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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phillips might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Kaleb Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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201 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Phillips.
Phillips throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Jab by Phillips.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez stuns Phillips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Phillips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the body
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phillips breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Phillips counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Rodriguez lands an overhand right.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Phillips ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Phillips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a looping left.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phillips scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Phillips.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Rodriguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phillips defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Rodriguez cracks Phillips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bender Rodriguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez stuns Phillips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodriguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Phillips's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phillips misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Phillips moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phillips, as that shot connected.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Phillips slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Kaleb Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Phillips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Phillips misses.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Kaleb Phillips.
Well Phillips 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleb Phillips!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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