Inoue vs Rodriguez - WBSS Season 2 Bantamweight SF2

another ladies and gentlemen here comes the wba world champion from yokohama japan [Music] well they've got the loch ness monster in these parts you never see him you see this fella though this monster is here in the flesh in the building ready to reek a bit of destruction [Music] here comes [Applause] [Music] great japanese support first time in europe first time in britain first time in scotland a class act rated the biggest pound for pound puncher in world boxing today carl yeah he's a great fighter this is a if i wasn't here to message you tonight jim i think i would have killed him obviously there's a former good friend george taylor but i've lost it'll be here to see a quality time for found fader and anyway he's an unreal fighter fantastic very exciting i'm looking forward to seeing them here in the flesh so this is for the right to fight for the muhammad ali trophy emmanuel rodriguez please step into the lines [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] ladies and gentlemen this is 12 rounds of boxing for the ibf bantamweight championship of the world the ring magazine belt and a place in the world boxing super series bantamweight finals sanctioned by the british boxing border control our representatives are robert w smith and mr bernard connolly and the international boxing federation our supervisor is the president daryl peoples at ringside our three scoring judges all from the uk howard foster steve gray and bob williams in the event of a draw or a no contest our fourth judge will be from germany jorah milka and a referee in charge from the uk mr michael alexander [Music] and so ladies and gentlemen in attendance here at ringside and for those watching around the world the officials are ready the boxers are ready are you ready for the semi-final introducing first boxing out of the red corner winning white worth goals he weighed in 118 pounds and brings a perfect record 19 contest 19 wins 12 wins by ko he is the reigning and defending ibf phantom weight champion of the world fraud puerto rico emmanuel manning rodriguez and across the ring in the blue corner winning blue with black and gold also weighing in 118 he too brings an outstanding record of 17 wins no defeats 15 ko's here's a three division world champion standing before you as the wba bantamweight champion of the world from yokohama japan he is the monster noyah [Applause] you both know the rules let's just have a good clean fight okay motion warning to defend yourselves at all times all right just gloves keep it clean massive japanese support rodriguez from puerto rico in a way the pride of japan there's his wife cr his mum neo is here as well his kids too i wouldn't go anywhere right now in a way from japan in the sparkling shorts rodriguez from puerto rico in the white in a way with a startling record of getting things done quickly and carl we have to watch every single second of this yeah i think so it could be over on a flight here but um and we having a look here um rodriguez started coming forward uh on the back foot which is pretty interesting [Applause] rodriguez stepped forward and getting that jab in and right hand as well in a way all concentration all business 88 knockout ratio he's won all 17 15 knockouts hasn't needed to fight that many rounds doesn't matter it's not good he's uh he's you know he's a small man and he's knocking people out for sports so very excited to see what he brings tonight but rodriguez in my opinion is his toughest effective deal it is rodriguez never off his feet big right hand in a way early on rodriguez took it gritted on his gumshield and came back with a flurry of his own toe-to-toe action first round spectacular oh they're now winging these punches in these two it's almost a macho battle in these first 35 40 seconds good sinking shot to the body from rodriguez in a way takes a bit of a breather anyways technique and his leverage he throws that left hook it's it's it's a great thing to say up close and perfect and personal it's a it's a real thing of beauty gets so much leverage on it and that's i think why he's got the knockout ratio that he has a very very dangerous puncher took a good counter there from manny rodriguez this has been a good start from rodriguez and there's that stunning took it didn't blink comes forward [Applause] oh big shot to the bottle in a way big shot the japanese crowd around me getting very excited about that last minute opening round it's been fascinating it's been furious heavy bombs have landed already that's a low one from the rigas i think and michael alexander will pick him up on that no completes him anyway touch gloves on we go that's the way it should be carl yeah nobody's lower but it was an accidental one and in a way just wanted to fight on good man but he landed a good left hook but rodriguez has the air of a man who is used to being on his feet [Applause] and as we anticipated in the build up to the fight no apprehension at all from rodriguez and he's done well in this opening round never know man even got it on the judges cards i don't think so in my opinion there's one that's ryan rodriguez has done okay he hasn't looked out of his death but the the more scoring solid punches have come from anyway and i think that's made a difference here in this first round he's lasted the round though manny rodriguez [Music] back we go with that in a way [Music] just to remind you two unbeaten world champions colliding for the right to meet nonetheless in the final there is inoa's animated corner a huge support staff within big japanese media contingent two television stations televising this fight he's a hero in their country now that's a right hand that shifted a few and it's time yeah it's a great solid shot he punches equally as hard with raytown as he does with the danger shot which is the left hook but the right hand is a solid punch as well nominees are there keeping a keen eye on things looking very stylish as well one of other boxing's great characters one of boxing's great gentlemen as well delighted to be seeing alongside another one in you carl frampton proper people [Applause] second round off we go keep an eye on the blurring fists of innoa rodriguez by no means overall fine fighting background he's worked exceptionally hard as well for this fight and he's he's eaten a couple there my goodness me the speed and power of those punches from in away and there's a right hand got him too from in a way this is a fearsome flurry and he's down he's got him on the left for the first time in his career down goes manny rodriguez in the second he'll take the eight count in the corner right above us he'll dust down he's ready to go against rodriguez here