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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 310 p4p, 831 weight class) and Morello Hawthorne (ranked 19 p4p, 62 weight class). The key to victory for Jake Rodrigues has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Morello Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A clash of legs there as Hawthorne blocks the low kick.
Morello Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne blocks a leg kick.
Rodrigues looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne connects with a body shot that sends Rodrigues's belly button to the back.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Rodrigues checks it.
Rodrigues looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hawthorne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawthorne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but Hawthorne moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Hawthorne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawthorne.
Hawthorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodrigues misses the target.
Hawthorne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Hawthorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Rodrigues wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Rodrigues.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne throws a low kick but Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
Hawthorne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodrigues counters with a leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues needs to keep his hands up - Hawthorne had a free shot at his head there.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodrigues. That's going to slow Hawthorne down.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
It looked like Rodrigues wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodrigues.
Hawthorne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodrigues checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawthorne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodrigues drops his hands momentarily and Hawthorne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodrigues.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigues off balance momentarily.
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a nice combination. Rodrigues backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Hawthorne.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Rodrigues scores with a nice head shot.
Hawthorne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigues is just out of range.
Rodrigues throws a big counter combination but Hawthorne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Rodrigues stalks Hawthorne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawthorne's face. Hawthorne staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodrigues lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawthorne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawthorne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rodrigues feints and then cracks Hawthorne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawthorne down.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne feints a counter leg kick.
Hawthorne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne takes one to the side of the head.
Rodrigues throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Rodrigues wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Rodrigues saw that one coming.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawthorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hawthorne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rodrigues has got the better of the exchanges.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Hawthorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodrigues is able to avoid easily.
Rodrigues was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawthorne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodrigues.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Rodrigues throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawthorne on the side of the head.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a nice outside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawthorne 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.
A clash of legs there as Rodrigues blocks the low kick.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawthorne! But no joy.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodrigues lands the left hand.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne wants to slow Rodrigues down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues dips to his left and cracks Hawthorne with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodrigues. That's going to slow Hawthorne down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodrigues.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawthorne off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawthorne.
Rodrigues closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues moves forwards but Hawthorne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodrigues cracks Hawthorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Rodrigues saw that one coming.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawthorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne lands a head shot.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Rodrigues as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigues 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawthorne checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne sizes up Rodrigues with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawthorne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodrigues is out of range and Hawthorne settles back down.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Hawthorne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawthorne has time to react.
Jake Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues throws a quick counter head kick but Hawthorne was just out of range.
Hawthorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Hawthorne is predictable there
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodrigues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Hawthorne blocks it.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Hawthorne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawthorne. Hawthorne obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne throws a solid leg kick but Rodrigues takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hawthorne.
Hawthorne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Hawthorne does no damage.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morello Hawthorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rodrigues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodrigues is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues scores with a leg kick.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodrigues changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawthorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodrigues defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
Rodrigues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Hawthorne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Hawthorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Hawthorne throws a shot to the body.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne tries to score with a low kick but Rodrigues moves his leg out of the way.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
Rodrigues tries to work over Hawthorne's front leg with a kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Hawthorne throws a low kick, looking for Rodrigues's leg but Rodrigues calmly moves out of range.
Rodrigues lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodrigues throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodrigues scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawthorne in his tracks.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigues slips the punch.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne works Rodrigues's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodrigues as he connects with a hook.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
Hawthorne thows a leg kick but Rodrigues checks it
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Hawthorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawthorne lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
Rodrigues keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawthorne lands a right hook to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodrigues defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left lands for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to slow Hawthorne down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawthorne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but Rodrigues avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Hawthorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morello Hawthorne.
I think Hawthorne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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