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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrea Parker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrea Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Parker throws a big counter combination but Rodriguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parker throws a big counter combination but Rodriguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker tries to counter with a takedown but Rodriguez is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez feints a counter leg kick.
Rodriguez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parker.
Hector Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Parker has hold of one of Rodriguez's legs. Rodriguez is fighting the takedown attempt but Parker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard but Parker has passed into side control.
Parker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodriguez some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parker connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Parker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Rodriguez rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parker down to the mat. Parker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrea Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Parker defends it well.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez throws a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Parker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Parker manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
Parker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Parker cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand but Rodriguez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Parker off him but Parker keeps the position.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker scores with a couple of short elbows.
Parker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker has hold of one of Rodriguez's legs. Rodriguez is fighting the takedown attempt but Parker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Parker is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodriguez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Parker has passed into half guard!
Rodriguez punching from the bottom.
Rodriguez looking for subs from the bottom but Parker mounts him!
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Rodriguez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks Rodriguez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Parker has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodriguez hang on?
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodriguez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Parker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Andrea Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrea Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Parker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rodriguez tumbling to the mat - Parker dives into Rodriguez's guard.
Parker distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parker escapes and throws Rodriguez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Parker cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker gets to mount! Rodriguez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Rodriguez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andrea Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Rodriguez is working to get back to half guard.
Parker lands with some strikes.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Parker has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodriguez is still trying to improve position.
Parker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriguez is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodriguez regains half guard.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but Parker has passed to side control!
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!
Rodriguez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Parker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rodriguez is looking to get to half guard.
Hector Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrea Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriguez keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrea Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Parker!
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energy
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hype
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