WEC 36 Paulo Filho Vs. Chael Sonnen
Paulo Filho Vs. Chael Sonnen (non-title Middleweight bout)
Paulo Filho enter the ring to a lot of boos (and even more boos when introduced) and not looking in the best of shape. Sonnen showed some emotion during the pre-fight promo cuts and looked nervous and emotional coming to the ring. No title on the line due to Filho not making weight. Many say that this is unacceptable as a champion. Originally scheduled for 5 rounds, the fight was changed to a 3 round, non-title match.
Round 1 started with Sonne being the aggressor and throwing some punches but not connecting anything significant. Filho attempts a takedown but Sonnen defends it well. The rest of this round was spent with Filho on his back and Sonnen working with kicks to the leg and the occasional punch. Round 1 ends.
Round two showed Sonnen obviously wanting to keep it standing and caught Filho with a few good punches. When Filho went to his back Sonnen would back off to stand him up. Filho attempted another shoot to take Sonnen down but again, Sonnen defended it well. Sonnen still showed as the aggressor in round two and it ended with both fighters on their feet.
The third round was 99% stand up with Chael Sonnen throwing a lot of short jabs and not connecting very many. Filho looked like eh really didn’t want to be there anymore. Sonnen kept throwing short, soft jabs and connecting, scoring points every now and then and showed a little more aggression in the last 10 seconds. When the round was over Sonned shook Filho’s hand. It was a very strange fight and Filho didn’t look like much of a champion.
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After 3 rounds all three judges score the fight 30-17 and Sonnen wins by unanimous decision.
Tags: Chael Sonnen, Mixed Martial Arts, mma, Paulo Filho, WEC 36
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