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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atonal Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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144 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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144 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atonal Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from Haldi.
Jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo checks a low kick from Haldi.
Trujillo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Haldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trujillo throws a shot from downtown. Haldi moves away and avoids it.
Atonal Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Haldi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn's Furious Styles in the buildup to the fight.
Haldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trujillo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Haldi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trujillo is looking to control Haldi's arms but Haldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trujillo has his back to the cage.
Haldi looking to slow down the pace here.
Haldi misses with a body punch.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haldi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haldi digs a good hook to Trujillo's body.
Haldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trujillo swings for the body but Haldi moves out of range.
Trujillo misses with a hook.
Haldi moves out of range as Trujillo strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Haldi's head.
Haldi throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haldi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Trujillo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trujillo keeps working.
Trujillo wants to control but Haldi is keeping busy.
Trujillo wants to get back to full guard but Haldi has mounted him!
Trujillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo stops Haldi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Trujillo wants to control but Haldi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo is looking to improve his position but Haldi isn't that keen on the idea.
Haldi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi wants to control the pace but Trujillo is squirming around nicely.
Trujillo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Trujillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo keeps trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Trujillo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Trujillo shrugs it off.
Trujillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atonal Trujillo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trujillo throws a jab when Haldi was well out of range.
Haldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Trujillo misses with a low kick as Haldi jumps back.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Haldi's body.
Haldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haldi defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haldi sizes up Trujillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Haldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trujillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Haldi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Trujillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Trujillo on the inside.
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Haldi.
Haldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Trujillo.
A low kick from Haldi is predictable there
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Haldi as he connects with a hook.
Atonal Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo swings for the body but Haldi moves out of range.
Haldi avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haldi misses with a low kick.
Haldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
Trujillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atonal Trujillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trujillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haldi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Haldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Haldi.
Trujillo throws a low kick, looking for Haldi's leg but Haldi calmly moves out of range.
Haldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trujillo works over Haldi's head and body with a nice combination.
Trujillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haldi.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut
and Haldi counters with a good low kick that Trujillo was not able to check.
Trujillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trujillo misses with a right hand
and Haldi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haldi.
Trujillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haldi.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haldi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trujillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haldi backwards.
Haldi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Trujillo regains guard immediately.
Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atonal Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trujillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Haldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trujillo avoids it.
Haldi is looking to control Trujillo's arms but Trujillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haldi has his back to the cage.
Haldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
Trujillo dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
Haldi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haldi.
Trujillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haldi blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haldi lands an uppercut.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trujillo avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haldi is pushing Trujillo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trujillo.
Knees to the body from Haldi.
Haldi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haldi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trujillo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trujillo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Haldi does it's job there.
Trujillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trujillo misses with a double jab
and Haldi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a big shot that misses.
Trujillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haldi ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haldi moves away.
Haldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Haldi pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo wants to stall.
Trujillo tries to break the clinch but Haldi is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haldi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow.
Haldi trying to stall but Trujillo improves his position.
Efriam Haldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haldi tries for a takedown but Trujillo manages to get underhooks.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
Haldi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haldi.
Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haldi backwards.
Trujillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trujillo pushes Haldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trujillo tries a body shot but Haldi blocks it.
Haldi blocks an uppercut.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Trujillo taking a breather.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Trujillo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Haldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Trujillo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi landing knees to the body.
Atonal Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Haldi tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Haldi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Trujillo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Haldi doesn't have the hooks in and Trujillo manages to turn into his guard.
Efriam Haldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haldi is on top in guard.
Trujillo wants to hit a switch here but Haldi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trujillo there!
Trujillo is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haldi wants to take his opponent's back but Trujillo doesn't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Efriam Haldi.
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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atonal Trujillo!
Atonal Trujillo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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