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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 1327 p4p, 2729 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 51 p4p, 109 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Divisek.
Ship manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Divisek wants to control from the top but Ship keeps moving.
Divisek engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Divisek trying to control but Ship is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ship looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ship looking for a guillotine here but Divisek defends easily.
Ship is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Divisek defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ship keeping full guard, as Divisek tries to pass.
Ship keeping moving, preventing Divisek from controlling successfully.
Divisek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Divisek sprawls well. Divisek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ship gets slowly back to his feet.
Divisek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ship.
Ship changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Divisek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ship goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Divisek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ship but great work by Divisek.
Divisek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ship keeps working.
Divisek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ship is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship is trying to improve his position.
Divisek is looking to take a break and control but Ship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ship tries to bench press Divisek off him but Divisek keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ship regains half guard.
Divisek trying to control the action but Ship is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juraj Divisek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ship lands a nice hook to Divisek's body. Divisek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Divisek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Divisek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ship with the counter takedown but Divisek avoids it easily.
Ship throws a sloppy head kick and Divisek moves out of range easily.
Ship moves into range and clinches up with Divisek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divisek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ship's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ship's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Divisek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Divisek tries to work over Ship's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ship tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Ship takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship tries to pull guard but Divisek holds him up against the cage and eventually Ship drops back down to his feet.
Ship tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juraj Divisek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Ship.
Divisek tries to work over Ship's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Ship tries to pull guard but Divisek won't allow it.
Divisek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek lands a knee to the head.
Ship tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Divisek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Divisek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ship.
Ship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Divisek avoids it.
Ship is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Divisek to keep the fight standing.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Ship tries to pull guard but Divisek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Divisek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ship jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Divisek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Divisek gets through Ship's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divisek misses with a knee to the head.
Ship tries to pull guard but Divisek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ship jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Divisek walks away with a smile on his face. Ship gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ship is trying hard to land a takedown here. Divisek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ship is breathing heavily.
Divisek moves out of range of the body kick from Ship.
Ship takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Divisek.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
Divisek is working Ship over against the cage.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Divisek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Divisek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ship's face.
Divisek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Divisek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Ship is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Divisek to keep the fight standing.
Ship jumps guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ship misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship jumps guard but Divisek stands there with Ship around his waist. Ship gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Divisek lands a shot to the body.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ship can do to turn this around?
Divisek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
A knee to the head by Divisek.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek looking to throw knees to the head but Ship is blocking nicely.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Divisek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Divisek landing knees to the head.
Divisek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ship is keeping busy.
Divisek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ship jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Divisek walks away with a smile on his face. Ship gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Ship misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divisek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Ship tries to get set, Divisek tries to push him back and clinch up but Ship manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek rushes Ship and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Divisek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Juraj Divisek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Divisek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ships head.
Divisek lands a hook that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Ship is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Divisek to keep the fight standing.
Divisek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Divisek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Divisek stalling in the clinch.
Divisek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ship has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Divisek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Ship is rocked!
That has opened up Roman Ship's cut even more.
Divisek lands a big knee to the head and Ship goes down! Divisek pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juraj Divisek!
After winning the bout, Juraj Divisek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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FIGHT
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