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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eli Williams enters the cage!
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240 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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306 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rosenthal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holden Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams shoots in and bounces Rosenthal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams works over Rosenthal with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosenthal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Rosenthal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams wants to get back to full guard but Rosenthal has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Rosenthal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Rosenthal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosenthal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rosenthal pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosenthal is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works over Rosenthal with some ground and pound from guard.
Rosenthal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Williams won't allow Rosenthal to sweep him here.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosenthal's head.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is keen to just control but Rosenthal is a slippery customer.
Rosenthal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Rosenthal trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rosenthal throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosenthal slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams lands the left hand.
Rosenthal scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosenthal takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams moves out of range as Rosenthal throws a body kick.
Rosenthal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Rosenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Holden Rosenthal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenthal throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams controlling from mount.
Williams breaks from Rosenthal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams wants to control the pace but Rosenthal is squirming around nicely.
Rosenthal is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks from Rosenthal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rosenthal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rosenthal and Williams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams throwing strikes but Rosenthal manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Williams regains half guard.
Williams is looking to control Rosenthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Rosenthal lands strikes from half guard.
Rosenthal gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosenthal throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams postures up in Rosenthal's guard and throws a big left but Rosenthal blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenthal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosenthal has wrist control.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosenthal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rosenthal's head.
Rosenthal is looking to sweep but instead, Williams has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holden Rosenthal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams clobbers Rosenthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams catches Rosenthal napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Rosenthal to the canvas!
It looks like Holden Rosenthal has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Rosenthal controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosenthal is keeping the position for now.
Rosenthal trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Rosenthal's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holden Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Rosenthal blocks nicely.
Rosenthal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams postures up in Rosenthal's guard and throws a big left but Rosenthal blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Rosenthal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenthal is one step ahead there.
Eli Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams pulls Rosenthal in close to prevent any damage.
Rosenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Rosenthal is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenthal being controlled here momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Holden Rosenthal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rosenthal misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Williams!
Eli Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revolution Fatigues logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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