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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 1301 p4p, 188 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1405 p4p, 198 weight class). Snorten comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rip Snorten! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Snorten missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice body punch from Snorten. Snorten takes a shot right to the bread basket. Snorten misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand! A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet. Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Snorten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trujillo.
Snorten moves out of range of the strikes. Snorten swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Snorten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Snorten. Trujillo cracks Snorten with a right hand to the side of the head. Trujillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circling - Snorten throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trujillo checks a leg kick. Nice body punch from Trujillo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Snorten jabs Trujillo right on the nose. Trujillo blinks but takes it well. Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Snorten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it. Snorten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Snorten scoring well with a low kick there.
Trujillo misses the jab. Snorten tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trujillo manages to circle out of the way. Trujillo scores with a nice right hand.
Snorten defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand. Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo. Trujillo takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Trujillo throws a series of strikes that have Snorten backpedaling.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Snorten avoids the punch easily. Snorten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorten throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. Trujillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Snorten throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and moves out of range. Trujillo misses with a straight left. Trujillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snorten on the side of the head. Snorten connects with a right hand. Trujillo shakes it off. Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo. A big left from Snorten misses. Trujillo connects with an inside leg kick. Trujillo avoids a kick to the body.
Snorten misses the shot to the body. Snorten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Trujillo shoots in and bounces Snorten off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Trujillo wants to control from the top but Snorten keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo distracts Snorten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Trujillo distracts Snorten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snorten swivels though and keeps the full guard. Snorten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Trujillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Trujillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snorten's head. Snorten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there. Trujillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo preventing the sweep. Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss. Snorten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo. Snorten seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Trujillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Snorten is looking to stand up but Trujillo isn't so interested in that idea. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Snorten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujillo's guard. Snorten stopping the sweep attempt from Trujillo. Snorten trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom. Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trujillo is keeping the position for now. Trujillo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round. 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.
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range. Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. As Trujillo tries to get set, Snorten tries to push him back and clinch up but Trujillo manages to avoid the attempt. A swing and a miss from Trujillo. Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes. Snorten misses with a low kick.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Trujillo moved away. Trujillo misses with a body punch
and Snorten counters by clinching up. Snorten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut. Snorten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trujillo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujillo jabs Snorten right on the nose. Snorten blinks but takes it well. Snorten fails with a takedown attempt. Trujillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Trujillo scores with a jab. Snorten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Nice uppercut there from Snorten. Snorten moves out of range as Trujillo strikes. Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot. Snorten throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. Snorten throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it. Trujillo throws a leg kick but Snorten moved away. Trujillo defending well as Snorten loads up on a big left hand. Trujillo moves away from the strike by Snorten. Snorten stuffs the takedown. Trujillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Trujillo avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Snorten misses with a few strikes there.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snorten manages to avoid it. Snorten misses with a takedown and Trujillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trujillo connects with a body shot. Trujillo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Snorten will feel that in the morning. Snorten misses with a looping left. Trujillo staying out of range there. Snorten wants to land a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range. Snorten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Trujillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Snorten misses with a hook. Snorten throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily. A swing and a miss from Snorten. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snorten is defended easily by Trujillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Trujillo. Trujillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Trujillo works Snorten's body with a nice hook. Snorten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Trujillo misses the shot to the body. Trujillo throws out a leg kick but Snorten moves out of range and Trujillo only half commits. Trujillo misses with a wild body shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet. Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Snorten tries a low kick but Trujillo avoids it. Snorten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Trujillo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Snorten throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snorten throws a leg kick that misses. Trujillo throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snorten moves away. Trujillo fakes a jab and scores 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! Snorten misses the jab. Trujillo scores with a hook to the body. Snorten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. An inside leg kick from Snorten misses. Trujillo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Snorten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Snorten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Trujillo. Snorten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trujillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Trujillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snorten but Snorten pushes him off and we're back to square one. 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.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away. Snorten throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab. Snorten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Snorten misses the shot to the body. Jab by Snorten. Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snorten is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trujillo. Trujillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Trujillo scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Snorten as Trujillo shoots in. Trujillo lands a jab to the head.
Snorten misses with a right hand and Trujillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Snorten throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snorten. 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! Snorten throws a body shot but no joy. Snorten throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo. Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Snorten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snorten slips a straight right by Trujillo. Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Trujillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trujillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snorten. Snorten circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snorten throws out the jab. Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorten at a distance.
