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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 544 p4p, 702 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 45 p4p, 65 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodrigues on the side of the head.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Rodrigues takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodrigues scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young throws a jab when Rodrigues was well out of range.
Rodrigues works the jab nicely.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Jab from Rodrigues.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodrigues counters with an outside leg kick.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Rodrigues wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodrigues, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodrigues misses with a wild combination.
Young steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues thumps Young with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Young forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Rodrigues tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodrigues lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young shoots in and drives through. Rodrigues sprawls well.
Jake Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Young.
A nice combination there by Rodrigues.
Young looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Young shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Young misses.
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Rodrigues on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Rodrigues lands.
Young tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Rodrigues shakes him off and moves away.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Rodrigues finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Young misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a one-two to the body.
Young has Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodrigues on the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues scores with a nice strike.
Rodrigues thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Rodrigues shakes him off and moves away.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodrigues manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young 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.
Young cracks Rodrigues with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodrigues manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodrigues doesn't seem phased though.
Young misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a stiff right hand.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Young misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodrigues throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Rodrigues sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodrigues avoids it this time.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Young misses.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Young tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Rodrigues pushes him away.
Rodrigues getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodrigues as he connects with a hook.
Young has managed to clinch.
Young taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues misses with some punches.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young pulls Rodrigues into guard.
Rodrigues content to stall in guard here.
Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues content to stall in guard here.
Rodrigues's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Young trying to control the position.
Rodrigues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Young, up you get!
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Jake Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young pushes Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodrigues's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young wants to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues scoring well with a low kick there.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Rodrigues keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Young.
Rodrigues throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Rodrigues cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Rodrigues slips a straight right by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Young throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodrigues misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Jake Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Young has Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues, which made it look bad.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues slips under a jab from Young.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodrigues just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Jake Rodrigues has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigues seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodrigues defends well and Young ends up having to push Rodrigues into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jake Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Young.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigues throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodrigues slips a jab from Young.
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodrigues manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Donk. Rodrigues catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Rodrigues avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigues throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Rodrigues works the jab nicely.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodrigues avoids it this time.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Young has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rodrigues.
Young is looking to take this one to the mat.
Young pulls guard effortlessly.
Young is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Rodrigues.
Young wants to clinch but Rodrigues slips to the side
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young tries to clinch up.
Rodrigues fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Rodrigues moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young shoots for a takedown but Rodrigues saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Young 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 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jake Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Rodrigues - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.
Young misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Rodrigues.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodrigues lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodrigues, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rodrigues!
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