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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smash Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In The Morning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smash Machine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal scores with a nice right hand.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machine.
Machine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rosenthal did well to prevent Machine getting side control.
Machine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosenthal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Machine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Machine wants to control but Rosenthal is keeping him busy.
Machine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosenthal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal tries to kick Machine off but Machine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosenthal defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Rosenthal .
A jab from Rosenthal misses.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosenthal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosenthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Machine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rosenthal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rosenthal as Machine shoots in.
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosenthal throws a nice looking combination but Machine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosenthal misses with a two punch combination.
Rosenthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine prevents Rosenthal from getting back to his feet.
Rosenthal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal has control of Machine's left arm, preventing Machine from doing any damage.
Machine prevents Rosenthal from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machine misses with a straight left.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
Rosenthal cracks Machine with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Machine looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Machine.
Machine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosenthal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .
Stalling in the clinch from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosenthal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosenthal is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Rosenthal .
A shot in the inside from Rosenthal .
It looks like Smash Machine has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosenthal is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosenthal lands with a left to the head.
Rosenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smash Machine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machine thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosenthal to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal tries to clinch
and Machine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rosenthal 's guard now.
Rosenthal managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine throws a strike but Rosenthal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rosenthal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Machine is breathing heavily.
Machine shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosenthal tries to sprawl out of it but Machine 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.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosenthal sprawls well. He's pushed Machine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosenthal lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rosenthal as Machine shoots in.
Frank Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Machine.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Machine is having none of it.
Machine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rosenthal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machine on the side of the head.
Rosenthal moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Rosenthal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rosenthal rushes Machine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosenthal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rosenthal lands a body punch.
Rosenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosenthal pushes Machine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosenthal digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Rosenthal presses Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rosenthal lands a body shot.
Rosenthal gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
Rosenthal pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rosenthal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Rosenthal lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosenthal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rosenthal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosenthal cracks Machine with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal stalls.
Rosenthal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smash Machine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosenthal works the jab nicely.
Frank Rosenthal is winning the standup battle so far.
Machine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rosenthal as he avoids it easily.
Machine tries to clinch up but Rosenthal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Rosenthal finds it's way through Machine's defenses.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body. Machine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rosenthal has managed to clinch.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machine can do to turn this around?
Machine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rosenthal gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosenthal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Rosenthal .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal is struggling to control the position.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Rosenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosenthal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machine up against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rosenthal .
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rosenthal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smash Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike.
Rosenthal lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
Frank Rosenthal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Rosenthal .
Machine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosenthal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosenthal lands with a left to the head.
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosenthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machine.
Frank Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smash Machine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machine up against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal presses Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosenthal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosenthal moves into range and clinches up with Machine.
Rosenthal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosenthal lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Machine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Rosenthal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Rosenthal lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Rosenthal gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank Rosenthal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Rosenthal cracks Machine with a nice body shot.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosenthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machine.
Rosenthal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rosenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosenthal , 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rosenthal !
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