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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes to the cage accompanied by This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. This should be fireworks!
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295 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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270 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal misses with a hook.
Rosenthal rushes Poochyena and presses him up against the cage.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Poochyena tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poochyena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal cracks Poochyena with a nice body shot.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poochyena prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poochyena scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rosenthal as Poochyena tries to tie him up.
Poochyena misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poochyena.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenthal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poochyena lands with a right to the head.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal .
Poochyena blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
Poochyena prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosenthal being controlled against the cage.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Poochyena blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Poochyena fails to land.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
Rosenthal lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
A short left from Rosenthal .
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
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!
Poochyena misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena avoiding damage.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poochyena gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Rosenthal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena stalling the fight.
Rosenthal scores with a hook to the body.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Poochyena swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Poochyena blocks it.
Poochyena lands a shoulder strike.
Poochyena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena is looking to control Rosenthal 's arms but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
Rosenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Poochyena controls the action.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poochyena looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Poochyena fails to land.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poochyena has Rosenthal pushed against the cage.
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poochyena blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poochyena blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rosenthal - that landed with a thud.
Rosenthal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena takes a shot to the head.
Rosenthal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Rosenthal prevents Poochyena from breaking the clinch.
Rosenthal works on Poochyena's body with a couple of short punches.
Poochyena can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocking some punches.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Poochyena lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Poochyena blocks it.
Rosenthal tries to work over Poochyena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal throws a punch but it's blocked by Poochyena.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Poochyena controls the action.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poochyena walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rosenthal throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
Poochyena throws an overhand right that lands on Rosenthal 's shoulder, as Rosenthal tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick there by Poochyena.
Poochyena needs to keep his hands up - Rosenthal had a free shot at his head there.
Rosenthal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosenthal tries to clinch there but Poochyena circles away.
Poochyena keeps Rosenthal at a distance using the push kick.
We've been told by Poochyena's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rosenthal digs a right hand into Poochyena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poochyena's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poochyena.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poochyena blocking some punches.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Poochyena lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena scores with a shot to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Poochyena makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena is trying to stall.
Poochyena lands a nice shot to the body.
Poochyena has Rosenthal pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Poochyena avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Poochyena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poochyena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poochyena lands a jab to the nose.
Poochyena is looking to land body kicks.
Rosenthal scores with a jab.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Poochyena misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Poochyena takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Poochyena avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Poochyena blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poochyena blocking some punches.
Poochyena looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tamias Poochyena did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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!
Rosenthal digs a good body shot into Poochyena's ribs.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Poochyena is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Poochyena.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosenthal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rosenthal tries to bum rush Poochyena with a series of wild strikes but Poochyena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosenthal scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Poochyena.
Rosenthal misses the jab.
Poochyena's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poochyena duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal has closed the distance and engaged Poochyena in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosenthal .
Poochyena misses with some punches.
Rosenthal tries to work over Poochyena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena trying to stall but Rosenthal improves his position.
Rosenthal lands a right hand.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Rosenthal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poochyena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Frank Rosenthal 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.
Poochyena misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poochyena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Poochyena lands a left hand.
Poochyena dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poochyena tries to stall but Rosenthal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poochyena - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tamias Poochyena.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch
and Poochyena counters with a nice body kick.
Rosenthal connects with a body shot that sends Poochyena's belly button to the back.
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poochyena slips a straight right by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Poochyena moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rosenthal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Rosenthal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poochyena.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poochyena has time to react.
Poochyena misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rosenthal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rosenthal .
Poochyena lands a hook that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poochyena.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tamias Poochyena.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 38:38
Judge James Glass scores the fight 38:38
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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