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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 1003 p4p, 135 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 876 p4p, 120 weight class). Divac comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- Do you hate me now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac misses with an uppercut
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Sideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Divac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Divac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman scores with a nice strike.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Divac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Divac misses with a hook. Sideman ducked under it nicely.
Divac tries to move into range but Sideman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Divac throws a hook but Sideman blocks it.
Divac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Divac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sideman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Divac is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Divac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sideman tests Divac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Divac looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman with a hook.
Divac takes one to the chin there.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Divac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sideman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Divac at a distance.
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by Divac.
Sideman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Divac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sideman digs a good hook to Divac's body.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Divac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Divac misses with a straight right.
Sideman misses with a body punch
and Divac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Divac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sideman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sideman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Divac.
Sideman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sideman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Divac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sideman swings for the body but Divac moves out of range.
Sideman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Divac had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sideman punishes Divac's body with a nice straight punch.
Sideman scores with a hook to the body. Divac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sideman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Divac on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Divac, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sideman as the two fighters clinch.
Divac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Divac blocks an uppercut.
Divac misses with a punch on the inside.
Divac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Divac.
Sideman moves forwards but Divac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman connects with a nice looking jab.
Divac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sideman has Divac up against the cage in a clinch.
Divac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divac misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Sideman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sideman.
Divac misses with a left hand
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divac swings widly with a right hand
and Sideman counters with a left to the body.
Sideman scores with a nice strike.
Sideman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sideman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Divac misses with a hook
and Divac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Divac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Divac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Sideman as he connects with a hook.
Divac is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sideman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Divac counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Divac swings widly with a right hand
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
Divac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sideman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Divac on the side of the head.
Sideman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Divac under the eye.
Sideman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Divac tries to clinch up.
Sideman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Divac momentarily.
Sideman digs a good body shot into Divac's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sideman cracks a nice hook into Divac's ribs.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sideman.
Divac walks into a straight right hand from Sideman.
Divac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Divac keeps the fight on the outside.
Divac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Divac misses with a straight right.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Divac saw that one coming.
Divac throwing a counter right hand but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman lands a jab to the nose.
Sideman has Divac up against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Divacs head.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Divac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Sideman has Divac up against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Divac.
Sideman tries to throw a body punch but Divac avoids it by throwing Sideman back against the cage.
Divac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman clobbers Divac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sideman misses with a hook. Divac ducked under it nicely.
Divac moves forwards but Sideman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sideman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Divac counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman clinches with his opponent.
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Sideman controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Divac lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sideman.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
Sideman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Divac throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
A head punch on the inside from Divac fails to land.
Divac throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman scores with a hook to the body.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Divac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sideman closes the distance and clinches.
Sideman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divac is looking to counter punch.
Sideman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Divac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sideman scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman misses with a hook
and Divac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Divac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sideman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sideman misses with a hook
enabling Divac to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Sideman.
Nice cross by Sideman.
Divac misses with an uppercut. Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sideman throws a combination that misses
and Divac lands a stunning uppercut that sends Sideman to the mat!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Divac throws a jab but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Divac lands a stunning uppercut that sends Sideman to the mat!
Sideman is rocked!
Sideman tries to get to full guard but Divac has control of the leg.
Sideman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Divac pulls his head out easily.
Sideman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sideman trying to control but Divac postures up.
Sideman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sideman.
Divac got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sideman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Divac has managed to get both his arms back between Sideman's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac trying to control the position from guard on top but Sideman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sideman is pulling down on Divac's head to control his posture.
Sideman is trying to control the position but Divac postures up.
Sideman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Divac defends well.
Divac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sideman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sideman seems keen to control Divac's posture.
Divac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sideman on the ground.
Divac wants to stand but Sideman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Divac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Divac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Divac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sideman looking for a guillotine here but Divac defends easily.
Divac wants to control from the top but Sideman keeps moving.
Divac throws a sloppy strike and Sideman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Divac is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Sideman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denny Sideman!
A less than humble Denny Sideman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Roman Divac was interviewed post fight and said '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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