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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 389 p4p, 241 weight class) and Adiwang Leetoh (ranked 36 p4p, 22 weight class). Leetoh has chosen Mai Wai Bok Wai - Henri feat. Tohmo as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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13 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 17 - 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 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Adiwang Leetoh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
and Leetoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Leetoh's body. Leetoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leetoh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Leetoh's body. Leetoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Leetoh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigues fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leetoh is out of range.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Rodrigues. Beautiful body shot.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Leetoh's head but Leetoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Leetoh moves out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Leetoh throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
We've been told by Rodrigues's head coaches at NY Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leetoh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leetoh clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
Leetoh digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leetoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leetoh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodrigues's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigues scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leetoh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leetoh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Leetoh pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Leetoh.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Leetoh, against the cage.
Rodrigues misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodrigues.
Leetoh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodrigues lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the head.
Leetoh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodrigues has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Leetoh is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Leetoh - that landed with a thud.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leetoh.
Leetoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leetoh throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Leetoh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leetoh is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
Leetoh checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes one on the button.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leetoh at a distance.
Leetoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Leetoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues thumps Leetoh with a low kick.
Leetoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leetoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodrigues lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leetoh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Leetoh.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leetoh.
Leetoh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Leetoh.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Leetoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leetoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Leetoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodrigues's hands.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leetoh looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leetoh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back to recover.
Leetoh looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Leetoh's body. Leetoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leetoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues motions for Leetoh to come forward. Rodrigues throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leetoh. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leetoh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leetoh throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leetoh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodrigues scrambles back to his feet.
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.
Leetoh slips a jab from Rodrigues.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Leetoh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leetoh misses the jab.
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodrigues connects with a jab.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leetoh can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Leetoh. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Leetoh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leetoh throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leetoh 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 jab from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leetoh moves away.
Leetoh 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.
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Leetoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodrigues digs a good body shot into Leetoh's ribs.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leetoh on the side of the head.
Jake Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leetoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leetoh lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues connects with a solid leg kick.
Leetoh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a solid leg kick but Leetoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodrigues.
Leetoh throws out a counter right but Rodrigues avoids it with no problem.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Leetoh avoids it easily.
Leetoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigues is just out of range.
A low kick from Rodrigues misses
and Leetoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leetoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Leetoh throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Rodrigues was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rodrigues connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leetoh looks to throw the jab but Rodrigues is out of range.
Rodrigues half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodrigues lands a glancing blow to the side of Leetoh's head.
Rodrigues scores with a body shot.
Rodrigues swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leetoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Leetoh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leetoh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Rodrigues.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues feints and then cracks Leetoh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leetoh down.
Leetoh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Leetoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leetoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodrigues's hands.
Leetoh clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leetoh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodrigues's brow.
Leetoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodrigues tries to work over Leetoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leetoh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Leetoh misses with some punches.
Leetoh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leetoh works on Rodrigues's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leetoh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leetoh obliges.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues has a couple of punches blocked by Leetoh.
Leetoh pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leetoh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leetoh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodrigues.
Leetoh lands with a hook. Rodrigues tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leetoh misses with a body kick.
Leetoh tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodrigues chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick
and Rodrigues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigues with the inside leg kick.
Leetoh throws a push kick but Rodrigues slaps the foot to one side.
Leetoh slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Leetoh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leetoh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leetoh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh lunges at Rodrigues with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodrigues's hand.
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Leetoh.
Leetoh clinches.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Leetoh.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Leetoh has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigues working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leetoh.
Leetoh lands with a right to the head.
Leetoh lands an elbow inside.
Adiwang Leetoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodrigues.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leetoh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues tries to work over Leetoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodrigues tries to work over Leetoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leetoh lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rodrigues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
letting Leetoh counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues connects with a looping right hand.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Leetoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leetoh lands with a right hand.
Leetoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigues checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leetoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids a kick to the body.
Leetoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leetoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Leetoh should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leetoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Leetoh's body. Leetoh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leetoh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leetoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigues swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leetoh misses with a body shot.
Leetoh checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues jabs Leetoh right on the nose. Leetoh blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues connects with a looping right hand.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the body kick from Leetoh.
Rodrigues appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leetoh slips under a jab.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Leetoh darts in and clinches Rodrigues up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Leetoh.
Adiwang Leetoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leetoh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodrigues is trying to push Leetoh away but Leetoh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Leetoh, against the cage.
Leetoh works on Rodrigues's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
Leetoh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Leetoh lands a damaging elbow.
Rodrigues misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leetoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Leetoh gets through Rodrigues's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leetoh blocking some punches.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Leetoh has the dominant position.
Leetoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leetoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leetoh tries to throw a body punch but Rodrigues avoids it by throwing Leetoh back against the cage.
Rodrigues working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leetoh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Jake Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodrigues blocks an elbow strike from Leetoh.
Leetoh digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leetoh.
Leetoh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues tries to keep at a distance but Leetoh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leetoh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leetoh tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Leetoh misses with some punches.
Rodrigues prevents a body shot from Leetoh.
Leetoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodrigues's elbow.
Leetoh misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leetoh prevents Rodrigues from breaking the clinch.
Leetoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leetoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adiwang Leetoh.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jake Rodrigues!
In defeat, Adiwang Leetoh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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