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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 447 p4p, 63 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 439 p4p, 61 weight class). Divac is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas- Do you hate me now. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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186 cm
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198 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Rocha dips to his left and cracks Divac with an uppercut!
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Da Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Divac.
Da Rocha tries to clinch up.
Divac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da Rocha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Divac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Divac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Rocha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Rocha at a distance.
Da Rocha slips under a jab.
Divac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Da Rocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Divac.
Da Rocha 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.
Donk. Divac catches Da Rocha right on the button with a cross.
Divac throws a hook but Da Rocha blocks it.
Divac misses the jab.
Divac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Tiago Gomes Da Rocha has been cut.
Divac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da Rocha cracks a nice hook into Divac's ribs.
Da Rocha lands a head shot.
Divac walks into a left hand.
A combination from Da Rocha does no damage.
Divac dodges the punch combination from Da Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Rocha scores with the left hand. Divac knows he should have avoided that one.
Divac throws a right hand that misses
and Da Rocha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Rocha misses with a double jab.
Divac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiago Gomes Da Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Rocha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Da Rocha with a body shot.
Divac dips to his left and cracks Da Rocha with an uppercut!
Da Rocha throws a series of punches but Divac moves out of range.
Da Rocha slips a straight right by Divac.
Da Rocha jabs Divac right on the nose. Divac blinks but takes it well.
Da Rocha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Divac digs a good hook to Da Rocha's body.
Da Rocha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divac throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha moves into the clinch.
Da Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Rocha working aggressively here.
Da Rocha blocking some punches.
Da Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Rocha decides to pull guard.
Divac postures up and lands a big shot to Da Rocha's brow.
Divac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Rocha's head.
Da Rocha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Divac wants to stand but Da Rocha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Divac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Divac working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Da Rocha's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Divac is sitting in close to Da Rocha's body. Da Rocha has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Divac is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Divac is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Da Rocha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
Roman Divac spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like the blind squirrel found a nut. Go play the lottery while you can b/c that 1 in a million shot ain't happening next time you bum!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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