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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 113 p4p, 109 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 14 p4p, 12 weight class). Rhodes comes to the cage accompanied by Bury My Bones. Khan has chosen Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Rhodes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhodes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Rhodes shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rhodes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rhodes throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Dusty Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rhodes tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhodes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Rhodes.
Rhodes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan walks into a left hand.
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!
Rhodes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan feints a counter leg kick.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan lands a body shot.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Rhodes.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Rhodes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan moves away from the strike by Rhodes.
Rhodes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes misses with a straight right.
Rhodes misses the jab.
Rhodes moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Nice cross by Rhodes.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhodes.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rhodes misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhodes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Rhodes misses.
Khan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rhodes scores with a body shot.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rhodes drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan is pulling down on Rhodes's head. It's preventing any offense from Rhodes, at least for the moment.
Rhodes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rhodes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rhodes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rhodes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khan seems keen to control Rhodes's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan gets caught flat footed, as Rhodes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rhodes stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rhodes is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Rhodes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Khan to see if he's OK.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khan keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhodes scores with punches from side control.
Khan tries to buck Rhodes off but Rhodes is having none of it.
Khan being controlled for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Rhodes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan misses with a low kick as Rhodes jumps back.
Rhodes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
Rhodes misses with a looping right.
Rhodes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Rhodes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Rhodes looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan throws a hook but Rhodes avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rhodes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhodes.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dusty Rhodes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhodes shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhodes misses the target.
Rhodes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
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.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhodes lands with a right hand.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rhodes showed some decent athleticism there.
Khan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rhodes.
Rhodes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Rhodes has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rhodes there.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Rhodes is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhodes prevents Khan from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhodes pulls his head out easily.
Khan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rhodes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dusty Rhodes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rhodes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Rhodes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhodes sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rhodes misses the shot to the body.
Rhodes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan throws a body punch but Rhodes moves out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Rhodes steps away.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
No luck for Rhodes with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Rhodes on that attempt.
A big right from Rhodes misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Dusty Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Rhodes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhodes.
Nice shot lands for Rhodes.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rhodes cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhodes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes throws an off balance right hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhodes throws out the jab.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes scores with a jab.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhodes.
Khan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan tries to work over Rhodes's front leg with a kick but Rhodes checks it.
Khan walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rhodes.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Rhodes moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Rhodes coming out on top.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Rhodes steps away.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rhodes.
Rhodes attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Rhodes blocks a leg kick.
Rhodes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rhodes controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khan is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Khan wants to control but Rhodes is keeping busy.
Rhodes uses his free foot to push down on Khan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khan.
Rhodes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rhodes looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rhodes wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Rhodes has a good base and remains in mount.
Rhodes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rhodes controlling the pace for now.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Rhodes has a good base and remains in mount.
Khan tries to buck Rhodes off but he can't manage it.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Rhodes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhodes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Rhodes!
During a confident post fight interview, Dusty Rhodes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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