Choclatito couldn't do it, Estrada couldn't do it, Cuadras couldn't do it, but Bam certainly could. The 22-year-old, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, of San Antonio became the first man to stop future first ballot hall of famer Sisaket Sor Rungvisai, and he did so not only in spectacular fashion but in front of a sold-out crowd in his hometown. Bam started the offense with a beautifully well-placed jab and sliding out of the way seamlessly making Rungvisai miss wildly. Showing off dazdazzling to close out the opening stanza. The hand and foot the speed was vastly different as Rodriguez was able to land with picture perfect hooks and avoid the heavy artilary in return from his That counterpart.
By the fourth round it appeared to already be decided with the only question being can Runvisai survive Bam for 12 rounds? Rodriduez continued putting the laer-like left behind the south paw jab and Rungvisai was a sitting duck. Adding in an amazing display of foot work consistently put the San Antonian in position to score over and over again with the straight left hand, right hook two-piece late in the fifth that badly hurt the Thai opponent. Another perfectly placed left hand in the seventh put Rungvisai down less than a minute into the round. A vicious rally and combination in the 8th round sealed the deal and gave Rodriguez the sensational knockout! Moving his record to 16-0 (11) and making him the front runner for Fighter of the Year.
Also on the card was rising prospect "Panterita" Jesus Martinez of Del Rio got to work right away. After sizing up his opponent, Keven Monroy, with the jab Panterita landed his first thunderous shot at about the midway point of the opening round. Scoring with a sweeping right hand that rocked Monroy. Just moments later a patient Martinez snapped his mans head back with a shotgun jab. A lead right hand and then a follow-up counter left hook put Monroy on very shaky leagues late in the second round. After surviving a scare in the third round, which saw Martinez on the canvas after a punch grazed off his shoulder and Panterita alipped to the canvas, it was ruled a knockdown, however. Panterita again stepped on the gas and regained control of the fight. The teenager closed the show in the final stanza like a rugged veteran. He rocked his man with solid right hands. However, Monroy embodied the true warrior spirit and fought valiantly surviving to the last round. Panterita moved his record to 2-0 picking up his second decision. Manager and former world champion Darren Barker gave Panterita a "7 out of 10. I am happy but there are things he could have done better" he said. The plan is to continue to keep the young fighter active and Barker suggested they could be back at it as soon as August.
Rick Medina Jr came up short in a points loss in a competitive fight with Raymond Ford.