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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savinay Pillay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillay comes to the cage accompanied by Tere Bina. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savinay Pillay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pillay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhodes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pillay.
Pillay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes cracks the inside of Pillay's front leg.
Pillay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhodes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhodes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhodes dips to his left and cracks Pillay with an uppercut!
Pillay misses with a hook. Rhodes ducked under it nicely.
Pillay throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Rhodes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pillay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Pillay.
Rhodes connects with a jab.
Pillay throws the left hand but Rhodes avoids the punch easily.
Rhodes thows a body shot but no joy.
Pillay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhodes moves away from the strike by Pillay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pillay.
Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Pillay.
Rhodes slips a jab and a cross from Pillay.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pillay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pillay's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhodes lands a nice short elbow.
Rhodes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rhodes throwing shots but Pillay is blocking nicely.
Pillay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhodes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pillay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pillay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throwing shots but Pillay is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pillay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhodes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pillay trying to control the position.
Rhodes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rhodes postures up in Pillay's guard and throws a big left but Pillay blocks it.
Rhodes trying to control but Pillay is working from the bottom.
Pillay throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pillay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pillay controls Rhodes momentarily but Rhodes frees himself.
Rhodes trying to control but Pillay is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rhodes connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Pillay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rhodes misses with a straight right.
Rhodes stuffs the takedown.
Pillay scores with a jab. Rhodes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Pillay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pillay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pillay is breathing heavily.
Pillay throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pillay wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillay keeping moving, preventing Rhodes from controlling successfully.
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pillay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pillay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rhodes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pillay misses with a wild combination.
Pillay swinging wilding here.
Rhodes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut.
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pillay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cody Rhodes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhodes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pillay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pillay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rhodes feints and as Pillay raises his hands in defense, Rhodes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rhodes stands up over Pillay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pillay 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.
Pillay controls Rhodes momentarily but Rhodes frees himself.
Rhodes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pillay's guard.
Pillay manages to get to full guard.
Pillay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rhodes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes stopping the sweep attempt from Pillay.
Pillay trying to keep a closed guard but Rhodes is proving a slippery customer.
Pillay is really struggling to control Rhodes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rhodes waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pillay.
Rhodes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pillay pinned against the cage. Pillay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savinay Pillay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pillay connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pillay misses.
Pillay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhodes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pillay misses with a few strikes there.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
Rhodes slips a jab and a cross from Pillay.
Rhodes connects with a looping right hand.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Pillay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Pillay misses.
Pillay misses with a straight left.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pillay scores with a hook to the body. Rhodes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhodes misses with a straight right.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pillay.
Pillay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillay throws a combination that misses
and Rhodes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pillay won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhodes is chipping away with strikes.
Rhodes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pillay is looking for a sweep.
Pillay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rhodes is working Pillay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pillay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pillay is nestled in close to Rhodes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rhodes is looking to control Pillay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rhodes avoid being mounted?
Rhodes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pillay is staying active.
Rhodes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhodes lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pillay trying to control but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Cody Rhodes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pillay thows a big elbow that misses.
Pillay preventing the sweep.
Pillay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pillay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes cracks a nice hook into Pillay's ribs.
Rhodes lands a body shot.
Pillay tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pillay misses with the combination.
Rhodes swings for the body but Pillay moves out of range.
Pillay throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pillay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Rhodes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rhodes advances to half guard.
Rhodes working Pillay over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rhodes connects with a nice short shot to Pillay's temple.
Rhodes is trying to control. Pillay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pillay trying to control but Rhodes postures up.
Rhodes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes moves nicely into side control.
Pillay can't do much from the bottom here.
Rhodes trying to control the action but Pillay is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Rhodes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pillay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rhodes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pillay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pillay manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pillay moves into full guard.
Pillay will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rhodes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pillay trying to keep a closed guard but Rhodes is proving a slippery customer.
Pillay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rhodes manages to get himself to full guard.
Pillay preventing the sweep.
Pillay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
Pillay won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes keeping full guard, as Pillay tries to pass.
Pillay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Pillay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pillay trying to control the action but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Savinay Pillay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Rhodes struggling a bit here.
Pillay working the head with strikes.
That's four 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.
Pillay tries for a kimura but Rhodes is defending well.
Rhodes manages to get back to half guard.
Rhodes trying to control here.
Pillay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pillay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pillay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rhodes is trying to get back to full guard.
Pillay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cody Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pillay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rhodes 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Rhodes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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