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UFC 139 results: Referee Josh Rosenthal explains third round gaffe in 'Henderson vs Shogun' fight
Ball three, take your base. UFC 139: "Henderson vs. Shogun" went down last Saturday night (Nov. 19, 2011) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, featuring a unanimous decision win for Dan Henderson following a three five round bloodbath that was not only "Fight of the Night," but perhaps of...
The Week in Quotes: July 4th - 10th
THINGS GET UGLY AND ADRENALINE LEAKS IN THE GAS TANK "He heard. He responded to my commands." - Referee Josh Rosenthal, explaining why he allowed the UFC 116 main event between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin to continue during Carwin's ground and pound assault in round one. (MMA Mania) "Before the...
Was Shane Carwin Robbed of a Win Over Brock Lesnar at UFC 116?
That's the view of some of Kevin Iole's readers. Here's one I thought had an interesting angle: I truly believe Carwin was robbed of the victory. How many times beforehand have the referees stopped fights when someone turtles up in the corner of the cage for more than 10 seconds? Lesnar was down...
UFC 116: Brocky Balboa makes second round comeback -- with a little help from Josh Rosenthal
Props: KFAN in Minneapolis (via Sports Radio Interviews) Quoteworthy: "I took a good ass-whupping in the first round and made a Rocky comeback in the second ... Before the fight [Josh Rosenthal] comes into the locker room and he says listen fellas if things get ugly out there I’m gonna give...
UFC 116 Results: Referee Josh Rosenthal Also Puts on Performance of a Lifetime
Josh Gross says the requisite: "Retreating to the fence, Lesnar almost appeared to want out of the fight. But he never did. Rarely thought of this way, professional fighting is a dance for three. And so even though it was Lesnar hanging in, remaining lucid, taking Carwin's absolute best, some...
Questionable Reffing an Unfortunate Footnote to a Great Combat Weekend
This weekend's fights were very solid and a lot of fun. The WEC card was especially entertaining with great action top to bottom. But there was a very big negative that stuck out on the UFC and WEC events, reffing. To be more specific, the lack of consistent handling of fights and rules...
Josh Rosenthal Selected to Referee Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin, Mazzagatti Comes Under Fire
The Nevada State Athletic Commission met today to select a referee for the main event of UFC 116, a heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. Under consideration for the bout were Josh Rosenthal, Herb Dean, Mario Yamasaki, and Steve Mazzagatti, and Rosenthal was ultimate...
Lights Out Radio/MMAForReal.com Exclusive Interviews: Shawn Tompkins, Mauro Ranallo, Josh Rosenthal
Lights Out Radio's Neil Wagner spoke with Xtreme Couture's Shawn Tompkins, SHOWTIME's Mauro Ranallo and MMA referee Josh Rosenthal following the conclusion of Friday's Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg weigh-in. Listen to what they had to say about Saturday's card and more after the jump. Strikeforce:...
Clip of the Day: Joe Riggs Isn't Happy
Speaking to Sherdog's Loretta Hunt after last night's Strikeforce event at the Playboy Mansion, Joe Riggs had some harsh words for referee Josh Rosenthal, who many seem to feel waved off Riggs' main event bout with Kazuo Misaki prematurely. According to Riggs, Rosenthal admitted his mistake to...
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