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Jason ProbstJul 20, 2011
Carlos Augusto “Guto” Inocente Filho (right) has one-strike knockout power. | Photo: Marcelo Alonso


Light Heavyweights
Carlos Augusto “Guto” Inocente Filho (5-0, 0-0 SF) vs. Lionel Lanham (3-0, 0-0 SF)

The Matchup: Two unbeaten prospects collide in what seems a recipe for a quick fight. Filho and Lanham are a combined 8-0, with just two fights going past the first round and all ending via submission or stoppage.

Filho has more experience, has faced better competition and figures to be superior in the jiu-jitsu department given their backgrounds. Lanham will have to sprawl-and-brawl to peel the onion back and wear down Filho; in fights like this, where both fighters are likely facing the toughest opponent of their careers, wild swings of momentum often happen and small adjustments make a major difference.

The Pick: Lanham by second-round knockout.

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