.
Sinatra cracks Kross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sinatra.
Sinatra throws an overhand right that lands on Kross's shoulder, as Kross tries to avoid the shot.
Kross throws a head kick that misses.
Kross avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Sinatra just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinatra. Kross does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Sinatra. Beautiful body shot.
Sinatra with a jab.
Kross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kross misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kross misses with a low kick.
Kross avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Nice shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Kross counters with a left and a right that stings Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kross counters with a left and a right that stings Sinatra.
Sinatra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kross slips a jab from Sinatra.
Rolf Kross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kross swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sinatra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kross's waist but Kross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sinatra off to one side.
Sinatra misses with a left hand
letting Kross counter with a right hand.
Kross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinatra circles away quickly and effectively.
Sinatra fails to land the takedown.
Kross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Kross.
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Kross.
Kross throws a nice looking combination but Sinatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross looks to land a combination but Sinatra avoids it well.
Kross stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinatra. Sinatra gets slowly back to his feet.
Kross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kross wants it to stay on the feet.
Sinatra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinatra throws a jab when Kross was well out of range.
Sinatra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinatra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinatra takes a swing at Kross's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sinatra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sinatra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kross defends it well.
Kross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Kross looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sinatra has picked Kross up and slammed him! Kross can't keep hold of the triangle and Sinatra manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kross moves out of range of the strikes.
Kross misses with a head kick.
Kross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinatra throws a body punch but Kross moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinatra. Kross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sinatra misses with a looping right.
Sinatra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sinatra is out of range.
Rolf Kross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinatra throws a hook but Kross avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra looks for a takedown but Kross sprawls well.
Kross throws a combination that misses
and Sinatra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinatra shoots in for a double leg but Kross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sinatra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kross slips a jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kross as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sinatra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sinatra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kross has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sinatra is working for a kimura but Kross is defending it quite comfortably.
Kross trying to control from the bottom.
Kross throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kross gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is in close to Kross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra passes Kross's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sinatra wants to free his trapped foot but Kross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sinatra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kross defending well though.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Kross is defending well.
Sinatra looks to land a strike but Kross avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinatra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sinatra postures up.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kross swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sinatra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sinatra has managed to get both his arms back between Kross's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra throwing strikes from guard but Kross blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Sinatra misses.
Sinatra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kross has time to react.
Frank Sinatra is winning the standup battle so far.
Kross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sinatra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sinatra wants to work for an arm triangle but Kross is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frank Sinatra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sinatra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kross does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but Kross defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinatra trying to work for an americana but Kross has managed to regain full guard.
Sinatra 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.
Sinatra trying to control but Kross is working from the bottom.
Sinatra throws a strike but Kross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kross throws a strike but Sinatra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sinatra wants to control from the top but Kross keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sinatra is pushing down on Kross's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kross is fighting to maintain full guard but Sinatra has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sinatra wants to pass to mount but Kross is defending the position.
Sinatra uses his free foot to push down on Kross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kross.
Sinatra dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws some wild stikes that Kross manages to avoid easily.
Kross is looking to improve his position but Sinatra isn't that keen on the idea.
Sinatra punching from mount but Kross doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Sinatra goes for an armbar but Kross turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kross.
Kross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross throws a big elbow that misses.
Kross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kross throwing strikes from guard but Sinatra blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinatra is looking to stand up but Kross isn't so interested in that idea.
Kross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kross trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinatra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kross postures up in Sinatra's guard and throws a big left but Sinatra blocks it.
Rolf Kross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra pulls Kross in to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinatra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
A very excited looking Frank Sinatra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat has chosen U.S.A. National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

