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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Cates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colton Cates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colton Cates!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Cates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cates shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Colton Cates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cates.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Cates moves away and avoids it.
Cates lands a big head kick that sends Rodriguez tumbling to the mat! Cates takes a step backwards and waves Rodriguez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cates blocks a jab.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cates manages to avoid it.
Cates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Cates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cates misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cates throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Cates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Cates dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Cates's midsection.
Cates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cates with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bender Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Cates.
Cates looks gassed!
Cates misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cates throws out the jab.
Rodriguez cracks Cates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cates has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Cates's ribs.
Cates tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
Cates takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cates misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Cates's head but Cates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Cates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Cates's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Cates doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cates's head backwards.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Cates.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cates.
Cates misses with a takedown attempt
and Cates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Rodriguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cates closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Cates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cates might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rodriguez has got the better of the exchanges.
Cates throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cates can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez looks to land a combination. Cates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cates has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Cates with an uppercut!
Cates staying out of range there.
Cates tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Cates will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cates throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Cates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colton Cates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Cates closes the distance and clinches.
Cates fails to pull guard.
Cates jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Cates gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bender Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Cates.
Cates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Cates's head back.
Cates shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Cates avoids it easily.
Cates tries for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away easily
and Cates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cates counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Rodriguez connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cates has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Cates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cates is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rodriguez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cates.
Cates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cates connects with the punch.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cates is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Cates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodriguez's head backwards.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Cates moves away and avoids it.
Cates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Cates knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cates misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Rodriguez does it's job there.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Cates's midsection.
Cates misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cates doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cates misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cates shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Cates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Cates needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
Cates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Cates drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bender Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cates tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Cates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Cates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Cates backing up. Cates nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
Bender Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Cates.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
Cates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodriguez catches Cates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cates scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez has Cates pulled in close to control his posture.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cates preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cates drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rodriguez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rodriguez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rodriguez!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rodriguez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Cates moves out of range.
Cates's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cates duly obliges.
Cates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Cates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cates.
Cates moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Cates misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cates.
Cates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Cates has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Colton Cates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bender Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodriguez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bender Rodriguez!
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