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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 623 p4p, 88 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2207 p4p, 269 weight class). Locke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Makes a Good Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo scores with a leg kick.
Murillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke forces Murillo back against the cage and clinches.
Murillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo avoids the body shot from Locke.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Locke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murillo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Locke. Locke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Murillo's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Locke is out of range.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
and Locke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murillo misses with a right hand
and Locke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Locke wants to counter with a clinch but Murillo pushes him away.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Murillo lands but Locke takes it in his stride.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo with a hook.
Murillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
A counter left hand to the body from Murillo misses its target.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Locke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo throws a combination that misses
and Locke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Locke tries to clinch but Murillo is having none of it.
Locke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Locke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Locke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Locke just manages to avoid it.
Locke throws a right hand that misses
and Murillo counters with a series of strikes. Locke will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Murillo is predictable there
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murillo misses with an uppercut
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Murillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Locke.
Locke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
Murillo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Locke wants to counter the offense by Murillo and move into the clinch position.
Murillo 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.
A jab from Murillo does it's job there.
Murillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke cracks Murillo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Locke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Locke.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murillo throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Locke misses.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Locke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murillo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that 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.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murillo scores with a shot to the body.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Locke.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Murillo cracks Locke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Locke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Locke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Locke takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo scores with a leg kick.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Murillo misses with a wild combination.
Locke connects with a body shot.
Locke cracks Murillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with the combination.
Locke defending well as Murillo loads up on a big left hand.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Locke wants to land a leg kick but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke is looking for the big counter here.
A bone on bone clash there as Locke blocks the leg kick.
Murillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Locke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Murillo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murillo swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Murillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throws a series of punches but Murillo avoids them all with ease.
Murillo misses with an uppercut.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Locke throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo cracks Locke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Locke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Locke lands with an uppercut that bounces Murillo off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a left hand
and Locke counters with a leg kick.
Murillo throws a series of punches but Locke moves out of range.
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 throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo misses with a hook. Locke ducked under it nicely.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
A jab from Murillo misses.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Murillo lands a jab to the head.
Locke misses with a left hand
and Locke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Locke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Murillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick from Murillo lands but Locke takes it in his stride.
Murillo throws a body kick that misses
and Locke counters with a thumping low kick.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
And Locke responds with a good body kick, but Murillo manages to step out the way in time.
Locke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Locke scores with a hook.
Murillo moves out of range of the body kick from Locke.
Murillo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Murillo is looking to slow Locke down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Locke misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Murillo scores with a one two! Locke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murillo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Locke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Locke walks into a left hand.
Murillo wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
Locke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murillo.
Locke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Locke on the side of the head.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Locke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Locke at a distance.
Locke moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Locke digs a good hook to Murillo's body.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murillo's calf.
Locke lands with an overhand left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murillo.
Locke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murillo scores with a nice right hand.
Murillo misses with a two punch combination.
Locke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murillo works Locke's body with a nice hook.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks a jab.
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!
Locke throws a shot to the body.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Locke.
Locke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Locke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murillo scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Locke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murillo staying out of range there.
Locke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke counters with a good, hard body kick but Murillo shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Locke.
Well Murillo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
A victorious Jefferson Murillo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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