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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Head Like a Hole. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal digs a good body shot into Blaylock's ribs.
Blaylock throws a hook but Rosenthal avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rosenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaylock darts in and clinches Rosenthal up against the cage.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Blaylock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenthal s head.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock scores a nice knee to the body.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the side of Blaylock's head.
Blaylock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaylock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosenthal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blaylock obliges.
Rosenthal looks winded!
Blaylock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaylock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaylock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
Blaylock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaylock just leaning against Rosenthal , taking a breather.
Blaylock pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaylock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaylock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaylock looking to throw knees to the head but Rosenthal is blocking nicely.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaylock.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaylock.
Blaylock lands a body punch.
Blaylock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosenthal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Blaylock.
Blaylock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaylock tries to stall but Rosenthal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blaylock lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rosenthal .
Blaylock blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Blaylock wants to stall.
Blaylock can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaylock.
Rosenthal tries to work over Blaylock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaylock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaylock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Blaylock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaylock.
Blaylock is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Blaylock into the cage.
Blaylock lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosenthal won't want to take too many of those.
Blaylock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blaylock lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosenthal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Blaylock connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Blaylock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosenthal blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Blaylock goes for a takedown attempt but Rosenthal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blaylock gets a clinch.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Blaylock can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Blaylock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock is trying to stall.
Blaylock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Blaylock dominated that round.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Blaylock.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
Blaylock can't get the takedown.
Rosenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Blaylock.
Rosenthal is working Blaylock over against the cage.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Blaylock lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosenthal won't want to take too many of those.
Blaylock tries a knee to the head but Rosenthal blocks it.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Blaylock blocks it.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal tries to work over Blaylock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaylock lands a left hand.
Rosenthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaylock.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
Blaylock misses with a knee strike.
Rosenthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaylock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Blaylock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaylock lands a knee to the body.
Blaylock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blaylock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock blocks an uppercut.
Blaylock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
Blaylock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenthal .
Blaylock scores with a shot to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaylock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock drops Rosenthal with a big knee straight up the middle! Rosenthal is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Blaylock closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Blaylock.
The cut above Frank Rosenthal 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blaylock dips a shoulder and cracks Rosenthal with a mighty uppercut! Rosenthal falls back against the cage and Blaylock unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rosenthal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blaylock screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Blaylock!
Dirk Blaylock took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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