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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal 's corner calls for a 1-2. Rosenthal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Rosenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laine throws a nice looking combination but Rosenthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal wants to clinch
and Rosenthal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Rosenthal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Rosenthal takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine takes a swing at Rosenthal 's ribcage but misses.
Rosenthal stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rosenthal missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Rosenthal throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range and Laine settles back down.
Laine throws a body punch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Laine lands with a nice combination. Rosenthal backs away looking to recover.
Rosenthal darts in and clinches Laine up against the cage.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Laine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laine connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a wild combination.
Rosenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenthal .
Laine throws a nice looking combination but Rosenthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Rosenthal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laine throws a body punch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rosenthal if he has to take too many more of those.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Rosenthal misses with a double jab.
Rosenthal stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laine misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Rosenthal moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Rosenthal 's belly button to the back.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rosenthal momentarily.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosenthal .
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine is looking to wear down Rosenthal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rosenthal looks gassed!
Good shot there by Laine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Laine misses.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rosenthal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine dips to his left and cracks Rosenthal with an uppercut!
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenthal 's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a low kick but Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine is looking to slow Rosenthal down with leg kicks.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Rosenthal down.
Laine jabs Rosenthal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine lands with a nice body punch.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Laine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Laine.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viljo Laine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laine misses with a head kick.
Rosenthal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laine lands with a cross.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
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!
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laine misses with some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Laine working hard to break the clinch.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Laine.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rosenthal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laines head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Laine.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Rosenthal keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal drops his hands momentarily and Laine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosenthal missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Rosenthal closes the distance and pushes Laine back into the cage.
Rosenthal has Laine pressed against the cage, preventing Laine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Rosenthal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laine slips under a jab.
Rosenthal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Viljo Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Rosenthal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Laine thuds a left hand into Rosenthal 's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rosenthal lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosenthal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Laine lands a slapping body shot.
Laine cracks a nice hook into Rosenthal 's ribs.
Rosenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Rosenthal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenthal can do to turn this around?
Laine misses with a body shot.
Rosenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosenthal misses the target.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine takes a swing at Rosenthal 's ribcage but misses.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosenthal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal checks a leg kick.
Laine lands with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Rosenthal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine moves out of range as Rosenthal strikes.
Rosenthal slips a jab from Laine.
Rosenthal connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Rosenthal throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenthal .
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine has Rosenthal up against the cage in a clinch.
Laine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to break free but Rosenthal pushes him back against the cage.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine blocking some punches.
Laine is trying to break free.
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laine has had enough of the clinch but Rosenthal keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
The cut above Frank Rosenthal 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rosenthal throws a punch but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viljo Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viljo Laine!
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