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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ship (ranked 1776 p4p, 3107 weight class) and Liam Ghambe (ranked 68 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Ghambe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ship defends it nicely.
Ship drives through with a takedown into Ghambe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghambe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ship has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ghambe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ship postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ghambe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ship, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambe advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Ghambe seems content to control.
Ghambe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
I've been told that Ghambe has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Ship actively working from the bottom here.
Ship looking for submissions off his back.
Ship looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ship actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ship avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ghambe.
Ghambe not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ship looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ship knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ship moves into full guard.
Ghambe wants to stand and escape but instead Ship has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ghambe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ship slips nicely into half guard.
Ghambe is looking to improve his position.
Ghambe is in trouble now - Ship has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ship with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ship is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ghambe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ghambe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ship is looking for a kimura but Ghambe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ship to get the leverage.
Ghambe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ghambe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghambe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ship thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ship dominated that 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.
Ship shoots in and drives through. Ghambe sprawls well.
Ghambe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ship shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghambe tries to sprawl out of it but Ship keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghambe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ship shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghambe is looking to control Ship's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghambe avoid being mounted?
Ship is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship is working for a kimura but Ghambe is defending it quite comfortably.
Ship seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambe wants to improve his position but Ship is controlling well.
Ship seems to be looking for submissions.
Ghambe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ship is working away from the top position though.
Ghambe is looking to improve his position.
Ghambe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ship looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ship is working for a kimura here but Ghambe manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ship's guard.
Ghambe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ship has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghambe has managed to get both his arms back between Ship's legs - danger averted.
Ghambe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ship has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ghambe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ghambe pushing down on Ship's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ghambe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ghambe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambe wants to control but Ship is keeping him busy.
Ship looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghambe with the ground and pound but Ship uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ship is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ship is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ghambe frees his head nicely. Oh but Ship has switched to an armbar! Ghambe is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roman Ship!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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