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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Bartolome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolome works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartolome goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartolome takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricardo Bartolome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes moves out of range as Bartolome strikes.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bartolome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartolome with a hook.
Bartolome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
Bartolome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Bartolome throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Rhodes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartolome tries to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling the position.
Bartolome tries to circle away but Rhodes has him pinned against the cage.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolome was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartolome's head.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Bartolome counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rhodes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartolome throws a series of strikes that have Rhodes backpedaling.
Bartolome misses with a body shot.
Rhodes walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.
Rhodes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes tries to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhodes.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Bartolome avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome is looking to wear down Rhodes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartolome throws a combination. Rhodes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Rhodes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Bartolome dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolome.
Bartolome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Bartolome cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
Ricardo Bartolome is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartolome thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Bartolome lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhodes at a distance.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bartolome throws a right hand that Rhodes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhodes also avoids with ease.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolome cracks Rhodes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bartolome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhodes lands with a good body shot.
Bartolome tests Rhodes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolome scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rhodes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
Sloppy strikes from Bartolome. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhodes.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rhodes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartolome breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartolome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartolome is trying to break free.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolome has had enough of the clinch but Rhodes keeps him there for the moment.
Rhodes keeps control of Bartolome as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Bartolome dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves away
and Bartolome moves into the clinch.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling him.
Rhodes looking to slow down the pace here.
Bartolome wants to get back to striking at distance but Rhodes won't allow it.
Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rhodes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rhodes forces Bartolome back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Bartolome is controlling the position.
Bartolome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bartolome thinking.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Bartolome throws a hook to the side of Rhodes's head but Rhodes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
Bartolome shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rhodes eats them both and turns towards Bartolome to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Bartolome's head but Bartolome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartolome is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break free.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Rhodes on the inside.
Bartolome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome throws a series of strikes that have Rhodes backpedaling.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves away
and Bartolome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhodes thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Bartolome throws a right hand that Rhodes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhodes also avoids with ease.
Rhodes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Rhodes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartolome blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartolome feints a jab promting Rhodes to slip. Bartolome then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rhodes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bartolome slips a jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Bartolome ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartolome also avoids with ease.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with an overhand left.
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Rhodes counters with a left and a right that stings Bartolome.
Bartolome scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartolome circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhodes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartolome manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hank Rhodes just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Bartolome. That snapped Rhodes's head back.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Bartolome misses with a straight left.
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.
Rhodes moves out of range as Bartolome strikes.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome lands with an overhand left.
Rhodes wants to clinch
letting Bartolome counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Bartolome moves out of range.
Bartolome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartolome moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch there but Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bartolome lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhodes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartolome connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartolome looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Rhodes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes scores with a jab. Bartolome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartolome misses with a double jab
and Rhodes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartolome.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes tries to clinch
and Bartolome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartolome tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes connects with a body shot.
Rhodes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartolome.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartolome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartolome darts in and clinches Rhodes up against the cage.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartolome.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolome was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricardo Bartolome will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Bartolome throws a head kick that misses.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes throws a good cross that connects.
Bartolome is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhodes walks into a left hand.
Rhodes moves in looking to clinch but Bartolome pushes him off.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes has managed to clinch.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome is trying to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling him.
Bartolome is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartolome breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome jabs Rhodes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhodes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rhodes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Bartolome is avoiding it.
Bartolome lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhodes circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartolome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rhodes looks to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome throws a shot to the body.
Rhodes is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Rhodes misses its intended target.
Bartolome swinging wildly here.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
Bartolome moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rhodes staying out of range there.
Hank Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a hook.
Bartolome keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolome misses with the combination.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartolome misses with a hook to the body
and Rhodes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rhodes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combo that has Rhodes backing up. Rhodes nods at Bartolome to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Rhodes.
Well Bartolome 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hank Rhodes!
Hank Rhodes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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