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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Filho (ranked 5008 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Darius Jackson (ranked 502 p4p, 490 weight class). Thiago Filho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darius Jackson's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Filho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Filho is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Filho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Filho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Filho looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Filho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Filho with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Filho 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.
Filho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Filho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Filho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filho trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Filho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Filho controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filho postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Filho passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Filho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Filho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Filho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Filho is very close to passing his half guard.
Filho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filho drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Filho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Filho thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho working Jackson over with strikes.
Filho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Filho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Filho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Filho trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Filho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jackson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Filho sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filho looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Filho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Filho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Filho is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Filho throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Filho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Filho wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Filho throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Filho throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Filho postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Filho sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Filho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson is trying to keep Filho in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filho feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Filho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Filho from controlling successfully.
Filho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filho controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filho wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Filho is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Filho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Filho throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Filho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho trying to control the position here.
Filho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Filho dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Filho's head but Filho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filho wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Filho.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Filho in his half guard.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Filho is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Filho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Filho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filho wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Filho throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Filho seems content to control.
Filho slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Filho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Filho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Filho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Darius Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Filho thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Filho saw that one coming.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Filho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Filho throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filho.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Filho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Thiago Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Filho moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson parries the strikes from Filho easily there. Filho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Jackson is not content to let Filho control the position.
Filho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Filho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Filho is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Filho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Filho connects with a decent elbow.
Filho trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here.
Filho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Filho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Filho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Filho!
A very excited looking Thiago Filho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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