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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deangelo Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brady counters with a one-two to the body.
Ship closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brady to the mat! Brady manages to get full guard.
Ship pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brady is keeping the position for now.
Ship wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Ship looking to pass the guard.
Ship wants to stand but Brady is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship is looking to advance position but Brady has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Brady wants to control the action but instead Ship gets a body lock and reverses into Brady's guard! Nice work!
Brady keeping moving, preventing Ship from controlling successfully.
Ship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ship controls the pace.
Brady looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ship passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship looks up at the clock and then as Brady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ship smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ship fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brady is looking to regain half guard here but Ship keeps moving and retains side control.
Ship grinds an elbow into Brady's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ship thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brady tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ship wants to control but Brady is keeping him busy.
Brady tries to buck Ship off but Ship is having none of it.
Ship in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brady is not content to let Ship control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady prevents Ship from moving into mount.
Ship looking to control but instead Brady has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ship is looking to stall here but Brady recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ship wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ship dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ship clinches with his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ship. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ship has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brady is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brady is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brady lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ship flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ship is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ship can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ship defending well though.
It looks like Brady is going to stand back up.
Ship is doing well to control the position and prevent Brady from advancing to side control.
Ship tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It looks like Brady is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ship gets a double leg takedown into Brady's guard.
Ship stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
Ship trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady working a defensive guard but Ship manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship swings around for an armbar but Brady sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ship's guard.
Ship looking to control.
Ship has a closed guard, preventing Brady from standing up.
Brady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ship is trying to control the position but Brady postures up.
Ship looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brady is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brady fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship tries to clinch but Brady moves away
and Brady counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brady.
Ship changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brady fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deangelo Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Ship.
Brady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ship defends it nicely.
Brady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ship manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Ship misses.
Ship looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brady is fending him off so far but Ship persists. Nope, Brady circles away and we're back to standing.
Brady tries to clinch but Ship is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brady keeps the fight on the outside.
Ship fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brady sprawls well initially but Ship persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ship is breathing heavily.
Ship looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brady regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ship trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ship makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ship looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Ship will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Ship, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ship dives in and grabs Brady's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brady pushes down on Ship's head and hops out.
Brady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ship pinned against the cage. Ship gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brady gets tackled into the cage by Ship. Ship maintains the clinch.
Brady is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ship is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ship gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brady regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ship is aware though and is defending well.
Ship trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
Ship postures up and lands a big shot to Brady's brow.
Ship wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Ship passes Brady's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ship sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brady defending well though.
Roman Ship has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brady is staying active underneath Ship, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ship.
Brady is looking for a sweep. Ship is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Ship.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ship is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Ship has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ship is keen to just control but Brady is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Ship.
Brady tries to clinch but Ship moves out of range.
Ship feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ship takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ship stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
Ship lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brady can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ship controls the pace.
Ship's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman Ship is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship won't allow Brady to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Ship.
Ship wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
Ship dives in for a single leg takedown but Brady sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Deangelo Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Ship.
Brady is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ship gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ship tries to land knees in the clinch but Brady avoids the damage to the body.
Ship successfully pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady wants to stand and escape but instead Ship has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ship trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Ship comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ship 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ship!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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