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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 1507 p4p, 184 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 2310 p4p, 265 weight class). Darren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here's to the losers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo misses with an uppercut
and Darren counters with a one-two to the body.
Trujillo gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
A short right from Trujillo.
Darren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo.
Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trujillo lands with an overhand left.
Darren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo digs a good hook to Darren's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo digs a good hook to Darren's body.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trujillo takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trujillo connects with a single shot there.
Trujillo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Darren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trujillo doesn't seem phased though.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Trujillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darren on the side of the head.
Darren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trujillo feints and as Darren raises his hands in defense, Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a solid left hand.
Darren working a defensive guard but Trujillo passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Trujillo there.
Darren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trujillo stalling away here and it's allowed Darren to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Darren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trujillo is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trujillo lands a couple of digs.
Trujillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Darren is retaining full guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Darren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trujillo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren has momentary wrist control but Trujillo slips an elbow through the middle.
Darren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trujillo with a nice head shot there.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Darren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trujillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trujillo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Darren misses with a right hand
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darren throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darren. Trujillo shrugs it off though.
Darren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trujillo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darren throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Darren connects with a jab.
Trujillo jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Darren is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darren defends it well.
Trujillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darren in his tracks.
Darren pushes Trujillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darren blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trujillo's efforts to push away.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Trujillo.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Trujillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trujillo is looking for a takedown.
Trujillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Trujillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Darren misses its intended target.
Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Darren counters with a quick kick to the body but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo throws a good cross that connects.
Trujillo misses with the combination.
Trujillo has his takedown stuffed
and Darren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darren wants it to stay on the feet.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Trujillo.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot.
Trujillo lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren looks for the body kick but Trujillo saw that one coming.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Trujillo lands.
Trujillo sizes up Darren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darren wants to clinch.
Trujillo stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores with a jab. Darren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Darren closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Darren.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo cracks Darren with a nice body shot.
Trujillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darren prevents a body shot from Trujillo.
Darren tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Darren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Darren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Darren presses Trujillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trujillo tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trujillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Trujillo tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren tries to work over Trujillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Trujillo on the inside.
Darren tries to work over Trujillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Trujillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Darren lands an overhand right.
Trujillo works the jab nicely.
Trujillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trujillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Darren.
Trujillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Trujillo there.
Trujillo throws out a powerful jab.
Trujillo scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Darren misses its target.
Trujillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trujillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trujillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Trujillo circles away.
Trujillo misses with a hook. Darren ducked under it nicely.
As Trujillo tries to get set, Darren tries to push him back and clinch up but Trujillo manages to avoid the attempt.
Darren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trujillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trujillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darren. Darren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Trujillo.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Darren slips the punch.
Trujillo scores with a nice head shot.
Darren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab by Trujillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trujillo avoids a kick to the body.
Trujillo lands with a hook. Darren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
Darren wants to clinch up but Trujillo keeps it at a distance.
Darren staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Darren saw that one coming.
Darren throws a front kick that sends Trujillo stumbling back into the cage.
Trujillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darren moves out of range as Trujillo strikes.
Darren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trujillo manages to circle out of the way.
Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trujillo misses with a hook.
Trujillo connects with a single shot there.
Darren lands a jab to the nose.
Trujillo throws a big shot that misses.
Darren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren moves forwards but Trujillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darren takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo misses with a left hand
and Darren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck for Trujillo with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trujillo, right into the meat.
Trujillo throws a hook but Darren avoids it easily.
Darren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trujillo digs a good hook to Darren's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trujillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
A relieved looking Dominic Trujillo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, James Darren stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a loser!'.
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energy
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hype
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