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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodriguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade. The key to victory for Hector Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paris has his hands on Rodriguez's head, controlling the position.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Paris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez has gone for a leg lock! Paris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rodriguez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodriguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paris has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rodriguez lands an upkick as Paris stands over him.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Paris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris content to stall in guard here.
Rodriguez tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Paris controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Paris has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paris controls the pace.
It looks like Paris might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Paris advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
More stalling from Paris.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paris is pushing down on Rodriguez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodriguez is fighting to maintain full guard but Paris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paris winds up and cracks Rodriguez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rodriguez throws a strike aimed at the side of Paris's head but Paris avoids it well.
Paris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Paris is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris keeping control of the position.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Paris is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Cody Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris gets back to full guard.
Paris has his hands on Rodriguez's head, controlling the position.
Paris striking off his back, scoring a few points.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paris holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses. Paris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Paris!
Paris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paris is one step ahead there.
Paris stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Paris with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriguez tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paris stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paris tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paris counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paris landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paris manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paris is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
Paris advances to half guard.
Paris controlling the action here.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Paris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paris working over Rodriguez with some ground and pound. Rodriguez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cody Paris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris controlling the action here.
Rodriguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
Paris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Paris.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Paris defends easily.
Paris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Paris controlling from the top position.
Paris is continuing to stall.
Paris passes Rodriguez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hector Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Paris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Paris!
Cody Paris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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