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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Pickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pickle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jhonny Pickle!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickle throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Filho gets to his feet. Pickle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Filho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pickle stuffs the takedown.
Filho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Filho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Filho seems content to control.
Filho decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Filho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pickle tries to avoid it but Filho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pickle to the ground. Pickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Filho shoots in looking for a takedown. Pickle tries to sprawl out of it but Filho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pickle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Filho is breathing heavily.
Filho fails with the takedown.
Pickle wants to clinch.
Pickle throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
No luck for Filho with that takedown attempt.
Filho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pickle's waist but Pickle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filho off to one side.
That's two 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.
Pickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickle.
Filho shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Filho with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Pickle catches Filho right on the button with a cross.
Filho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pickle is trying to get back to full guard.
Pickle manages to get to full guard.
Pickle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Filho's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickle advances to half guard.
Pickle trying to control the action but Filho is working from the bottom.
Pickle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pickle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Filho is just riding it out for now. Pickle eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filho.
Pickle has gone for a leg lock! Filho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pickle's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Filho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Filho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pickle!
Pickle is working to get back to half guard.
Filho controlling from mount.
Pickle wants to control but Filho is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Filho controlling from the full mount.
Filho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pickle is looking to improve his position but Filho isn't that keen on the idea.
Filho controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho prevents Pickle from getting the reversal.
Filho controlling the pace for now.
Pickle tries to lock up and control but Filho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Filho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paulo Filho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice sprawl there from Pickle as Filho shoots in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filho has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Filho dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Filho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Filho or perhaps it was just good defense by Pickle which made him look bad.
Pickle tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
Pickle throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho tries for a takedown but Pickle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Filho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filho misses with a takedown attempt - Pickle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulo Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filho 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.
Pickle keeping full guard, as Filho tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho is working hard here to advance position.
Filho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pickle tries to avoid it but Filho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pickle to the ground. Pickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Filho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickle as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filho was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickle.
Filho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Filho showed some decent athleticism there.
Pickle wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickle is looking to control Filho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pickle avoid being mounted?
Filho decides to return to a standing position.
Pickle stuffs the takedown.
Filho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pickle tries to roll over but Filho keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickle gets full guard.
Paulo Filho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pickle being controlled here, momentarily.
Pickle trying to keep a closed guard but Filho is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filho stopping the sweep attempt from Pickle.
Filho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Filho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Filho!
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hype
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pop
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