Trujillo throws a body punch but Snorten moves out of range. Trujillo punishes Snorten's body with a nice straight punch. Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Snorten slips a jab from Trujillo. Snorten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo. A right-left combo lands from Trujillo. Trujillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Snorten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trujillo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Snorten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away. Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snorten wants it to stay on the feet. Trujillo connects with a body shot. Trujillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snorten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Snorten throws a right and a left that Trujillo avoids nicely. Nice sprawl there from Trujillo as Snorten shoots in. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A nice leg kick lands there from Snorten. Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten. Snorten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. Trujillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snorten is fending him off so far but Trujillo persists. Nope, Snorten circles away and we're back to standing. Rip Snorten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Trujillo. A jab from Trujillo finds it's way through Snorten's defenses. Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
Snorten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorten was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo. Snorten tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trujillo manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Snorten misses with a body shot
and Trujillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A big right from Snorten misses. Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss! Snorten blocks a leg kick. Snorten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snorten. Trujillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. The crowd cheers as Trujillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though. Snorten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trujillo as he jumps to the side. Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range. A nice side step and Trujillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Donk. Trujillo catches Snorten right on the button with a cross. Snorten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Trujillo throws a hook but Snorten blocks it. Snorten throws a low kick but Trujillo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snorten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Snorten takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snorten goes for a double leg but Trujillo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trujillo continues to drive forward. Trujillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo. Snorten slips a straight right by Trujillo. Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorten. Snorten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A slow jab from Snorten misses its intended target. Snorten throws a wild body kick that Trujillo sees coming a mile off. Snorten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Snorten missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Trujillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snorten cracks Trujillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Trujillo slaps away a takedown attempt from Snorten, before circling back to the center of the mat. Snorten moves away from the strike by Trujillo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo really dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Trujillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snorten is fending him off so far but Trujillo persists. Nope, Snorten circles away and we're back to standing. Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Trujillo off balance momentarily. Snorten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy. Trujillo moves away from the strike by Snorten. Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Snorten wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Snorten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Snorten shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trujillo is trying to defend but Snorten finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Nice strikes from Snorten there. Snorten thows a huge punch but Trujillo dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Snorten throwing shots but Trujillo is blocking nicely. Trujillo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snorten's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snorten's back! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Trujillo cracks Snorten with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Snorten from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Snorten is taking damage to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo lands a shot to the head. Snorten turns into Trujillo and is now in his guard.
Snorten trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Trujillo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Snorten is pressing down on Trujillo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Trujillo throws an elbow that misses. Snorten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trujillo's guard. Nice move by Snorten! Snorten trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom. Trujillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Snorten won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snorten throws a strike but Trujillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Trujillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Snorten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Snorten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Trujillo works over Snorten with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Trujillo won't allow Snorten to sweep him here. Snorten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trujillo connects with a couple of short punches. Snorten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trujillo manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominic Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far. Snorten postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Trujillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snorten defends it easily. Snorten scoring with some ground and pound. Snorten works a leg free and moves into half guard. Snorten looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Trujillo is looking to improve his position.
Snorten trying to pass the guard but Trujillo defending well. Trujillo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snorten missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Snorten is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Trujillo wants to improve his position but Snorten is controlling well.
Trujillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snorten is working away from the top position though. Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Snorten has control of the leg. Snorten looks to land a strike but Trujillo avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Snorten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Snorten cracks Trujillo with a solid left hand. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Snorten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Snorten slips nicely into half guard. Trujillo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten had his way with Dominic Trujillo in that round. 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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Trujillo. Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorten. Trujillo flicks out a counter leg kick but Snorten steps away. Snorten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trujillo is keeping the position for now. Snorten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Trujillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Trujillo with a nice head shot there. Trujillo distracts Snorten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujillo lands a couple of decent looking shots. Snorten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trujillo is one step ahead there. Trujillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Snorten has wrist control. Trujillo preventing the sweep. Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Trujillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Trujillo cracks Snorten with a solid left hand. Trujillo chips away with some ground and pound. Snorten is trying to keep Trujillo in close.
Trujillo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Snorten. Trujillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snorten defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo blocks the strikes from Snorten.
Trujillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Snorten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snorten works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Trujillo pushes down on Snorten's leg and manages to get into half guard. Trujillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Trujillo works his way into side control. Snorten gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo is trying to work for a kimura but Snorten is defending well.
Trujillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Snorten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Snorten tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Trujillo has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Trujillo prevents Snorten from getting the reversal. Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Snorten flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Snorten is in a horrible position here. Trujillo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snorten tries to reverse the position but Trujillo maintains control. Trujillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trujillo content just to control the position here. Snorten is looking to improve his position but Trujillo isn't that keen on the idea. Trujillo content just to control the position here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Trujillo trying to control but Snorten is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo! Dominic Trujillo is the new welterweight champion! Dominic 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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