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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 235 p4p, 665 weight class) and Israel Hands (ranked 29 p4p, 86 weight class). Hands has chosen A Collection of Sea Shanties as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Divisek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Divisek misses with a shot to the body
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Divisek has closed the distance and engaged Hands in a clinch.
Hands is trying to pull guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Divisek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Divisek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Divisek breaks from the clinch.
Hands smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Divisek has managed to clinch.
Hands tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Divisek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Divisek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hands needs to keep his hands up - Divisek had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hands defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
Hands now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hands lands a lovely overhand right.
Hands throws a body shot but no joy.
Hands looks to land a right hand but Divisek moved out of range.
Hands throws a wild body kick that Divisek sees coming a mile off.
Divisek tries to clinch but Hands moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws a jab but it's blocked by Divisek.
Divisek takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Divisek finds it's way through Hands's defenses.
Divisek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Divisek walks into a stiff left hand from Hands.
Divisek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Hands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hands.
Divisek misses with a leg kick.
Divisek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Hands.
Hands jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Juraj Divisek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Hands.
Divisek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Divisek is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Divisek.
Divisek throws a nice head kick!
A lazy body kick from Divisek
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Divisek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Divisek slips a straight right by Hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divisek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries to clinch up.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Hands might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Divisek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Divisek's sensitive parts.
Hands lands the left hand.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
Divisek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hands with the inside leg kick.
Divisek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hands throws a head punch that misses.
Divisek breaks the clinch.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Hands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Divisek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Divisek swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Hands takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Divisek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Divisek moves forwards but Hands connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Divisek clinches with his opponent.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Hands cracks Divisek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Divisek moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Hands lands.
Divisek connects with a looping right hand.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divisek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Divisek jabs Hands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
A left lands for Hands.
Divisek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hands.
Hands on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hands throws the kick towards the body but Divisek avoids it.
Divisek drives through and clinches with Hands against the cage.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Hands controls the action.
Hands working aggressively here.
Divisek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hands tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Divisek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hands lands a right hand that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Hands tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Hands has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divisek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hands can turn it around.
Hands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Divisek lands with a shot to the body.
Divisek throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Divisek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands looks to land a left hand but Divisek moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands throws a leg kick but Divisek checks it.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Divisek takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Hands throws a low kick, looking for Divisek's leg but Divisek calmly moves out of range.
Divisek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Israel Hands 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.
Hands throws a leg kick but Divisek checks it.
Divisek throwing a counter right hand but Hands manages to avoid it.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Hands jabs Divisek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Divisek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hands.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hands misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hands.
Hands scores with a body shot.
Divisek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hands to score with a decent uppercut.
Divisek connects with an inside leg kick.
Divisek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hands manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hands throws a hook but Divisek blocks it.
Hands throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek is looking to wear down Hands with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Divisek throws a sloppy head kick and Hands moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands keeps the fight on the outside.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Divisek manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Hands swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Divisek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Divisek takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Divisek slips a straight right by Hands.
Hands moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Divisek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hands.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Divisek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
Divisek is looking to land body kicks.
Divisek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hands has time to react.
Israel Hands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Divisek throws a head kick that misses.
Hands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hands with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divisek blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek lands with a shot to the body.
Divisek misses the jab.
Hands avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Divisek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Divisek moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divisek.
Divisek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hands walks forward, straight into a front kick from Divisek.
Divisek slips a straight right by Hands.
Divisek closes the distance and clinches.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Divisek manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Divisek 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 Hands has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hands and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Divisek throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divisek.
Hands throws a jab but it's blocked by Divisek.
Divisek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Divisek swings widly with a right hand
and Hands makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a straight right.
Divisek slips under a jab from Hands.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off.
Divisek misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Hands lands with a cross.
Hands throws a body punch but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek throws a good cross that connects.
Hands lands with a shot to the body.
Hands throws a jab when Divisek was well out of range.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
Hands tries a quick counter leg kick but Divisek is wise to it.
Hands throws a body punch but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek misses with an uppercut.
Hands throws a lazy uppercut
and Divisek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Divisek finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head.
Hands lands a glancing blow to the side of Divisek's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Divisek misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Divisek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divisek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Divisek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hands throws the left hand but Divisek avoids the punch easily.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Divisek lands with a hook. Hands tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hands catches Divisek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hands on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Hands.
Divisek slips a jab from Hands.
Hands lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Divisek tenderised Hands's leg. Hands is trying to keep his angry face on.
Divisek is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Hands as he connects with a hook.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hands 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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Divisek.
Divisek moves into range and clinches up with Hands.
Hands lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Divisek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Divisek defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
As Hands tries to get set, Divisek tries to push him back and clinch up but Hands manages to avoid the attempt.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Divisek throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands lands a lovely overhand right.
Divisek tries to land a leg kick but Hands saw it coming and moves away.
Divisek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Divisek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Divisek is looking to chop away at Hands's legs.
Hands lands with a good body shot.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands slips a jab from Divisek.
Hands flicks out a counter leg kick but Divisek steps away.
Divisek staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands lands with an overhand left.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Divisek lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Hands slams his shin into Divisek's torso.
Hands throws a chopping leg kick but Divisek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Divisek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands throws a body punch but Divisek moves out of range.
Divisek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Divisek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hands to score with a decent uppercut.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek misses with a straight left.
Divisek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Hands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Hands cracks Divisek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Divisek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Divisek tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
Hands looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands throws a body punch but Divisek moves out of range.
Juraj Divisek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
Hands takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hands connects with a good right hand that stumbles Divisek. Divisek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hands throws a shot to the body.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off.
Hands lands a slapping body shot.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hands wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Divisek has him pressed against the cage.
Hands manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Divisek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hands scores with a nice strike.
Divisek moves out of range of the body kick.
Divisek feints and then cracks Hands's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hands down.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Hands takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hands! But no joy.
Hands avoids a kick to the body.
Hands lands with a shot to the body.
Hands with a nice calf kick.
Divisek throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
Hands ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Divisek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands walks into a left hand.
Hands scoring well with a low kick there.
Hands throws a body punch but Divisek moves out of range.
That kick from Divisek tenderised Hands's leg. Hands is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Divisek swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Divisek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hands manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hands looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Divisek checks a leg kick.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hands.
Hands connects with an inside leg kick.
Divisek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Divisek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Divisek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hands thumps Divisek with a low kick.
Hands misses with a low kick.
Hands lands with a straight right. Divisek didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek walks into a jab.
Hands works the jab nicely.
Israel Hands is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hands lands an overhand right.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Hands now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Hands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hands winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Hands!
A very excited looking Israel Hands 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.
The defeated Juraj Divisek had this to say: 'What is this bullshiit ! '.
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