Are there any rules Liam Paro didn’t break?

All I saw was Paro holding/clinching and pushing Matias off a lot. But he was working and letting his hands regularly in close. Granted I have problems with my eyes and I wasn't giving the fight my undivided attention for spells of it.

Also, when you know a fighter has a reputation for holding and fouling you'll obviously notice it more and likewise if it's a fighter who has no history of doing it like Paro or at least not that I'm aware of you're not going to be looking out for it or notice it unless it's really blatant.

This wasn't a case of Riakporhe leaning in and grabbing a hold of CBS all night and turning the fight into an absolute stinkfest with very little clean action due to the holding. There was a lot of skill on display and clean punches being landed

For example, I only saw one headbutt in Dubois vs Hrgovic when I watched it live and it was a very blatant one but I was shocked at how many there were when I watched the HL vid of them.


And as I said the other day, with regards to the holding and pushing, I think people overlooked it or didn't notice it as much because the ref was on Paro's case from the get-go, Paro was noticeably the smaller man, and was fighting Matias in his backyard with everything stacked against him.

 

I just went and tallied it up, I've seen Subriel's last 16 matches. Jesus. Yeah, he's got plenty of subtle craft to his game that he rarely gets credit for, that you might miss if you're not paying close attention. His ability to cut off the ring, his hand speed, his combinations, his angles, his accuracy, his ability to make openings where there were none, even his high guard defense is fairly tight. He's deceptively good, trust me.