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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 707 p4p, 401 weight class) and Omar Raharu (ranked 90 p4p, 52 weight class). Rhodes comes to the cage accompanied by Bury My Bones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharu.
Raharu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhodes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rhodes checks a leg kick.
Raharu drops his hands momentarily and Rhodes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a big shot that drops Raharu! Can he finish him?
Raharu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes trying to control but Raharu is working from the bottom.
Raharu is still in real trouble! Can Rhodes finish him?
Rhodes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raharu seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhodes preventing the sweep.
Rhodes trying to control but Raharu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rhodes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raharu keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rhodes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raharu stuffs the takedown.
Raharu misses the body punch
and Rhodes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
Rhodes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut
and Raharu counters with a straight right hand.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharu.
Good leg kick by Raharu.
Rhodes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhodes lands a jab to Raharu's midsection.
Raharu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhodes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharu throws out a counter right but Rhodes avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Raharu misses.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raharu as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Rhodes is looking to counter punch.
Rhodes swings for the body but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhodes. That did some damage!
Raharu misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu connects with a jab.
Raharu throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rhodes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhodes is looking to wear down Raharu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhodes throws a shot from downtown. Raharu moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Jab from Raharu.
Raharu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhodes. Rhodes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhodes should have avoided that one.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu throws a good cross that connects.
Raharu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu slips under a jab from Rhodes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhodes. Raharu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Raharu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rhodes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhodes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhodes.
Raharu slips a straight right by Rhodes.
Rhodes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharu.
Rhodes shoots in and drives through. Raharu sprawls well.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raharu connects with a leg kick.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Rhodes throwing a counter right hand but Raharu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhodes lunges at Raharu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raharu's hand.
Raharu has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Raharu lands a glancing blow to the side of Rhodes's head.
Rhodes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raharu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a takedown attempt
and Raharu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Raharu misses.
Rhodes defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
Raharu scores with a leg kick.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Rhodes checks a leg kick.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharu! But no joy.
Raharu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raharu misses with a straight right.
Raharu jabs Rhodes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharu.
Raharu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Rhodes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raharu blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhodes misses the target.
Rhodes works the jab nicely.
Rhodes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhodes tries to counter with a takedown but Raharu is quick to defend against it.
Raharu throws a jab when Rhodes was well out of range.
Raharu cracks Rhodes with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhodes should have avoided that one.
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharu.
Raharu tries a quick counter leg kick but Rhodes is wise to it.
Rhodes misses with a right hand
and Raharu counters with a two punch combo.
Rhodes misses with a shot to the body
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhodes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raharu with the inside leg kick.
Rhodes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raharu.
Rhodes throws an off balance right hand
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhodes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rhodes missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes darts in looking for a takedown but Raharu gets double underhooks and turns Rhodes into the cage.
It seemed like Raharu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes gets through Raharu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to take the fight to the mat but Raharu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rhodes can't get the takedown.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes lands with a right to the head.
Raharu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rhodes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharu.
Raharu blocking some punches.
Raharu throws a head punch that misses.
Rhodes is trying to drag Raharu to the mat but Raharu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raharu lands a shot to the body.
Raharu working aggressively here.
Raharu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raharu lands a jab to Rhodes's midsection.
Raharu throws an overhand right that lands on Rhodes's shoulder, as Rhodes tries to avoid the shot.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Rhodes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Raharu.
Rhodes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rhodes shoots in but Raharu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhodes throws a shot from downtown. Raharu moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Raharu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes looks to throw the jab but Raharu is out of range.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Raharu throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Raharu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhodes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Rhodes clobbers Raharu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raharu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhodes thuds his right hand into Raharu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raharu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Omar Raharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhodes slips a jab and a cross from Raharu.
A counter left hand to the body from Rhodes misses its target.
Raharu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharu sizes up Rhodes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raharu is looking to slow Rhodes down with leg kicks.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch.
Rhodes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharu.
Raharu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raharu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharu throws a jab when Rhodes was well out of range.
Raharu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rhodes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raharu moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Raharu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rhodes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raharu momentarily.
Good shot there by Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rhodes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raharu can't do much from the bottom here.
Rhodes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes working the ground and pound.
Rhodes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Raharu is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Rhodes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
I wouldn't like to be where Raharu is right now.
Rhodes cracks Raharu with a big elbow.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but Raharu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raharu is still trying to improve position.
Rhodes trying to control the position but Raharu is working away.
Raharu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rhodes.
Raharu isn't going anywhere.
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 Dusty Rhodes.
I think Rhodes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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