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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teijo Tarzan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glen Rosalando's chin.
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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294 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosalando throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarzan works the jab nicely.
Tarzan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosalando missing with a left hand there. Tarzan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosalando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarzan.
Tarzan cracks Rosalando with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rosalando looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tarzan finish him?
It looks like Glen Rosalando has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosalando scores with a body shot.
Rosalando misses with a two punch combination.
Rosalando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarzan misses with a looping left.
Rosalando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Tarzan does no damage.
Tarzan swings for the body but Rosalando moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarzan moves away.
Rosalando gets a takedown into half guard.
Tarzan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rosalando.
Rosalando is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet.
Tarzan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tarzan tries to get out of the position.
Rosalando looks to land a strike but Tarzan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tarzan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarzan has wrist control.
Rosalando trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Rosalando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarzan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarzan wants to stand up but Rosalando is controlling him.
Rosalando throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Rosalando from controlling successfully.
Rosalando with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Rosalando must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosalando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosalando throwing strikes but missing.
Tarzan wants to stand and escape but Rosalando is having none of it.
Rosalando throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosalando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Rosalando from controlling successfully.
Tarzan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tarzan misses.
Tarzan stuffs the takedown.
Rosalando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tarzan backs up against the cage.
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!
Tarzan lands a left and a right that send Rosalando crashing to the mat, dazed. Tarzan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Rosalando moves out of range.
Tarzan misses with the combination.
Tarzan staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosalando.
Tarzan looks to throw the jab but Rosalando is out of range.
Rosalando connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teijo Tarzan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen Rosalando's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rosalando staying out of range there.
Teijo Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarzan misses with an uppercut. Rosalando saw that one coming.
Tarzan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Rosalando throws a right and a left that Tarzan avoids nicely.
Tarzan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosalando counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosalando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarzan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Tarzan.
Rosalando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarzan throws out the jab.
Rosalando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarzan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarzan throws a combination that misses
and Rosalando makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarzan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rosalando dives in and scores a takedown into Tarzan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan wants to stand up but Rosalando is controlling him.
Rosalando landing with the ground and pound.
Rosalando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarzan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosalando landing some decent shots from guard.
Rosalando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Rosalando from controlling successfully.
Rosalando controls from within his opponent's guard.
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!
Rosalando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarzan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando throwing strikes but missing.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet but Rosalando is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rosalando stands up over Tarzan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosalando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosalando slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rosalando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosalando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glen Rosalando has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rosalando postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosalando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosalando scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rosalando with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosalando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosalando chips away with some ground and pound.
Tarzan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosalando.
Rosalando trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosalando throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando is working Tarzan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosalando wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Rosalando looking to sit in guard and control but Tarzan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarzan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Teijo Tarzan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Rosalando's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rosalando misses with a few strikes there.
Rosalando moves out of range of the body kick.
Teijo Tarzan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosalando lands a slapping body shot.
Rosalando ducks under a wild hook from Tarzan.
Rosalando moves out of range of the strikes.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Rosalando avoids them all with ease.
Rosalando uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tarzan has time to react.
Tarzan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rosalando counters with a shoot takedown. Tarzan fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosalando prevents Tarzan from getting back to his feet.
Rosalando landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosalando pushes down on Tarzan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rosalando trying to control from half guard but Tarzan is working away.
Rosalando takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosalando working the head and body with strikes.
Rosalando seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosalando is looking to advance position but Tarzan won't allow it.
Rosalando thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosalando with the ground and pound but Tarzan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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!
Rosalando landing with the ground and pound.
Tarzan wants to stand and escape but Rosalando is having none of it.
Tarzan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarzan keeping full guard, as Rosalando tries to pass.
Rosalando advances to half guard.
Rosalando throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rosalando controlling the action here.
Rosalando working Tarzan over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosalando.
Rosalando stalling away here and it's allowed Tarzan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tarzan is looking to stand up but Rosalando isn't so interested in that idea.
Rosalando passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tarzan is trying to buck Rosalando off.
The strikes coming from Rosalando are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tarzan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rosalando asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tarzan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tarzan is pushing Rosalando's head away, looking to escape. Rosalando manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Rosalando are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rosalando prevents Tarzan from escaping the position.
Rosalando cracks Tarzan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosalando lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tarzan down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosalando is staying tight to Tarzan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rosalando scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Rosalando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosalando has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Rosalando!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Glen Rosalando made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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