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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). Chooooooooon! I think Poochyena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. 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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295 lbs
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270 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 2, 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poochyena's head backwards.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Poochyena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenthal 's calf.
Rosenthal lands a head shot.
Poochyena closes the distance and clinches.
Poochyena tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Poochyena controls the action.
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!
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Poochyena.
Poochyena has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Poochyena presses Rosenthal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Poochyena to work.
Poochyena throws a head punch that misses.
Poochyena lands an uppercut.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Poochyena is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poochyena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Rosenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenthal works on Poochyena's body with a couple of short punches.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
Poochyena leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Poochyena blocks it.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Poochyena lands a right hand.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poochyena looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosenthal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .
Poochyena tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Poochyena back against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenthal .
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal 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!
Rosenthal lands a body punch.
Poochyena tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Poochyena back against the cage.
A short right from Poochyena on the inside.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Rosenthal lands with a good body shot.
Poochyena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poochyena.
Poochyena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poochyena scores with a head kick. Rosenthal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been informed that Rosenthal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poochyena.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poochyena's elbow.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Poochyena is looking to control Rosenthal 's arms but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Poochyena - that landed with a thud.
Poochyena taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tamias Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poochyena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rosenthal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poochyena counters with a big head kick but Rosenthal shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Poochyena moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poochyena.
Poochyena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poochyena fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poochyena connects with a high kick.
Poochyena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosenthal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosenthal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poochyena. Poochyena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rosenthal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poochyena stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena trying to control the position but instead, Rosenthal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poochyena into the cage.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena lands a right hand.
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Poochyena.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Poochyena is struggling to control the position.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
That's four minutes 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 blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena avoiding damage.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poochyena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena dominated that second 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!
Jab by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rosenthal throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Poochyena lands but Rosenthal takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
Rosenthal scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal thuds his right hand into Poochyena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poochyena swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal .
Poochyena turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poochyena motions for Rosenthal to come forward. Poochyena throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick from Poochyena.
A jab from Rosenthal misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a really nice looking cross but Poochyena seems unphased.
Poochyena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poochyena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poochyena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena closes the distance and pushes Rosenthal back into the cage.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Poochyena is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Poochyena into the cage.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena is struggling to control the position.
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal digs a right hand underneath Poochyena's ribcage. Poochyena let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena wants to stall.
Poochyena lands a body punch.
Poochyena displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rosenthal up against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Poochyena misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poochyena trying to stall but Rosenthal improves his position.
Poochyena seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rosenthal is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rosenthal lands an overhand right.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Poochyena.
Poochyena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poochyena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Poochyena misses its intended target.
Poochyena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenthal 's calf.
Poochyena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal cracks a nice hook into Poochyena's ribs.
Poochyena works the jab nicely.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Poochyena.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosenthal . That snapped Poochyena's head back.
Rosenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poochyena swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
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.
Rosenthal clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poochyena is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Poochyena into the cage.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poochyena lands with a light punch inside.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poochyena lands with a right to the head.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rosenthal up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Poochyena.
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena digs a right hand into Rosenthal 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosenthal 's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Poochyena.
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 lands a body punch.
Rosenthal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poochyena takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poochyena is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamias Poochyena showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Timothy Bukovac 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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