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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Rhodes (ranked 4218 p4p, 4175 weight class) and Sandor Klegane (ranked 183 p4p, 182 weight class). Artemis Rhodes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artemis Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Klegane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rhodes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klegane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rhodes with a body shot.
Klegane moves away from the strike by Rhodes.
Klegane throws out a counter right but Rhodes avoids it with no problem.
Klegane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhodes. Rhodes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhodes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhodes throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Artemis Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes lands with a nice combination. Klegane backs away looking to recover.
Rhodes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klegane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Artemis Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut. Klegane saw that one coming.
Rhodes 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes throws a shot from downtown. Klegane moves away and avoids it.
Klegane takes the fight into the clinch.
Klegane tries to work over Rhodes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klegane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klegane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Klegane scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klegane misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klegane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klegane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Klegane working aggressively here.
Klegane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rhodess head.
Klegane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Rhodes blocks an uppercut.
Klegane pushes Rhodes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klegane lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klegane throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Klegane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klegane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klegane lands with a light punch inside.
Klegane misses with the head strike.
Klegane 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!
Klegane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klegane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klegane working aggressively here.
Rhodes takes a shot to the head.
Klegane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rhodes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klegane can turn it around.
Klegane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klegane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klegane creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rhodes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rhodes drops to his knees and Klegane pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandor Klegane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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