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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Divac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilbert tries to counter with a takedown but Divac is quick to defend against it.
Roman Divac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gilbert feinted with a counter takedown.
Gilbert could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Divac closes the distance and clinches.
Divac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Divac tries to score with a low kick but Gilbert moves his leg out of the way.
Divac lands a really nice looking cross but Gilbert seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac misses with a jab to the body
and Gilbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Divac's guard.
Gilbert is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Divac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilbert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gilbert defends it easily.
Gilbert wants to stand but Divac is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Divac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilbert is controlling him.
Gilbert throws a strike but Divac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Divac wants to stand but Gilbert has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gilbert keeping moving, preventing Divac from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Divac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gilbert seems keen to control Divac's posture.
Gilbert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Divac has closed the distance and engaged Gilbert in a clinch.
Gilbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jonah Gilbert has been cut.
Divac clinches up with Gilbert and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gilbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Divac uses from the top position.
Gilbert wants to sweep but no luck.
Divac wants to stand but Gilbert is controlling his posture from full guard.
Divac not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Divac trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Divac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divac throws a strike but Gilbert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Divac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
Divac is pulling down on Gilbert's head. It's preventing any offense from Gilbert, at least for the moment.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Divac blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilbert connects with a couple of short punches.
Gilbert wants to control from the top but Divac keeps moving.
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 Jonah Gilbert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonah Gilbert'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.
Divac gets a clinch.
Gilbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonah Gilbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Divac connects with a right hand. Gilbert shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilbert wants it to stay on the feet.
Divac wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac moves into the clinch.
Gilbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Divac.
Gilbert is rocked!
Gilbert leaves his chin hanging out and Divac seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gilbert crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Divac!
An out of breath Roman Divac thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
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