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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 938 p4p, 141 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 620 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
34 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
A combination from Genia does no damage.
Genia throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Genia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Genia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo scores with a body shot.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Genia throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo misses the jab.
Murillo sets himself, and Genia steps forward looking for the clinch! Murillo avoids it this time.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Murillo misses the shot to the body.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genia moves out of range as Murillo throws a body kick.
Genia drives through and clinches with Murillo against the cage.
Murillo wants to break free but Genia has control.
Murillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Genia saw that one coming.
Genia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Genia tries to clinch but Murillo moves out of range.
Genia tries to clinch up.
Genia jabs Murillo right on the nose. Murillo blinks but takes it well.
Genia has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Murillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Murillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murillo lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murillo.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
Murillo takes a shot to the head.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murillo lands with a light punch inside.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murillo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genia.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Genia as Murillo tries to tie him up.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands with a right to the head.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Murillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo blocking some punches.
Genia tries to work over Murillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
Murillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murillo lands a body punch.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Murillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Murillo misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genia tries a body shot but Murillo blocks it.
Murillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Genia prevents a body shot from Murillo.
Genia misses with some punches.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murillo can't find room to land a body shot as Genia controls the action.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Genia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Genia tries to clinch there but Murillo circles away.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Genia closes the distance and pushes Murillo back into the cage.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Genia prevents Murillo from breaking the clinch.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Genia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murillo delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Genia tests Murillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murillo on the side of the head.
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Genia's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murillo misses.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
Genia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.
Murillo throws a jab when Genia was well out of range.
Murillo is looking to wear down Genia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Genia jabs at Murillo's body.
A swing and a miss from Genia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Genia pushes Murillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
A short left from Murillo.
Genia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murillo lands with a right to the head.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Murillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Genia.
Genia prevents a body shot from Murillo.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Genia is out of range.
Genia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murillo.
Genia moves out of range of the body kick.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Murillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Genia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Genia is rocked!
Murillo slips a jab and a cross from Genia.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can Murillo finish him?
Genia tries to clinch up
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Genia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia checks a leg kick nicely.
Murillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo avoids the body shot from Genia.
Genia throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia moves into the clinch.
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!
Genia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murillos head.
A nice left hand lands by Murillo.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia has Murillo pressed against the cage, preventing Murillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Will Genia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murillo has Genia pushed against the cage.
Murillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Murillo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murillo fails to land.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Murillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Murillo as the two fighters clinch.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that second 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!
Genia throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
Genia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Genia is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
Genia blocks the body kick.
Murillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Genia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Genia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Genia.
Genia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Genia lands with a straight right. Murillo didn't see that one coming.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia tries to clinch there but Murillo circles away.
Genia is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Genia under the eye.
Murillo lands the left hand.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo tried to score with a low kick but Genia checks it.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genia closes the distance and clinches.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murillo tries to break free but Genia pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murillo working aggressively here.
Murillo blocks an uppercut.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Murillo pushes Genia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murillo tries to work over Genia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Murillo presses Genia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia lands a body punch.
Genia throws a head punch that misses.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Genia misses the jab.
Murillo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Genia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murillo can pounce on him.
Murillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo cracks Genia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Genia throws a big shot that misses.
Genia wants to clinch but Murillo slips to the side
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Genia. Genia gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia tries to clinch up but Murillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Genia misses the jab.
Murillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo with a hook.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Murillo.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Genia misses.
Murillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murillo.
Murillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Murillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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