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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 1223 p4p, 146 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 1565 p4p, 190 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Maldonado.
Divisek avoids the head kick by Maldonado.
Maldonado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado misses with a looping left.
Divisek misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Maldonado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Divisek closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado stalling in the clinch.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
Maldonado tries to work over Divisek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
Good body shot from Divisek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Divisek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Divisek jabs at Maldonado's body.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divisek connects with a body shot.
A big left from Maldonado misses.
Divisek tries to counter by clinching up but Maldonado breaks away and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Divisek there.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Maldonado is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Divisek just misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Maldonado slips the punch.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado swinging wildly here.
Divisek tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Divisek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divisek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
Divisek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldonado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divisek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maldonado can turn it around.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Maldonado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Divisek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek blocks an uppercut.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldonado.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
Divisek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado lands with a left to the head.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Maldonado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldonado wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldonado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldonado misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Divisek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maldonado misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Divisek cracks a nice hook into Maldonado's ribs.
Maldonado takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek is looking to wear down Maldonado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maldonado throws a jab when Divisek was well out of range.
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Divisek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Divisek is working Maldonado over against the cage.
Maldonado looks winded!
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Divisek as the two fighters clinch.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldonado's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldonado working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Maldonado moves away and avoids it.
Maldonado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
Divisek scores with a body shot.
Maldonado lands the left hand.
Divisek misses with a body shot.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Maldonado pushes him off.
Maldonado throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek clinches up with Maldonado and pushes him back against the cage.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divisek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Divisek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divisek working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Divisek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek blocks an uppercut.
Divisek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Maldonado lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maldonado or not.
Juraj Divisek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Divisek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldonado.
Maldonado gets through Divisek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Maldonado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Divisek lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Divisek throws a head punch that misses.
Maldonado scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek tries a body shot but Maldonado blocks it.
Maldonado just leaning against Divisek, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Divisek.
Maldonado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek lands a body punch.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
Maldonado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldonado controls his hands.
Divisek presses Maldonado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Divisek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek works on Maldonado's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Divisek pushes Maldonado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Divisek is leaning against Maldonado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Divisek scores with a hook to the body.
Divisek lands a nice uppercut.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Maldonado is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can Divisek finish him?
Divisek unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maldonado! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Divisek is unloading with more strikes now! Maldonado drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juraj Divisek!
During a confident post fight interview, Juraj Divisek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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