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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamdi Salihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamdi Salihi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salihi shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhodes scores with the left hand. Salihi knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Hamdi Salihi has been cut.
Rhodes cracks Salihi with a good jab.
Rhodes clinches with his opponent.
Salihi looking for a takedown.
Rhodes tries a body shot but Salihi blocks it.
Salihi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rhodes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roddy Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamdi Salihi.
Salihi is working for takedown but Rhodes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salihi tries for a takedown but Rhodes manages to get underhooks.
Salihi tries for a takedown but Rhodes manages to get underhooks.
Rhodes working hard to break the clinch.
Salihi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rhodes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhodes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Salihi looks gassed!
Rhodes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Rhodes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes feints a jab promting Salihi to slip. Rhodes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salihi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rhodes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salihi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes drives through and clinches with Salihi against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salihis head.
Rhodes looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhodes.
Rhodes is leaning against Salihi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes pulls guard successfully.
Rhodes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salihi manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes landing some decent shots from guard.
Rhodes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salihi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rhodes landing some decent shots from guard.
Rhodes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rhodes landing some decent shots from guard.
Rhodes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes working some strikes from top position.
Rhodes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhodes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rhodes trying to control but Salihi is working from the bottom.
Rhodes chips away with some ground and pound.
Rhodes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Salihi shoots in and drives through. Rhodes sprawls well.
Rhodes looks for a takedown but Salihi sprawls well.
Rhodes clinches up with Salihi and pushes him back against the cage.
Salihi wants to break free but Rhodes has control.
Rhodes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Rhodes on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salihi blocks the elbow strike.
Salihi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salihi backwards.
Rhodes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salihi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhodes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rhodes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rhodes connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Rhodes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salihi looking for subs from the bottom but Rhodes mounts him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salihi looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamdi Salihi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhodes darts in and clinches Salihi up against the cage.
Rhodes is trying to maintain a safe position but Salihi gets an underhook and turns Rhodes into the cage.
Rhodes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salihi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rhodes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Rhodes wants a takedown.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rhodes duly obliges.
That has opened up Hamdi Salihi's cut even more.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhodes, as that shot connected.
Rhodes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salihi can do to turn this around?
Rhodes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rhodes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhodes landing with the ground and pound.
Rhodes is in close to Salihi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rhodes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salihi is breathing heavily.
Rhodes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salihi's head.
Rhodes lands a couple of elbows.
Rhodes working some strikes from top position.
Rhodes advances to half guard.
Rhodes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salihi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rhodes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rhodes drops an elbow to the side of Salihi's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rhodes connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Rhodes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is controlling the pace.
Salihi has hold of Rhodes's hands but Rhodes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rhodes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rhodes connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Rhodes controlling the pace.
Rhodes working Salihi over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salihi is looking for a sweep. Rhodes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salihi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rhodes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhodes lands a nice short elbow.
Rhodes trying to control the action but Salihi is working from the bottom.
Salihi wants to improve his position but Rhodes is controlling well.
Rhodes seems to be working for a kimura but Salihi defends the submission attempt.
Salihi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rhodes scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Salihi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rhodes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salihi is staying active underneath Rhodes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhodes lands a nice short elbow.
Salihi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhodes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhodes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rhodes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamdi Salihi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rhodes gets a clinch.
Salihi gets underhooks to prevent Rhodes's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhodes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rhodes pulls guard.
Salihi looking to sit in guard and control but Rhodes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rhodes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rhodes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salihi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Salihi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rhodes forces his way into half guard.
Salihi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to control but Salihi is keeping him busy.
Salihi wants to sweep but Rhodes has passed to side control!
Salihi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salihi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rhodes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rhodes cracks Salihi with a big right hand but Salihi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rhodes working the head and body with strikes.
Roddy Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rhodes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Salihi is trying to control Rhodes's posture but Rhodes avoids it.
Rhodes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rhodes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rhodes takes a little break here. Salihi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Salihi taking a bit of punishment here - Rhodes scoring with strikes.
Rhodes lands a few punches from side control.
Salihi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rhodes controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rhodes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salihi?
Rhodes controlling his opponent.
Rhodes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salihi's face.
The cut above Hamdi Salihi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salihi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rhodes content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhodes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rhodes controlling his opponent.
Salihi is bucking up trying to escape but Rhodes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hamdi Salihi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamdi Salihi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hamdi Salihi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roddy Rhodes!
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energy
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hype
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