comes in a way oh oh what a shot rodriguez surely he won't take much more than that surely rodriguez he's shaking it he's up he's up get your gloves up get you in a ways [Applause] punches rocks to the core another count it's over michael alexander waves it off in the second shoto shoto japanese lights out lights out for rodriguez he strikes again in a way the mini mike tyson what a fighter what power no one can stand in his way absolutely awesome that's an absolute spectacular win i i've seen this fight beforehand i've said a 50 50 fairness in i've seen rodriguez potentially getting into the second half of the fake i'm making it a little bit more difficult but this guy is a monster i think the name spitting every punch that he throws has so much power in it and so much spike he is a dangerous fighter there's the family mummy oh ycr and the kids are there they're proud of their man justifiably so we wonder what would happen when he came out of japan we wondered would he be able to reproduce the fireworks on the banks of the clyde in glasgow we wondered if he'd be able to put manny rodriguez down like all the rest we should not have wondered really every time those punches landed rodriguez shuddered here is the first knockdown carl that was a great shot and rodriguez done pretty well to get up there from that oh what a shot and that big long left there's so much length on him i hit him right on the chin unbelievable power for 118 pounds he's coming off demolition jobs of a couple of world champions piano and mcdonald that that left hook was so good and it's so long and so precise and so hard but he's got a guy on the final who has an equally good left hook i cannot wait to see the funnel against him in the new dinner i'm just looking at rodriguez face i mean that is proper proper pain yeah he's hurt and he done well to get up there after he stopped the fight but he wanted to continue that yo rodriguez is a proud puerto rican a tough man but i think the referee got it right that time that was that was an absolutely spectacular that's one of the best performances i've seen with my own eyes sitting as close to the right side that was a that was a real trick to watch well they'll talk about it for many years will be fanatical fight fans here in glasgow scotland on the night that night oil in a way came to town and wiped out manny rodriguez the ibf champion don't forget in just two rounds absolutely sensational what a talent and what a privilege carl frampton to see him at first hand he is uh he is an absolute superstar he's a superstar in japan but look at the support that he just brought over here this guy could be a worldwide superstar he is among boxing fans but he's a huge man he is indeed let's go to craig stephen ladies and gentlemen at one minute and 19 seconds of round number two referee michael alexander steps in calls a halt to the contest his opinion manny rodriguez in no position to continue therefore the winner progressing to the wbss final and the new ibf bantamweight champion of the world new york [Music] so calm as though he's just had a gentle stroll on the banks of the clyde outside the arena a destructive fighter who will remain the best pound-for-pound fighter in the business right now and manny rodriguez leaves the ring wondering just what hit him we can hear from the astonishing inner way now with andy scott now yeah you're known as the monster i guess now we know why talk us through that explosive sensational performance performance [Music] i came out looking to perform aggressively i've always had that feeling and i've always kept that going and and i was able to perform very well tonight manny rodriguez came here as the ibf champion many thought he was one of the best boxers you've faced in your career is this tournament bringing out the best in you um [Applause] he came out in the first round and gave me a lot of pressure and i didn't know how it was going to turn out after the first round a very quick word on your fans you're a long way from japan but it felt like it was in japan in here tonight [Applause] this is a ring where i felt very much at home and everybody here made me feel at home and i'm very appreciative for glasgow you have made it to the final of the world boxing super series where you'll fight for the muhammad ali trophy against nonito de nir what do you know about him how highly do you rate him and what do you have to do to beat him um has a great career record as well as a great fighter and i respect him a lot and i look forward to him i don't know how i'm going to fight him yet but i'm going to go back go to the drawing boards figure out figure it out and come back for the tournament congratulations and well done let's have a work with nonito now no need to before the fight you said i think this could be a 50 50 fight it's difficult to pick a winner what did you make of naoya in noah's performance tonight just incredible he came in here he did what he needed to do you know uh the there was no weight factor at all i mean he did what it did and i congratulate naoya and the whole japan for this this is what we've been waiting for we've always felt that we were going to meet each other it was destiny for us to be here for some odd reason i've always felt that i was going to be here he felt that i was going to be here and and now it's happening and this is what boxing is all about the best of the best i'm sure you won't want to give too much away but how do you beat him he is the monster you know you just gotta learn to tame the monster and that's something that i have to figure out you know he's a great great great fighter with great power great intelligence just great everything and that's something that makes me feel like i'm 21 again because that excites me we wish you all the best in the final as well ladies and gentlemen one step closer to the muhammad ali trophy [Applause] oh that's brilliant stuff from nanita donaire and naoya in our way we cannot wait to see that final and uh looking at nanito donaire there carl frampton a fella you have beaten and the smile will disappear from his face over the coming months as he figures out how he can tame the monster what a job yeah i was speaking to him and i was speaking to him last night about about potentially fighting in a way in the final and he was up for it and he said there and i that he it's a fight that gets him excited and he feels like a 21 year old again i think that in a way i'll be the favorite get into this fight but nanito dinar will treat him like a demon this fight really excites me

Channel: World Boxing Super Series

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Length: 20min 53sec (1253 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 30 2020