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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Trujilo (ranked 3836 p4p, 415 weight class) and Victor Violence (ranked 2087 p4p, 247 weight class). Victor Violence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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164 lbs
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173 cm
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Trujilo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Violence! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trujilo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Violence. Trujilo closes the distance and clinches. Trujilo tries a knee to the head but Violence blocks it.
Violence jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trujilo walks away with a smile on his face. Violence gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Trujilo throws a right and a left that both miss. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Trujilo throws a right and a left that both miss. Trujilo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Violence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trujilo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Violence shoots in looking for a takedown but Trujilo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Violence's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Abel Trujilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Violence. Violence shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trujilo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Trujilo pulls Violence in to control the position. Violence wants to control from the top but Trujilo keeps moving. Violence looking to pass the guard. 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! Violence wants to control from the top but Trujilo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Violence looking to pass the guard. Violence drops back looking for a leg! Trujilo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trujilo manages to kick Violence off! Violence jumps back into Trujilo's guard. Violence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujilo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Violence controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Violence drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trujilo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Violence has Trujilo in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Trujilo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Violence is keeping the position for now. Trujilo trying to control but Violence is working from the bottom. Trujilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Violence swivels though and keeps the full guard. Violence bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujilo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Violence not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Violence drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Violence jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Violence being controlled here momentarily. We've been informed that Violence has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Violence stops Trujilo from standing up. Violence wants to control from the top but Trujilo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Trujilo is trying to control the position but Violence postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Trujilo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Violence shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trujilo is trying to defend but Violence finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Violence is looking for a kimura here.
Violence seems to be working for a kimura but Trujilo defends the submission attempt. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Violence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trujilo keeps working. 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 Abel Trujilo will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trujilo gets caught napping as Violence dives in and scores a takedown. Trujilo manages to retain guard. Violence slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Violence's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Trujilo keeping moving, preventing Violence from controlling successfully. Trujilo lands a decent punch to the body there. Trujilo is trying to control the position but Violence postures up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujilo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Violence is controlling him. Violence trying to control but Trujilo is working from the bottom. Victor Violence has got the better of the ground game so far. Violence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujilo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Abel Trujilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujilo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Violence closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trujilo circles away. Trujilo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trujilo wants it to stay on the feet. Abel Trujilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Violence. Trujilo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Trujilo gets a clinch. Trujilo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Violence is breathing heavily. Trujilo tries to work over Violence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I was talking to Trujilo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Trujilo misses with an elbow over the top. Nice elbow from Trujilo.
It looks like Victor Violence has been cut. Trujilo trying to land knees to the body.
Violence is trying to pull guard but Trujilo has him pressed against the cage. Trujilo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Violence blocks an elbow strike. Trujilo scores with a shoulder strike. Trujilo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Violence managing to block the knees to the body from Trujilo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Trujilo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Trujilo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Violence jumps guard but Trujilo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. A head punch blocked on the inside by Violence. Violence tries to throw a body punch but Trujilo avoids it by throwing Violence back against the cage. Trujilo is working Violence over against the cage. Trujilo missing with knees to the body.
Trujilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Violence controls his hands.
Violence is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trujilo pulls him back up using the underhooks. Trujilo tries a body shot but Violence blocks it.
Trujilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Violence gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Violence controlling the action here. Violence is working for a kimura but Trujilo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Violence with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Violence wants to work for an arm triangle but Trujilo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trujilo desperately trying to maintain half guard. Violence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trujilo defends it well. Violence trying to control from half guard but Trujilo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Violence is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trujilo sees it coming and defends easily. Trujilo wants to control but Violence is keeping busy and won't allow it. Violence is looking for a kimura but Trujilo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Violence to get the leverage. Trujilo trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Violence wants to pass the guard but Trujilo is defending well. Violence is trying to work for a kimura but Trujilo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Trujilo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Victor Violence's cut. 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!
Trujilo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Trujilo throws out a powerful jab. Violence shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trujilo defends it nicely. Trujilo lands with a nice body punch. Trujilo misses with a double jab
and Violence counters with a takedown into side control. Violence trying to control the position but Trujilo is working away. Violence tries for a kimura but Trujilo is defending well. Violence is trying to get an arm triangle but Trujilo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Violence trying to control the action but Trujilo is working from the bottom. Trujilo struggling a bit here. Violence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trujilo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Violence is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trujilo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Violence tries to move to mount but Trujilo blocks the move with his legs. Violence tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Victor Violence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Violence tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Violence has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Violence goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trujilo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Violence but great work by Trujilo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujilo stands up and we're back to a striking position. Trujilo misses with a looping left. Violence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trujilo tries to avoid it but Violence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trujilo to the ground. Trujilo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Trujilo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Violence can do to turn this around? Violence shoots for a double leg takedown but Trujilo sprawls well. He's pushed Violence's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Trujilo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Abel Trujilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Violence. Violence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Trujilo scores with a one two! Violence had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That has opened up Victor Violence's cut even more. Trujilo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trujilo throws a shot to the body.
Trujilo fakes the leg kick and cracks Violence in the body. Trujilo throws a right hand that Violence ducks under and follows up with a left that Violence also avoids with ease. Abel Trujilo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Violence shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trujilo defends it nicely. Trujilo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trujilo drives through and clinches with Violence against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trujilo misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Violence controls his hands.
Trujilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Violence leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Violence has hold of one of Trujilo's legs. Trujilo is fighting the takedown attempt but Violence gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Trujilo kicks Violence off and gets to his feet. Violence fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Abel Trujilo is winning the standup battle so far. Trujilo throws a series of punches but Violence moves out of range. Violence with the counter takedown but Trujilo avoids it easily. Trujilo thuds his shin into the meat of Violence's side. Trujilo throws a sloppy head kick and Violence moves out of range easily. Trujilo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Violence circles away quickly and effectively. Trujilo lands a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Violence is defended easily by Trujilo. Violence looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujilo is just out of range. Trujilo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trujilo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Violence throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Abel Trujilo showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trujilo, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Trujilo! A victorious Abel Trujilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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