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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 1517 p4p, 166 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1929 p4p, 214 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alatalo throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. Alatalo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Alatalo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight. Trujillo misses the shot to the body. Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid it. Trujillo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet. Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy. Alatalo throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. And Trujillo tries to counter it with a takedown but Alatalo pushes his down on his head and steps out. Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo. Trujillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alatalo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alatalo slips under a jab. Alatalo misses with a wild body shot. Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Alatalo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alatalo. Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Trujillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alatalo connects with a jab. Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo. Lasse Alatalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Alatalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss! Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alatalo defends it well. Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Trujillo misses with a body kick. Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket. Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trujillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range. A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo. Trujillo tests Alatalo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Alatalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trujillo on the side of the head. Alatalo avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Alatalo staying out of range there. Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range. Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Trujillo avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Alatalo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trujillo, as that shot connected.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Alatalo moves into range and connects with a jab. Alatalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trujillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Trujillo slips a straight right by Alatalo. Jab from Alatalo. Trujillo blocks a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Alatalo. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet. Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses. Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away. Alatalo misses with a straight right. Trujillo throws a leg kick but Alatalo moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo. Alatalo misses the shot to the body. Trujillo thumps Alatalo with a low kick. Alatalo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alatalo slips a straight right by Trujillo. An attempted straight right counter from Alatalo misses the target. Alatalo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Trujillo throws a right hand that misses
and Trujillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Trujillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Alatalo scores with a hook. Trujillo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trujillo there as he acknowledges the shot. Alatalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Trujillo scores with a punch to the head. Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Alatalo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trujillo throws a series of punches but Alatalo avoids them all with ease. Alatalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around? Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Alatalo saw that one coming. Alatalo misses with an uppercut. Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alatalo. Trujillo walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo. Trujillo misses the shot to the body. Alatalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Alatalo digs a good hook to Trujillo's body.
Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Alatalo. Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it. Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Trujillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Trujillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Trujillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trujillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand. Trujillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Alatalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Alatalo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo. Alatalo takes one on the button. Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Trujillo is out of range. Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lasse Alatalo is winning the standup battle so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alatalo misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Alatalo finds it's way through Trujillo's defenses. Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alatalo's body. Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Trujillo misses with a wild body shot. Trujillo misses the shot to the body. A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Alatalo throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range. Trujillo feints the counter takedown. Alatalo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Alatalo lands a lovely overhand right. Decent striking displayed by Alatalo there. Trujillo throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily. Alatalo is looking to counter punch. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Trujillo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alatalo has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Alatalo's belly button to the back. Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Alatalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo. Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top. Trujillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Alatalo pushes Trujillo off and gets back to his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Trujillo feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Alatalo is looking to counter punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Alatalo does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trujillo. Nice uppercut lands for Trujillo. That snapped Alatalo's head back.
Trujillo throws a big shot that misses. Trujillo misses with a looping left. A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target. Trujillo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alatalo, as that shot connected.
Trujillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Nice defenses there by Trujillo. Trujillo with the counter takedown but Alatalo avoids it easily. Alatalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trujillo's head. Trujillo staying out of range there. Trujillo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Alatalo dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trujillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch lands to the side of Trujillo 's head but he takes it in his stride. Alatalo lands with a right hand. Alatalo throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Trujillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Trujillo throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it. Alatalo defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand. Trujillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Trujillo connects with a single shot there. Trujillo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alatalo's half guard. Alatalo pushes Trujillo off and gets back to his feet. 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! Alatalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alatalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Alatalo moves into range and connects with a jab. Alatalo misses the jab. Alatalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trujillo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alatalo on his heels. He'll look to pass Alatalo's guard now, I'm sure. Trujillo looking to pass the guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Alatalo looking for a sweep. Not yet Alatalo, not yet. Alatalo has his hands on Trujillo's head, controlling the position. Trujillo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trujillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Trujillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Trujillo looking to pass the guard. Trujillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Alatalo being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Alatalo throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily. Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range. Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Alatalo misses. Alatalo misses with a straight right. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Trujillo scores with a jab. Alatalo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Alatalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dominic Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Trujillo with a nice cross. Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Alatalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trujillo. Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it. Trujillo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Nice shot lands for Alatalo. Trujillo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trujillo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Nice straight punches there by Alatalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alatalo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Alatalo misses with a straight left. A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Alatalo does a little dance to reset his feet. Trujillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range. Alatalo slips under a jab from Trujillo. Trujillo defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand. Alatalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Trujillo feints the counter takedown. Alatalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lasse Alatalo. Well Alatalo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Alatalo! Lasse Alatalo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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