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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Madrigal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Jon-Throw it Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilpatrick's choice of entrance music: Gentleman. Julio Madrigal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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177 cm
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182 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrigal avoids the head kick by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Madrigal sprawls well initially but Kilpatrick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Madrigal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Madrigal trying to control but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madrigal wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Madrigal.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
Madrigal looks to move to half guard but instead Kilpatrick has passed into mount! Damn!
Madrigal wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Kilpatrick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrigal's face.
Madrigal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Madrigal gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but Madrigal defending well.
Madrigal has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kilpatrick escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kilpatrick!
Madrigal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Madrigal stops Kilpatrick from passing to mount.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but Madrigal is working away.
Madrigal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Madrigal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Madrigal tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Madrigal striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Madrigal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kilpatrick presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Madrigal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kilpatrick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrigal looks a forlorn figure.
Kilpatrick with shots to the head and body - Madrigal looks very uncomfortable down there.
Madrigal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Madrigal regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal manages to get to full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Madrigal keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Madrigal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Madrigal being controlled here momentarily.
Madrigal throws a big elbow that misses.
Madrigal throws a big elbow that misses.
Madrigal throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madrigal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madrigal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kilpatrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Madrigal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madrigal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick forces Madrigal back against the cage and clinches.
Madrigal misses with the head strike.
Madrigal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilpatrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Madrigal.
Kilpatrick is trying to maintain a safe position but Madrigal gets an underhook and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Madrigal is working Kilpatrick over against the cage.
A short left from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Madrigal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madrigal jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilpatrick passes into side control.
Madrigal looks to move to half guard but instead Kilpatrick has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilpatrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Kilpatrick lands a big elbow.
Madrigal can't escape the position.
Madrigal wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Madrigal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Madrigal actively working from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Kilpatrick gets to mount! Madrigal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Madrigal is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luke Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrigal hang on?
Kilpatrick lands with some strikes.
Madrigal is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is working hard here to advance position.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Madrigal regains half guard.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Madrigal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilpatrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Madrigal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Madrigal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Madrigal is looking to improve his position.
Madrigal trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Madrigal defends it.
Kilpatrick controlling the pace.
Madrigal trying to get back to full guard but Kilpatrick takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Madrigal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick wants to control the pace but Madrigal is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madrigal wants to control but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madrigal moves out of range as Kilpatrick throws a body kick.
Kilpatrick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madrigal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madrigal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilpatrick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Madrigal.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Julio Madrigal has been cut.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madrigal as Kilpatrick tries to tie him up.
Madrigal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Madrigal is looking to break free of the clinch but Kilpatrick has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madrigal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Madrigal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Madrigal controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpatrick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Kilpatrick stalling the fight.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Madrigal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kilpatrick uses from the top position.
Madrigal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilpatrick passes into side control.
Kilpatrick scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Madrigal is keeping him busy.
Madrigal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kilpatrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Madrigal is looking to improve his position but Kilpatrick isn't that keen on the idea.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Madrigal is trying to escape the mount.
Madrigal gets back to half guard.
Kilpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Madrigal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick working over Madrigal with some ground and pound. Madrigal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Madrigal strikes from the bottom but Kilpatrick passes into mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kilpatrick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kilpatrick prevents Madrigal from getting the reversal.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount.
Julio Madrigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madrigal is rocked!
Madrigal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Madrigal is defending well.
Madrigal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Madrigal.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madrigal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kilpatrick stacks Madrigal on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kilpatrick!
Kilpatrick controls the position.
Madrigal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kilpatrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madrigal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madrigal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Madrigal to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilpatrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Luke Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Julio Madrigal spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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