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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Urias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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181 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Urias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Pickel!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickel keeps the fight on the outside.
Urias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickel moves out of range of the body kick.
Urias misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urias fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pickel checks it well.
Urias changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pickel tries to avoid it but Urias manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pickel to the ground. Pickel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Urias swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickel.
Pickel tries to clinch but Urias is having none of it.
Pickel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Urias.
Urias closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pickel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urias with the ground and pound but Pickel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pickel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urias postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Urias trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pickel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Urias throws a big right hand that misses.
Urias 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.
Urias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pickel is pulling down on Urias's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Urias postures up in Pickel's guard and throws a big left but Pickel blocks it.
Urias works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urias is pressing down on Pickel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pickel is holding on for now.
Pickel controlling the position well.
Pickel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pickel.
Urias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickel working a defensive guard here.
Urias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pickel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urias throwing strikes but missing.
Urias thows a big elbow that misses.
Urias stops Pickel from standing up.
Urias postures up in Pickel's guard and throws a big left but Pickel blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urias throws a wild body kick that Pickel sees coming a mile off.
Pickel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Urias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pickel circles away.
Urias is breathing heavily.
Urias throws a push kick but Pickel slaps the foot to one side.
Miguel Urias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urias - that will leave a mark!
Urias throws the kick towards the body but Pickel avoids it.
Pickel doesn't manage to clinch there - Urias circles away.
Urias tries for a takedown but Pickel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Urias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urias clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Pickel.
Pickel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Urias's face.
Urias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pickel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pickel landing knees to the head.
Pickel tries to land a knee to the head but Urias blocks with his arms.
Pickel landing knees to the head.
Pickel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Urias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pickel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pickel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pickel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pickel gets underhooks to prevent Urias's takedown attempt.
Pickel tries to score a body lock takedown but Urias shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Urias.
Urias drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pickel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Urias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urias.
Urias missing with knees to the body.
Pickel controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Urias will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Urias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pickel doesn't manage to clinch there - Urias circles away.
Urias swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickel.
Urias circles away from the clinch attempt
and Urias counters with a good, hard body kick but Pickel shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pickel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pickel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Pickel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urias has closed the distance and engaged Pickel in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pickel.
Pickel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Urias lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pickel.
Pickel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pickel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urias.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Urias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pickel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pickel lands an elbow inside.
Urias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pickel misses with a knee to the head.
Pickel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pickel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Urias to his feet.
Urias throws a chopping leg kick but Pickel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Urias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Pickel or perhaps it was just good defense by Urias which made him look bad.
Urias keeps the fight on the outside.
Urias throws the kick towards the body but Pickel avoids it.
Pickel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pickel wants to clinch.
Pickel tries to clinch but Urias moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urias swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickel.
Urias misses with a takedown attempt
and Pickel counters with a thumping low kick.
Pickel wants to clinch.
Pickel tries to clinch up but Urias circles away and keeps his distance.
Pickel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pickel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Urias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pickel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pickel scores with a shoulder strike.
Urias is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Urias.
Pickel with a knee to the head.
Urias is trying to break free.
Pickel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urias is trying to maintain a safe position but Pickel gets an underhook and turns Urias into the cage.
Urias avoiding damage as Pickel throws knees to the body.
Urias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Urias tries to land a knee to the head but Pickel blocks with his arms.
Urias misses with a knee to the head.
Urias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urias gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urias lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urias landing a few strikes.
Urias tries to move to mount but Pickel blocks the move with his legs.
Urias is putting a hurting on Pickel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Urias tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Urias is looking to take a break and control but Pickel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urias creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pickel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urias trying to control the action but Pickel is working from the bottom.
Urias with the ground and pound but Pickel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pickel gets full guard.
Urias lands a couple of digs.
Urias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pickel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urias throws and elbow that misses. Pickel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Urias's guard. Nice move by Pickel!
Pickel passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Pickel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pickel has Urias up against the cage in a clinch.
Pickel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urias gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pickel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickel misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pickel.
Pickel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pickel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pickel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urias wants a takedown.
Pickel landing knees to the body.
Pickel tries a knee to the head but Urias blocks it.
Urias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pickel wants to break free but Urias has control.
Pickel looking to throw knees to the head but Urias is blocking nicely.
Pickel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pickel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pickel lands a knee to the head.
Pickel scores with a knee to the head.
Pickel crunches a lovely knee into Urias's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pickel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Urias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pickel prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pickel.
Pickel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pickel lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickel lands a damaging elbow.
Urias is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pickel tries to land a knee to the head but Urias blocks with his arms.
Urias tries for a takedown but Pickel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Urias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pickel blocks it with crossed arms.
Urias tries to pull guard but Pickel holds him up against the cage and eventually Urias drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pickel.
Urias tries to pull guard but Pickel holds him up against the cage and eventually Urias drops back down to his feet.
Pickel scores a nice knee to the body.
Pickel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Urias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas Pickel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urias tries to score a body lock takedown but Pickel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Pickel.
Pickel misses with a knee strike.
Urias is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Urias is working for takedown but Pickel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Urias lands a knee to the body.
Urias is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pickel lands an elbow that stopped Urias in his tracks for a moment.
Pickel lands an elbow that stopped Urias in his tracks for a moment.
Pickel blocks an elbow strike from Urias.
Urias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urias looking to throw knees to the head but Pickel is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Pickel.
Pickel misses with a knee strike.
Urias misses with an elbow strike.
Urias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pickel has him pressed against the cage.
Pickel lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickel looking to throw knees to the head but Urias is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pickel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pickel with a knee to the head.
Urias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Pickel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urias throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Pickel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickel won't allow Urias to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Urias is on top in guard.
Urias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas Pickel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pickel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pickel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urias postures up and lands a big shot to Pickel's brow.
Pickel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urias lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Urias advances to half guard.
Urias thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pickel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pickel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Urias throws and elbow that misses. Pickel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Urias's guard. Nice move by Pickel!
Pickel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pickel controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urias working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pickel has passed into half guard!
Urias is in trouble now - Pickel has advanced to mount!
Urias tries to hold on but Pickel pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urias is working to get back to half guard.
Pickel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pickel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pickel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Pickel!
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energy
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