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Yair Rodriguez vs Alex Caceres: UFC live blog, round-by-round updates

7th August, 2016
Time: 12 midday (AEST)
Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Utah
Coverage: Live, Fox Sports
Betting: Yair Rodriguez $1.70, Alex Caceres $4

Scheduled bouts

Women’s Strawweight: #8 Maryna ‘Iron Lady’ Munoz (7-1) vs Danielle ‘Dynamite’ Taylor (7-1)
Middleweight: Trevor ‘Hot Sauce’ Smith (13-6) vs Joseph ‘Capo’ Gigliotti (7-0)
Welterweight: Santiago ‘Gente Boa’ Ponzinibbio (23-3) vs Zak Cummins (19-4)
Middleweight: #12 Thales Leites vs Chris Camozzi (24-10)
Featherweight: #8 Dennis ‘the Menace’ Bermudez (16-5) vs Rony Jason (16-5)

Main event
Featherweight: #13 Yair ‘El Pantera’ Rodriguez (8-1) vs Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceres (12-8, 1NC)
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Fight results:

Main card

Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez def. Alex Caceres via split decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Featherweight: Dennis Bermudez def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Middleweight: Thales Leites def. Chris Camozzi via submission (rear-naked choke) 2:58, R3
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Zak Cummings via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Trevor Smith def. Joe Gigliotti via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Women’s Strawweight: Maryna Moroz def. Danielle Taylor via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Prelims

Welterweight: Court McGee def. Dominique Steele via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura def. Viktor Pesta via knockout (head kick) 0:53, R2
Lightweight: David Teymur def. Jason Novelli via TKO (punches) 1:25, R2
Lightweight: Teruto Ishihara def. Horacio Gutierrez via TKO (punches) 2:32, R1

Early prelims

Featherweight: Cub Swanson def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Justin Ledet def. Chase Sherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Fight preview

Yair Rodriguez is out to prove he is the most exciting prospect in the featherweight division when he takes on Alex Caceres. Join The Roar from 12 midday (AEST) for live round-by-round action.

Unbeaten in the UFC, and riding a five-fight streak, the Ultimate Fighter winner Yair Rodriguez is looking to make a statement in his main event debut.

Coming off an incredible flying head-kick knockout win over Andre Fili, where he won performance of the night honours, #13 Rodriguez’s explosiveness has made him a fan favourite.

Rodriguez’s three other UFC wins came over Leonardo Morales, Charles Rosa and Dan Hooker – he’s a dangerous fight no matter what style he comes up against.

Now a UFC veteran after signing with the company in 2011, Caceres has had his ups and downs.

After going from July 2014 until January 2016 without a win, Caceres seems to have finally found his octagon presence again.

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Riding a two-fight win streak, over the dangerous Masio Fullen and Cole Miller, Caceres is now looking to derail Rodriguez’s hype train, and start up his own in the process.

Rodriguez fights like a veteran when he needs to, and has the explosiveness that Caceres has been lacking of late. Caceres is on form in the cage, but seems to lack the killer instinct needed against an opponent like Rodriguez.

Prediction
Yair Rodriguez to defeat Alex Caceres via TKO in the fourth round

Make sure you join us for the main event, as well as the undercard, for live commentary and round-by-round updates. Should be a cracker!

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