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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 2030 p4p, 193 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 2111 p4p, 200 weight class). Noriega has chosen Cypress Hill - Loco En El Coco as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch looks to throw the jab but Noriega is out of range.
Noriega throws the left hand but Filch avoids the punch easily.
Noriega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega stuns Filch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Filch looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega staying out of range there.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Filch feinted with a counter takedown.
Noriega lands a jab to the head.
Noriega looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
A left lands for Noriega.
Noriega defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Filch.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Noriega swings widly with a right hand
and Filch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega lands a nice shot that snaps Filch's head back.
Filch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Noriega quickly recovers to half guard.
Filch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noriega's head.
Filch prevents Noriega from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Filch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filch winds up and cracks Noriega with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Filch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Filch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Filch thows a huge punch but Noriega dodges it nicely.
Filch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega gets full guard.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch postures up in Noriega's guard and throws a big left but Noriega blocks it.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Noriega.
Noriega has momentary wrist control but Filch slips an elbow through the middle.
Filch 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.
Filch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filch forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Filch.
Filch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Filch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filch throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Noriega to regain full guard.
Filch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noriega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filch avoids a kick to the body.
Filch looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Filch lands a head kick that stumbles Noriega and the fighters go to the mat.
Noriega is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Noriega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Noriega!
Noriega is still in real trouble! Can Filch finish him?
Filch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Filch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard.
Noriega seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch won't allow Noriega to sweep him here.
Filch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noriega is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noriega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch is in close to Noriega's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Filch cracks Noriega with a solid left hand.
Pablo Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Filch stops Noriega from standing up.
Filch lands a couple of digs.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Noriega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch throws a strike but Noriega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Filch is proving hard to escape from.
Filch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filch tries to strike from the bottom.
Noriega won't allow Filch to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filch is on top in guard.
Filch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noriega's head.
Filch tries to free his leg and advance position but Noriega is retaining full guard.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Filch throws a strike but Noriega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Noriega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Filch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega looks to throw a body kick
and Filch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noriega connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Noriega lands.
Noriega throws a series of strikes that have Filch backpedaling.
Noriega scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega lands with a shot to the body.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filch misses with a hook.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Filch's front leg but catches the back leg as Filch tries to avoid it.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega cracks Filch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pablo Noriega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch lands with a hook. Noriega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Filch avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Noriega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noriega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filch momentarily.
Noriega with a jab.
Noriega fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Filch on the side of the head.
Noriega throws a head kick but Filch moves out of range.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Filch lands a right hook to the body.
Filch misses with a straight left.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noriega.
Noriega swings wildly with an uppercut but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Filch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noriega connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Filch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filch slips under a jab.
Noriega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Filch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Filch tries to clinch up.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Filch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Filch avoids the head kick by Noriega.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Filch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Noriega. That one must have hurt.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
and Filch counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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