Jesse Marches On: ‘Bam’ Rodriguez dominates and stops Sor Rungvisai in eight

WBC super-flyweight belt-holder Jesse Rodriguez continues his campaign to be named ‘Fighter of the Year’ with a stunning effectiveness towards Srisaket Sor Rungvisai

Typically the distinction in between a really superior fighter and a upcoming superstar can be identified in the method in which they reduce through the competitors en route to the prime.

In the scenario of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, this definitely rings correct, with the WBC super-flyweight belt-holder quickly establishing a knack for not only beating extremely great fighters on his way up but beating them in approaches they have never ever been beaten prior to.

First, the gifted Texan breezed past Carlos Cuadras in February (dropping him in the 3rd spherical), and then tonight (June 25) in San Antonio he managed to efficiently overwhelm and end Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in 8, therefore retaining his belt.

Rather the calendar year, whereas the breakout gain versus Cuadras heralded Rodriguez’s arrival as the youngest belt-holder in the sport (which possibly indicate more than the title alone), tonight’s get did one thing even bigger for Rodriguez’s job: it justified the hoopla. Beating Sor Rungvisai the way he did, the 22-yr-old proved that he belongs at this level and confirmed, also, the type of dominance that may possibly suggest other folks about him will obtain it tricky to knock him out of his stride anytime soon.

In truth, these is Rodriguez’s ferocity and starvation to complete fights from globe-course opposition, one can not enable but remember the rise of anyone like Manny Pacquiao, who exploded with similar ruthlessness nearly 20 years back, and turn into thrilled at the prospect of a new superstar in the lessen pounds classes.

Surely, the signals are so far promising. Towards Sor Rungvisai, a male 13 several years his senior, ‘Bam’ displayed a poise and composure belying his age and seemed in overall command from 1st bell to the finish. Normally on the shift, generally transforming angles, he operated at the rear of a snappy southpaw jab and was rapid to make a statue of his slower opponent, nailing him with a massive still left cross in spherical one and in no way seeming most likely to get rid of his grip on the struggle at any moment.

By the seventh, in simple fact, Rodriguez was gunning for the stoppage, initial teeing off on Sor Rungvisai early in the round, then dropping him with a superbly-picked left hook. The shot, thrown as Rodriguez cleverly switched angles on the inside of, carried enough pressure to spin Sor Rungvisai about and have him contact down and, although he complained, the breakthrough experienced been built.

There were being two minutes still left in the seventh at that phase, enough to near the show, nevertheless Sor Rungvisai, 50-6-1 (43), battled back admirably. It however appeared only a issue of time, nevertheless, just before the complete Rodriguez craved was at previous secured.

This, in the conclusion, arrived in the upcoming spherical, when Rodriguez knocked back again Sor Rungvisai’s head with a lengthy still left hand right before capturing an uppercut by way of his guard and landing a abide by-up cross, its affect instantly evident. Riding the momentum of this salvo, Rodriguez ongoing to stalk and assault Sor Rungvisai, now penetrating his guard with ease, and, certain more than enough, it was not extended just before a cluster of challenging pictures to the head and overall body experienced the Thai slumped versus the ropes, completely ready to be saved.

It was then, with 1 moment and 11 seconds left in the spherical, that referee Mark Calo-oy moved in to stop the combat, leaving Rodriguez, now 16- (11), to collapse to the canvas in a exhibit of unbridled joy.  

“My competencies proved a place tonight,” mentioned the winner in the fast aftermath. “My staff know what I am able of and what I convey to the table. That’s why we took the fight.

“I felt I started to split him down after 3 rounds. The electricity was not there from him. I understood I could not stand there but we came in and set on a present. I was using my angles far more. Robert (Garcia, coach) kept telling me to do that and I listened.

“The Cuadras battle gave me knowledge and place me right here, preventing at house in San Antonio. I will do regardless of what Robert states. I am a exclusive fighter not an average fighter and I am in this article to continue to be.”

No person is aware what Jesse Rodriguez will finally go on to achieve in the sport, nor, for that matter, what type of fighter he will sooner or later turn into. But what we do know currently, with him just 22 yrs of age and 16- (11), is that he is no normal fighter and that, yes, it is most possible, barring nearly anything unforeseen, he is quite a great deal in this article to continue to be.