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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 6356 p4p, 3614 weight class) and Julio Trujillo (ranked 616 p4p, 440 weight class). The key to victory for Aubrey Grant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Trujillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trujillo.
Trujillo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trujillo pushes Grant up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Trujillo on the inside.
Trujillo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant tries to break free but Trujillo pushes him back against the ropes.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trujillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Trujillo misses with a body shot.
Grant moves away from the strike by Trujillo.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Trujillo's defenses.
Grant throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trujillo momentarily.
Trujillo tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trujillo clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trujillo has managed to clinch.
Grant blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Grant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Grant.
Trujillo prevents a body shot from Grant.
Trujillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trujillo can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo just leaning against Grant, taking a breather.
A short right from Trujillo on the inside.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Trujillo trying to control the position but instead, Grant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trujillo into the ropes.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grant being controlled against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Grant.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Trujillo is working Grant over against the ropes.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Grant.
Trujillo prevents a body shot from Grant.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trujillo prevents a body shot from Grant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
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.
Grant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trujillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant scores with a head kick. Trujillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Trujillo lunges at Grant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grant's hand.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Trujillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Grant.
Grant steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trujillo. That one must have hurt.
Trujillo's corner calls for a 1-2. Trujillo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trujillo misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grant. That did some damage!
Trujillo cracks Grant with an open hand slap.
Jab from Trujillo.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio Trujillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant thuds a left hand into Trujillo's body.
Trujillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Come on Trujillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grant misses with some punches.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Trujillo misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grant tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Grant tries to work over Trujillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo pushes Grant back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trujillo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Trujillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Trujillo lands an uppercut.
Trujillo wants to stall.
Grant prevents a body shot from Trujillo.
Julio Trujillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Trujillo - that landed with a thud.
Trujillo prevents a body shot from Grant.
Trujillo lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Trujillo.
Grant tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Grant takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trujillo's elbow.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Grant misses with the head strike.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body.
Trujillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trujillo connects with a jab.
Trujillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Grant.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trujillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grant's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target.
Trujillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Trujillo drives through and clinches with Grant against the ropes.
A short right from Grant.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Trujillo has him pressed against the ropes.
Trujillo misses with a body punch.
Trujillo tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trujillo taking a breather.
Grant misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Good exchange - Trujillo coming out on top.
Trujillo throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Grant needs to keep his hands up - Trujillo had a free shot at his head there.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant is looking to wear down Trujillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trujillo stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Trujillo motions for Grant to come forward. Trujillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trujillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trujillo instigates a clinch.
Trujillo tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Trujillo back against the ropes.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Trujillo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
Trujillo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trujillo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Trujillo!
After winning the bout, Julio Trujillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Aubrey Grant had this to say: '7.05'.
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