David
vs
Denjat

182 cm
26
180 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
175 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denjat blocks a jab.
David takes a kick to the side of the head.
David throws out a loose jab but Denjat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denjat is looking to score with low kicks.
Denjat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
Denjat misses with a body shot
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat throws a leg kick but David checks it.
A leg kick checked by Denjat.
David feints a jab promting Denjat to slip. David then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denjat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denjat.
An inside leg kick from Denjat misses.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
and Denjat counters with a stiff right hand.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Denjat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David throws a big shot that misses.
Denjat misses with a low kick.
Denjat pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Denjat settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Denjat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
David misses with a straight right.
Denjat connects with an inside leg kick.
Denjat throws a good cross that connects.
Denjat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
David throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denjat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denjat.
Denjat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from David.
Denjat swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Denjat shoots in and drives through. David sprawls well.
David scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
David avoids the body shot from Denjat.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.
David digs a good body shot into Denjat's ribs.
Denjat throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Good work by Denjat as he checks the leg kick.
David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Denjat in his tracks.
David missing with a left hand there. Denjat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Denjat.
Denjat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and David has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
David cracks Denjat with a good jab.
Denjat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Denjat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt
letting David counter with a right hand.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmoud Denjat.
David throws a body punch but Denjat moves out of range.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denjat.
David throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Denjat.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Denjat motions for David to come forward. Denjat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a body punch but Denjat moves out of range.
David throws a lazy right hand but Denjat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denjat.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
David misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from David.
Denjat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denjat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down David rather than just go for the knockout.
David looks to land a combination but Denjat avoids it well.
Denjat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Denjat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David misses with a left hand
enabling Denjat to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Jan David will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Denjat lands with a kick to the temple. David shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Denjat throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Denjat.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David checks the leg kick.
Denjat throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Denjat only half commits.
David lands a slapping body shot.
David misses with a low kick.
David throws a lazy uppercut
and Denjat counters with a thumping low kick.
Denjat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denjat.
Jan David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denjat lands a head kick!
Denjat misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David lands with a nice body punch.
David misses with a head kick.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David tries to bum rush Denjat with a series of wild strikes but Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denjat.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denjat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David cracks Denjat with a good jab.
Denjat throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Denjat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Denjat showed some decent athleticism there.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Denjat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denjat working the head and body with strikes.
David slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denjat lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control the position here.
Denjat preventing the sweep.
Denjat tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denjat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of David's head.
Denjat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denjat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denjat preventing the sweep.
David keeping moving, preventing Denjat from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a big elbow that misses.
Denjat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denjat looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David trying to control but Denjat is working from the bottom.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denjat is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denjat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denjat controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmoud Denjat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

David connects with a right hand. Denjat shakes it off.
David misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Denjat only half commits.
Denjat looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denjat thows a body shot but no joy.
Denjat misses with a right hand
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denjat's knee momentarily.
Denjat blocks the body kick.
David misses with a body shot.
Denjat avoids the body shot from David.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denjat throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
Denjat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Decent striking displayed by David there.
David lands with a cross.
David moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
Denjat misses with a wild body shot.
Denjat scores with a leg kick.
Denjat staying out of range there.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Denjat. Denjat gets slowly back to his feet.
David throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat misses with the combination.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denjat closes the distance and clinches up with David, looking for a takedown. Denjat pushes David against the cage but David circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahmoud Denjat.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from David misses.
Denjat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denjat throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
David misses with a looping left.
That kick from Denjat tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denjat.
David misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David looks to throw the jab but Denjat is out of range.
Denjat tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David throws a shot to the body.
Denjat blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denjat - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Denjat.
David throws a hook to the side of Denjat's head but Denjat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David scores with a leg kick.
Denjat lands a body shot.
David misses with an uppercut.
Denjat lands with a good body shot.
Denjat blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a shot from downtown. Denjat moves away and avoids it.
David misses the jab.
A jab from David misses.
David on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
Denjat throws a leg kick that misses.
David throws out a powerful jab.
Denjat lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
David avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David thumps Denjat with a low kick.
Denjat scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mahmoud Denjat.
Well Denjat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mahmoud Denjat!
Mahmoud Denjat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.