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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eh Phuthong (ranked 358 p4p, 556 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 24 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong works the jab nicely.
Rodrigues throws out a powerful jab.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues tries to land a leg kick but Phuthong saw it coming and moves away.
Phuthong throws a jab when Rodrigues was well out of range.
Phuthong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Phuthong avoids them all with ease.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong misses with a kick to the body.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phuthong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phuthong missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuthong moves forwards but Rodrigues connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Phuthong blocks the low kick.
Phuthong connects with a body shot.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong checks a leg kick nicely.
Rodrigues slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Rodrigues was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Rodrigues only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rodrigues lands with a hook. Phuthong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Phuthong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phuthong circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodrigues slips a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a wild body kick that Rodrigues sees coming a mile off.
Phuthong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigues tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Rodrigues tries to move into range but Phuthong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Phuthong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick which misses Phuthong's front leg but catches the back leg as Phuthong tries to avoid it.
Rodrigues lands with a nice combination. Phuthong backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Phuthong.
Rodrigues throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phuthong digs a good hook to Rodrigues's body.
Phuthong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phuthong throws a hook but Rodrigues avoids it easily.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
Phuthong backing away here, and Rodrigues unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rodrigues drops his hands momentarily and Phuthong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phuthong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong gets a clinch.
Phuthong cracks Rodrigues with a nice body shot.
Phuthong misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues tries to circle away but Phuthong has him pinned against the cage.
Phuthong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuthong scores with a shoulder strike.
Phuthong can't find room to land a body shot as Rodrigues controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phuthong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phuthong.
Phuthong is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Phuthong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigues lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phuthong is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
Phuthong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phuthong misses with a body punch.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Phuthong tries to work over Rodrigues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phuthong throws a head punch that misses.
Phuthong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phuthong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodrigues seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phuthong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to control but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Phuthong is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigues with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eh Phuthong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the head.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Phuthong.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues moves out of range as Phuthong strikes.
Rodrigues slips under a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodrigues, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues slips a jab from Phuthong.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phuthong. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Phuthong off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Phuthong.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Rodrigues connects with a right hand. Phuthong shakes it off.
Rodrigues walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Phuthong was well out of range.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phuthong.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phuthong throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rodrigues to counter with a crisp jab.
Phuthong moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Rodrigues swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodrigues's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodrigues obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rodrigues walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phuthong checks a leg kick.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phuthong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phuthong cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodrigues walks into a straight right hand from Phuthong.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Rodrigues swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phuthong is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phuthong.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a left and a right that stings Phuthong.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Phuthong is out of range.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Rodrigues.
Phuthong throws a jab when Rodrigues was well out of range.
Rodrigues tries a quick counter leg kick but Phuthong is wise to it.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigues tries to score with a low kick but Phuthong moves his leg out of the way.
Phuthong throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigues ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong scores with a one two! Rodrigues had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Rodrigues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodrigues getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuthong misses with a right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Phuthong takes one to the side of the head.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigues takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Rodrigues releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phuthong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Phuthong catches Rodrigues right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
Rodrigues walks into a jab.
Rodrigues with the inside leg kick.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phuthong throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Rodrigues throws out a counter right but Phuthong avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Rodrigues will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Phuthong misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Phuthong's head but Phuthong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Phuthong as he checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Rodrigues finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Rodrigues.
Phuthong looks to land a combination. Rodrigues sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Phuthong scores with a nice strike.
Phuthong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phuthong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodrigues.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Phuthong throws a jab when Rodrigues was well out of range.
Rodrigues looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Rodrigues chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong catches Rodrigues with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phuthong throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Rodrigues feints a counter leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues digs a good body shot into Phuthong's ribs.
Phuthong moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Phuthong dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Phuthong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but Phuthong avoids it.
Phuthong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phuthong misses the jab.
It seemed like Rodrigues was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phuthong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.
Phuthong lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigues's head back.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phuthong swings for the body but Rodrigues moves out of range.
It seemed like Rodrigues was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodrigues displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Phuthong throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phuthong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Phuthong misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phuthong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phuthong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigues lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodrigues tries to work over Phuthong's front leg with a kick but Phuthong checks it.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodrigues with a nice cross.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigues's shoulder, as Rodrigues tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phuthong, as that shot connected.
Rodrigues chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Rodrigues walks into a stiff left hand from Phuthong.
Good exchange - Phuthong coming out on top.
Rodrigues connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Phuthong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Phuthong misses.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigues slips a straight right by Phuthong.
Rodrigues looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodrigues walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phuthong moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Phuthong blocks it.
Phuthong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigues's head back.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Rodrigues smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phuthong 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Rodrigues!
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