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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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199 cm
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275 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class 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
21 - 10 - 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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Semiazas 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 missing with a left hand there. Semiazas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Semiazas moved out of range.
A big right from Rosenthal misses.
Rosenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semiazas.
Rosenthal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semiazas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semiazas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semiazas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rosenthal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Semiazas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Semiazas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rosenthal checks a leg kick.
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Semiazas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Semiazas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Semiazas showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rosenthal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Semiazas is looking to stall here but Rosenthal recovers full guard.
Rosenthal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Semiazas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Semiazas from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Semiazas stays in close to Rosenthal 's body and controls the position.
Ouriel Semiazas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Semiazas has a takedown stuffed.
Semiazas throws out a leg kick but Rosenthal moves out of range and Semiazas only half commits.
Rosenthal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with a low kick as Rosenthal jumps back.
Semiazas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal swings for the body but Semiazas moves out of range.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Rosenthal moved away.
Rosenthal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosenthal swings for the body but Semiazas moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semiazas.
Semiazas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semiazas shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosenthal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Semiazas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Semiazas misses with a low kick.
Rosenthal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosenthal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with a low kick.
Rosenthal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Semiazas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Rosenthal blocks the low kick.
Semiazas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range and Semiazas settles back down.
Semiazas avoids the body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks a head kick by Semiazas.
Semiazas slips under a jab from Rosenthal .
Semiazas slips under a jab from Rosenthal .
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosenthal throws out a loose jab but Semiazas uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenthal ducks under a wild hook from Semiazas.
Rosenthal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rosenthal .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal works Semiazas's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ouriel Semiazas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semiazas.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick.
Semiazas misses with a head kick.
Semiazas scores with a nice body kick.
Rosenthal thows a body shot but no joy.
Semiazas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenthal 's calf.
Semiazas lands the left hand.
Rosenthal wants to clinch.
That kick from Semiazas tenderised Rosenthal 's leg. Rosenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semiazas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosenthal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Semiazas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with a kick to the body.
Semiazas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.
Semiazas looks for the body kick but Rosenthal saw that one coming.
Semiazas misses with a hook.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Semiazas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range and Semiazas settles back down.
A shot to the body from Semiazas misses
and Rosenthal counters with a left to the body.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body. Semiazas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Semiazas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Semiazas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semiazas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semiazas ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas slips under a jab from Rosenthal .
Semiazas misses with a head kick.
A big left from Semiazas misses.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Rosenthal moved away.
Semiazas tries to land a front kick but Rosenthal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Semiazas throws out a loose jab but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semiazas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Semiazas moves out of range.
Semiazas scores with a push kick.
Rosenthal misses with an uppercut.
Rosenthal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semiazas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal . Semiazas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semiazas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Semiazas misses with a shot to the body
and Rosenthal counters with a three punch combo that has Semiazas backing up. Semiazas nods at Rosenthal to acknowledge the strikes.
Rosenthal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semiazas can pounce on him.
Semiazas lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosenthal looks to clinch
and Semiazas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rosenthal really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semiazas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Semiazas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semiazas. Rosenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with a kick to the body.
Ouriel Semiazas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Semiazas.
Semiazas is looking to land body kicks.
Semiazas scores with a leg kick.
Semiazas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Semiazas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rosenthal scores with a decent looking hook.
Rosenthal misses the jab.
Semiazas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas scores with a leg kick.
Semiazas lands a nice shot that snaps Rosenthal 's head back.
Semiazas fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouriel Semiazas 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!
Semiazas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semiazas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Semiazas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semiazas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Semiazas throws a push kick but Rosenthal slaps the foot to one side.
Semiazas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Semiazas motions for Rosenthal to come forward. Semiazas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semiazas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semiazas moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semiazas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal blocks a jab.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Semiazas moves out of range.
Semiazas misses with a head kick.
Semiazas misses with a low kick.
Rosenthal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semiazas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semiazas fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosenthal in the body.
Semiazas misses with a body shot.
Semiazas throws a low kick but Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semiazas.
Ouriel Semiazas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas connects with a leg kick. Rosenthal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Semiazas.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Semiazas counters with a good low kick that Rosenthal was not able to check.
Semiazas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range and Semiazas settles back down.
Rosenthal lands a jab to the head.
Rosenthal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses.
Semiazas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosenthal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Semiazas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenthal wants to clinch
and Semiazas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semiazas.
Rosenthal moves into the clinch.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Semiazas trying to stall but Rosenthal improves his position.
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Semiazas avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Rosenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Semiazas.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semiazas.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ouriel Semiazas.
I've got Semiazas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ouriel Semiazas!
Ouriel Semiazas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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