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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Thiele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiele comes to the cage accompanied by Why can´t we be friends. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Thiele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiele misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez defending well as Thiele loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Thiele, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Thiele is avoiding it.
Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thiele tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez pushes Thiele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thiele stalls.
Thiele breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Thiele backwards.
Thiele presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiele stalling.
Thiele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
Thiele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thiele slows down the pace here.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Thiele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiele dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thiele cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thiele drags the fight down to the ground.
Rodriguez won't allow Thiele to sweep him here.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Thiele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thiele working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thiele is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thiele is controlling him.
Thiele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thiele trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thiele throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez controlling Thiele's posture.
Thiele working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thiele is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thiele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Thiele in a clinch.
Thiele stalling in the clinch but Rodriguez improves position.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thiele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Thiele.
Thiele tries to stall but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Thiele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiele scores with a hook to the body.
Thiele takes a shot to the head.
Thiele tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Thiele back against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thiele tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Thiele.
Thiele misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Thiele.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Thiele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiele slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Thiele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiele misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Thiele saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Thiele.
Thiele drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thiele gets back to half guard.
Thiele tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Thiele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele looking for a sweep. Not yet Thiele, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thiele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Thiele's legs - danger averted.
Thiele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Thiele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thiele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Thiele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodriguez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thiele trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thiele won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Thiele trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Thiele postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bender Rodriguez.
Thiele dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Thiele's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiele lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Thiele.
Rodriguez clobbers Thiele with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thiele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Thiele.
Thiele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thiele at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Thiele or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
Thiele takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Thiele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Thiele.
Thiele just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Thiele tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Thiele was well out of range.
Thiele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thiele throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez tests Thiele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Thiele.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Thiele looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Thiele.
Thiele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Thiele dominated that second round.
That's time! Thiele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thiele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thiele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiele.
Thiele misses the jab.
Thiele misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thiele shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Thiele with a series of wild strikes but Thiele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Christian Thiele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Thiele knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Thiele misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thiele thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiele swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Thiele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Thiele persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thiele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Thiele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thiele is rocked!
Thiele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Thiele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Thiele right on the button. Thiele goes down! Rodriguez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rodriguez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bender Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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