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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1614 p4p, 207 weight class) and Lucas McCain (ranked 1206 p4p, 163 weight class). McCain has chosen My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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174 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
177 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo. McCain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. McCain throws a half hearted mid kick. Trujillo blocks a jab. Trujillo avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Trujillo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Trujillo staying out of range there. Trujillo drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCain sprawls and moves away. Trujillo moves out of range of the body kick. McCain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Trujillo tries for a takedown but McCain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A slow jab from Trujillo misses its intended target. Trujillo scores with the left hand. McCain knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo scores with a jab to the body. Trujillo misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Trujillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it. Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McCain is looking to score with low kicks. McCain throws a hook but Trujillo blocks it. Trujillo appears to be looking for a counter takedown. McCain throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range. Trujillo misses with a right hand and McCain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. McCain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McCain throws a leg kick and Trujillo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trujillo. Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCain has control of Trujillo's left arm, preventing Trujillo from doing any damage. McCain controls Trujillo momentarily but Trujillo frees himself. McCain keeping full guard, as Trujillo tries to pass. Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Trujillo distracts McCain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. 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! Trujillo trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom. McCain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Trujillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo pushes down on McCain's leg and manages to get into half guard. Ground and pound from Trujillo. McCain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trujillo. McCain wants to get back to full guard but Trujillo has passed into side control. Trujillo working away. Trujillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. McCain is looking to reverse the position. Trujillo working the head and body with strikes. Trujillo throwing shots but missing, from side control. Trujillo scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCain is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Trujillo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. McCain dodges the ground and pound from Trujillo. Trujillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on McCain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Trujillo scores with a couple of short elbows. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. McCain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! McCain tries to improve position but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCain tests Trujillo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Trujillo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trujillo lands in his opponent's guard. McCain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo. Trujillo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. McCain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCain wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCain has momentary wrist control but Trujillo slips an elbow through the middle. McCain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. McCain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. McCain wants to stand up but Trujillo has a hold of him and won't allow it. Trujillo trying to control from the bottom.
McCain wants to stand up but Trujillo has a hold of him and won't allow it. Trujillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo tries to get to full guard but McCain has control of the leg. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McCain wants to stand up but Trujillo has a hold of him and won't allow it. McCain stands up and beckons Trujillo to join him on the feet. McCain looks to land a left hand but Trujillo moved out of range nicely. McCain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCain's hands. Trujillo slips under a jab. McCain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. McCain lands with a good body shot. Trujillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and McCain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Trujillo blocks a head kick by McCain.
Trujillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. McCain scores with a jab to the body. McCain throws a half hearted mid kick. Trujillo throws a hook but McCain avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCain misses with a straight left. Trujillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Trujillo slips under a jab from McCain. Lucas McCain seems to be getting the better of the standup. Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away. Trujillo defending well as McCain loads up on a big left hand. Trujillo tries to counter with a takedown but McCain is quick to defend against it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McCain moves out of range of the body kick. McCain wants to counter with a clinch but Trujillo pushes him away. McCain slaps away a takedown attempt from Trujillo, before circling back to the center of the mat. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Trujillo lands the left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas McCain will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Trujillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes. McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo connects with the punch. Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. McCain throws a head kick that misses. Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McCain lunges at Trujillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trujillo's hand. McCain clobbers Trujillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo moves out of range of the leg kick from McCain. A swing and a miss from McCain. Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but McCain avoids it well and moves away. McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Trujillo lunges at McCain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCain's hand. Nice shot by Trujillo. McCain tries to move into range but Trujillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCain is rocked! Trujillo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McCain falls backwards - clearly groggy! Trujillo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Trujillo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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