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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 1171 p4p, 187 weight class) and Jefferson Murillo (ranked 808 p4p, 138 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo connects with a body shot.
Murillo throws a series of punches but Genia avoids them all with ease.
Genia walks into a stiff left hand from Murillo.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Genia ducks down to avoid it.
Genia moves out of range of the leg kick from Murillo.
Genia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Genia misses with a lunging right hand
and Murillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murillo clobbers Genia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Genia clinches up with Murillo and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Murillo to work.
Genia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murillo is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Genia checks a leg kick nicely.
Genia throwing a counter right hand but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Genia thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a leg kick which misses Murillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Murillo tries to avoid it.
Genia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Genia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo lands with a nice combination. Genia backs away looking to recover.
Murillo lands a really nice looking cross but Genia seems unphased.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
Murillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Genia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murillo. Murillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Genia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Genia is rocked!
Genia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Genia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Genia.
Murillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Genia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a thumping low kick.
Murillo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Genia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murillo takes one to the side of the head.
Genia seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Genia misses
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Genia thinking.
Murillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murillo slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Murillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Genia misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Genia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Genia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Genia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murillo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Genia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murillo throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo drops Genia with a beautiful combination! Genia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murillo is looking for the KO!
Murillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Genia feints and then cracks Murillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murillo down.
Genia cracks Murillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Genia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Genia is out of range and Murillo settles back down.
Genia misses with a looping left.
Genia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Genia misses with a leg kick.
Murillo wants to clinch up but Genia keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
Genia misses with a low kick.
Genia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murillo slips under a jab from Genia.
Genia misses with a looping right.
Murillo lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Genia is out of range.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Genia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Genia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Genia throwing a counter right hand but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Genia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murillo just manages to avoid it.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Genia.
Murillo slips under a jab.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Genia misses with a left hand
and Murillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo tests Genia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murillo lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murillo is looking to slow Genia down with leg kicks.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Genia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Murillo looks to move away, Genia throws a big counter combo but Murillo just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Murillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Genia throws a series of punches but Murillo avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo throws a front kick that sends Genia stumbling back into the cage.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Murillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Genia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Genia blocks a head kick by Murillo.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a low kick, looking for Murillo's leg but Murillo calmly moves out of range.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Genia dips to his left and cracks Murillo with an uppercut!
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Murillo counters with a straight right hand.
Genia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genia scores with a jab. Murillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Genia misses with a body shot.
Murillo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Genia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo throws a series of punches but Genia moves out of range.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Genia is looking to counter punch.
Genia misses with a right hand
and Murillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Murillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo checks a low kick from Genia.
Murillo unleashes a big counter combination but Genia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo dips to his left and cracks Genia with an uppercut!
Genia misses with a leg kick
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Murillo throws a front kick aimed at Genia's knee but Genia avoids it well.
Genia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Genia missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Murillo.
Murillo thuds his shin into the meat of Genia's side.
No joy there for Genia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murillo throws a lazy right hand but Genia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murillo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Murillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murillo throws a hook but Genia blocks it.
Genia looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Genia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genia slips a straight right by Murillo.
Murillo lunges at Genia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Genia's hand.
Genia throws a hook but Murillo blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Murillo. That snapped Genia's head back.
Murillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Genia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murillo with a hook.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Murillo catches Genia right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Genia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murillo is able to avoid easily.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
Genia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo counters with a straight right hand.
Murillo scores with a head kick. Genia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia swings widly with a right hand
and Murillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
Murillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Genia misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Genia looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Genia misses with a double jab.
Murillo checks a low kick from Genia.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Genia throwing a counter right hand but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Genia tries to work over Murillo's front leg with a kick but Murillo checks it.
Murillo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Genia clobbers Murillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genia.
Genia avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Murillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Genia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia connects with a jab.
Genia throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Genia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Genia misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Genia cracks the inside of Murillo's front leg.
Genia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo throws a big shot that misses.
Murillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Genia finds it's target.
Genia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murillo is able to avoid easily.
Genia swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Genia saw it coming and moves away.
Murillo tests Genia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Genia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Genia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murillo back to the cage. Genia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia swings widly with a right hand
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Genia slips the punch.
Genia throws a right hand that Murillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Murillo also avoids with ease.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Genia looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Genia's head but Genia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Murillo blocks the low kick.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Murillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genia is looking to slow Murillo down with leg kicks.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Genia gets caught napping as Murillo dives in and scores a takedown. Genia manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murillo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Genia throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Genia misses with a lunging right hand
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Genia thinking.
Genia looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Murillo lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murillo! But no joy.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Genia staying out of range there.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genia throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo lands a right hook to the body.
Genia looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo jabs Genia right on the nose. Genia blinks but takes it well.
Genia throws a leg kick but Murillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Genia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Genia throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Genia.
Murillo scores with a jab. Genia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Genia misses the jab.
Genia throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Murillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Genia. Genia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia backing away here, and Murillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Genia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Genia in his tracks.
Murillo scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jefferson Murillo.
I've got Murillo 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
Jefferson Murillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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