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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlock Leznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leznar comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ by Ghostface Killah. Frank Rosenthal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schlock Leznar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leznar fails with the takedown
letting Rosenthal counter with a right hand.
Leznar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rosenthal rushes Leznar and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenthal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leznar working hard to break the clinch.
Leznar is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosenthal has double underhooks.
Leznar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leznar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leznar swings widly with a right hand
and Rosenthal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leznar is looking to score with low kicks.
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a lunging right hand
and Leznar counters with a low kick, right behind Rosenthal 's knee.
Leznar throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leznar. That's going to slow Rosenthal down.
Leznar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosenthal misses the target.
A jab from Rosenthal does it's job there.
Leznar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal .
Leznar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leznar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leznar tries to move into range but Rosenthal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosenthal blocks the leg kick.
Leznar misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with an uppercut. Leznar saw that one coming.
Rosenthal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leznar throws a low kick but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosenthal looks to clinch
and Leznar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leznar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosenthal .
Leznar tries for a takedown but Rosenthal circles away easily
and Rosenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenthal scores with a jab. Leznar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot
and Leznar counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leznar throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leznar throws a leg kick but Rosenthal moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rosenthal slips under a jab from Leznar.
Leznar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rosenthal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leznar counters with a good, hard body kick but Rosenthal shrugs it off.
Leznar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leznar avoids the body shot from Rosenthal .
Leznar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Leznar catches Rosenthal right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leznar looks to land a left hand but Rosenthal moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal . Leznar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosenthal works over Leznar's head and body with a nice combination.
Rosenthal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leznar. Leznar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Leznar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal checks a leg kick nicely.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Leznar is having none of it.
Leznar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rosenthal was covering up waiting for the punch and Leznar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leznar tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosenthal is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rosenthal works over Leznar's head and body with a nice combination.
Schlock Leznar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leznar tries a head kick but it misses.
Leznar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leznar.
Rosenthal catches Leznar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leznar moves out of range as Rosenthal strikes.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leznar counters with a head kick. That will keep Rosenthal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leznar throws a wild body kick that Rosenthal sees coming a mile off.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leznar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leznar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leznar throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
Rosenthal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosenthal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leznar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Leznar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal has Leznar pressed against the cage, preventing Leznar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leznar can't get the takedown.
Leznar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leznar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leznar throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands with a short shot to the head.
Leznar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
Leznar misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
Leznar tries for a takedown but Rosenthal manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schlock Leznar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenthal has Leznar pressed against the cage, preventing Leznar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Leznar controls his hands.
Leznar breaks the clinch.
Leznar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leznar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leznar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosenthal pinned against the cage. Rosenthal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leznar tries a low kick but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal connects with a nice looking jab.
Rosenthal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leznar throws the kick towards the body but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Leznar moved out of range nicely.
Leznar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rosenthal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rosenthal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Leznar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenthal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leznar keeps the fight on the outside.
Leznar drives through with a takedown into Rosenthal 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rosenthal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leznar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rosenthal is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Schlock Leznar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leznar closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenthal , looking for a takedown. Leznar pushes Rosenthal against the cage but Rosenthal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leznar swings widly with a right hand
and Rosenthal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Leznar moves out of range.
Leznar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Leznar circles away.
Leznar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leznar throws a low kick but Rosenthal avoids it.
Leznar throws a lazy uppercut
and Rosenthal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rosenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leznar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rosenthal is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leznar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rosenthal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rosenthal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rosenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leznar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosenthal moves to clinch but Leznar breaks away
and Leznar counters with a thumping low kick.
Leznar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosenthal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Leznar.
Rosenthal is looking to clinch.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up but Leznar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosenthal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar lands a leg kick that knocks Rosenthal off balance momentarily.
Rosenthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leznar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rosenthal 's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leznar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leznar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leznar trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Leznar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rosenthal dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leznar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to stand and escape but instead Leznar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal wants to stand and escape but Leznar is having none of it.
Rosenthal wants to hit a switch here but Leznar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rosenthal there!
Rosenthal is squirming around, avoiding Leznar's attempts to control the action.
Rosenthal wants to hold on but Leznar pushes him away.
Leznar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee warns Rosenthal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rosenthal is trying desperately to improve position.
Leznar landing shots from mount.
Leznar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rosenthal is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal wants to control but Leznar is having none of it.
Leznar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosenthal blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leznar wants to control the pace but Rosenthal is squirming around nicely.
Leznar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schlock Leznar clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rosenthal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leznar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
Rosenthal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leznar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leznar throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Leznar connects with a jab.
Leznar misses with a left hand
and Rosenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leznar tries to land a leg kick but Rosenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Leznar misses with a kick to the body.
Schlock Leznar is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenthal misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rosenthal throws a poor cross that misses
and Leznar counters with an inside leg kick.
Rosenthal stuffs the takedown.
Leznar tries to move into range but Rosenthal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leznar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosenthal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leznar counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leznar.
Rosenthal moves in looking to clinch but Leznar pushes him off.
Rosenthal throws out a powerful jab.
Rosenthal throws a looping overhand right but Leznar ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leznar counters with a good low kick that Rosenthal was not able to check.
Leznar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leznar lands a leg kick that knocks Rosenthal off balance momentarily.
Leznar throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Leznar.
Leznar shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosenthal tries to sprawl out of it but Leznar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rosenthal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leznar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leznar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosenthal pinned against the cage. Rosenthal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schlock Leznar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Leznar.
Rosenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leznar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leznar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rosenthal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leznar shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosenthal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leznar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Rosenthal .
Leznar throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Leznar motions for Rosenthal to come forward. Leznar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leznar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leznar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leznar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenthal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rosenthal lands a body shot.
Rosenthal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leznar's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Schlock Leznar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Leznar throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Leznar moves away and avoids it.
Leznar shoots in for a double leg but Rosenthal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rosenthal lands with a cross.
Rosenthal moves into the clinch successfully.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leznar backwards.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leznar tries to circle away but Rosenthal has him pinned against the cage.
Leznar takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rosenthal digs a right hand into Leznar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leznar's gas tank.
Leznar cracks Rosenthal with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Leznar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosenthal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Rosenthal .
Leznar tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Leznar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Leznar lands a nice shot to the body.
Leznar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosenthal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rosenthal misses with a hook. Leznar ducked under it nicely.
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leznar misses with a low kick.
Rosenthal darts in trying to clinch
and Leznar counters with a good, hard body kick but Rosenthal shrugs it off.
Leznar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rosenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosenthal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosenthal misses with a straight left.
Rosenthal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leznar on the side of the head.
Rosenthal throws an off balance right hand
and Leznar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rosenthal 's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to stand and escape but Leznar is having none of it.
Leznar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leznar throwing strikes but missing.
Rosenthal is looking to stand up but Leznar isn't so interested in that idea.
Leznar trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Rosenthal looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rosenthal wants to get back to his feet but Leznar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leznar wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Leznar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosenthal is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rosenthal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosenthal walks into a straight right hand from Leznar.
Rosenthal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leznar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leznar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schlock Leznar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leznar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Schlock Leznar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leznar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schlock Leznar!
Schlock Leznar retains his heavyweight title!
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