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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes to the cage accompanied by El Jefe Intro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Jefe Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trujillo.
Strange connects with an inside leg kick.
Strange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Strange.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Strange moves out of range easily.
Strange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trujillo.
Trujillo clinches with his opponent.
Trujillo 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.
A bit of stalling here from Trujillo.
Strange wants to stall.
Strange has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Strange wants to stall.
Trujillo stalling against the cage.
Strange has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trujillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strange tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trujillo swivels and escapes.
Strange changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trujillo tries to avoid it but Strange manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trujillo to the ground. Trujillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Jefe Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Strange.
Strange lands with a hook. Trujillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strange misses with a leg kick
and Trujillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strange swings wildly with an uppercut but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strange wants to stall.
Trujillo prevents the takedown attempt.
Trujillo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange misses with a punch on the inside.
Strange throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trujillos head.
Strange swings wildly with an uppercut but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strange is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trujillo stalls.
Strange is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trujillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strange shoots in looking for a takedown but Trujillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strange's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strange 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.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Trujillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strange tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Strange is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Strange is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trujillo is defending well.
Strange blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange tries to throw a body punch but Trujillo avoids it by throwing Strange back against the cage.
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trujillo's waist but Trujillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strange off to one side.
Trujillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strange looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Trujillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strange missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strange trying to pass the guard but Trujillo defending well.
Strange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Strange will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strange misses the jab.
Trujillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Strange.
Trujillo drives through and clinches with Strange against the cage.
Trujillo misses with a knee strike.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo just leaning against Strange, taking a breather.
Strange trying to control the position but instead, Trujillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strange into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Strange to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange misses with the head strike.
Strange is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trujillo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strange up against the cage.
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
Strange misses with a takedown attempt - Trujillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Strange is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trujillo's half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Strange working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strange is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trujillo sees it coming and defends easily.
Strange throwing shots but Trujillo is blocking nicely.
Strange is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Strange throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strange wants to control but Trujillo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange is looking to stall here but Trujillo recovers full guard.
Strange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strange throwing strikes but missing.
Trujillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strange on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trujillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trujillo keeping full guard, as Strange tries to pass.
Trujillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Strange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Strange's belly button to the back.
Trujillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strange is out of range and Trujillo settles back down.
Trujillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strange swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strange.
Strange dives in for a single leg takedown but Trujillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trujillo stalling in the clinch.
Trujillo breaks from the clinch.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strange was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
A big left from Strange misses.
Trujillo is looking to clinch but Strange is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange misses with a leg kick.
Trujillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Strange swings wildly with an uppercut but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strange misses with a body punch.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strange, pushing him back against the cage.
Strange misses with a body punch.
Strange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strange letting Trujillo take a breather here.
Strange looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trujillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Strange is trying to maintain a safe position but Trujillo gets an underhook and turns Strange into the cage.
Strange blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strange.
Strange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trujillo to keep the fight standing.
El Jefe Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Strange.
Trujillo misses with a knee strike.
Trujillo looking to throw knees to the head but Strange is blocking nicely.
Strange can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
Strange tries to break free but Trujillo pushes him back against the cage.
Strange letting Trujillo take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Strange.
Strange is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
El Jefe Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Trujillo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a body kick.
Trujillo has closed the distance and engaged Strange in a clinch.
Strange has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo avoiding damage.
Strange blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
Strange dodges an elbow strike from Trujillo.
El Jefe Trujillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trujillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strange looking to slow down the pace here.
Trujillo scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo breaks from the clinch.
Simon Strange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strange. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Jefe Trujillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strange 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Strange!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Strange thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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