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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thug Life (ranked 925 p4p, 135 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 784 p4p, 114 weight class). Life comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thug Life! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Life throws a body kick that misses and Trujillo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Life's guard. Life is adopting a defensive guard. Life is trying to hold Trujillo in close to prevent damage but Trujillo has managed to pass into half guard.
Life moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Trujillo won't allow Life to get back to his feet. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Trujillo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Life is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Metal that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Life pulls Trujillo in close to prevent any damage. Life not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Trujillo works over Life with some ground and pound from guard. Trujillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Life is retaining full guard. Life is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Life avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Life is pulling down on Trujillo's head to control his posture. Trujillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from Life. Life working a defensive guard here.
Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from Life. Trujillo is working Life over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Life pulls Trujillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Trujillo from doing any damage or advancing position. Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Life is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Life is working hard here to advance position. Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Life blocks nicely. Life manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trujillo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Life controls the pace. Life tries to free his leg and advance position but Trujillo is retaining full guard. Life wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving. Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Trujillo keeping full guard, as Life tries to pass. Life controls from within his opponent's guard. Life stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujillo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Life is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Trujillo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Life controls the pace. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trujillo is on top in guard.
Trujillo distracts Life with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Life blocks nicely. Life is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Trujillo won't allow Life to get back to his feet. Life will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Life wants to sweep but no luck. Trujillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Trujillo is fighting to break Life's control of his arms but Life is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Life is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up. Life is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Life is looking to stand up but Trujillo isn't so interested in that idea. Life tries to land a sweep but no joy. Trujillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Life's head. Life manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trujillo manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Trujillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trujillo, not yet. Trujillo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Life controls from within his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trujillo takes a swing at Life's ribcage but misses. Life stuns Trujillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Life throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Life digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs. Trujillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Life wants to slow Trujillo down by chopping away at his legs. Life misses the shot to the body. Life takes a body punch but keeps moving. Life fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trujillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Life misses with a right hand and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand. Life feints a jab promting Trujillo to slip. Life then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trujillo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big left from Life misses. Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Trujillo digs a good body shot into Life's ribs. Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Life on the wrong end of a nice hook. Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Life uses good head movement to avoid it. Life scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trujillo in his tracks. Trujillo throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Life scores with a nice strike. Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Life can pounce on him.
Thug Life is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Life swings widly with a right hand
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Life throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it. Trujillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trujillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Life. Life obviously looking to wear him down.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy. Life moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Life takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Life misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Life's belly button to the back. Life misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Trujillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Life counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Life lands with a kick to the temple. Trujillo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Thug Life is winning the standup battle so far. Trujillo cracks a nice hook into Life's ribs. Trujillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Life.
Trujillo with the counter takedown but Life avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Trujillo clobbers Life with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Life cracks Trujillo with a right hand to the side of the head. A jab from Life misses. Trujillo lands with a right hand. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life moves away from the strike by Trujillo. Life cracks a nice hook into Trujillo's ribs. Trujillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Life counters with a lovely shot to the body. Life misses the body punch letting Trujillo counter with a right hand. Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Life takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Trujillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Trujillo throws a body punch but Life moves out of range. Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Trujillo blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Life does a little dance to reset his feet. Life throws a lazy uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut. Life with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Life misses the shot to the body. Life takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A cross from Life lands. Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Nice body punch from Trujillo. Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range. A swing and a miss from Trujillo. Trujillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Life manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Life does a little dance to reset his feet. Life throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trujillo on the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Trujillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Life. Thug Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Life gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Life cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Life goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Life throws a nice inside leg kick. Life takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range. Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range. Trujillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Life off the cage and back into range. Life tries a low kick but Trujillo avoids it. The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Life checks a low kick from Trujillo. Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Life misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Trujillo lands a nice hook to Life's body. Life takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thug Life will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Life fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trujillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Life slips under a jab from Trujillo. Life scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Life was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Life looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Life stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Life uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trujillo. Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Life steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo. Life scores with a three punch combo!
Trujillo scores with a nice head shot. Danga de danga de dang - Life scores with a four punch combination! 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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Trujillo throws out a counter right but Life avoids it with no problem. Trujillo misses with a double jab.
Life just misses with a punch to the body.
Life lands with a hook. Trujillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Trujillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Trujillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Life momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Trujillo moves out of range as Life strikes. Life takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trujillo misses with a right hand letting Life counter with a right hand. Nice cross by Life. A swing and a miss from Life. Life misses with a wild body shot. Life tries to score with a low kick but Trujillo moves his leg out of the way. Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Life sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Life fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trujillo. Life with a hook. Trujillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Life looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Life can pounce on him.
Trujillo swings for the body but Life moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Life stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. This has been an exciting period of action! Life walks into a straight right hand from Trujillo. Life doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trujillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Trujillo shoots in but no luck this time. Life throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Life. Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Life. Life attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Life throws a nice inside leg kick. Trujillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Trujillo looks for a takedown but Life sprawls well. Life loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch. Life pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range and Life settles back down. Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Trujillo scores with a hook to the body. Life takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trujillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trujillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Trujillo tries to move into range but Life moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Life lands a nice shot that snaps Trujillo's head back.
Trujillo throws a jab when Life was well out of range. Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Life sees it coming and avoids it easily. Trujillo throws a sloppy body shot
and Life connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Life keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice jab. Life throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Life defends it well. Trujillo lands with a good body shot. Life is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Life takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Trujillo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Trujillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Life throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range. Life misses with the combination.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Life sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Life throwing a counter right hand but Trujillo manages to avoid it. Trujillo with a jab. A lazy left from Trujillo finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trujillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Life checks it well. Life feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trujillos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A punch lands to the side of Life 's head but he takes it in his stride. Trujillo lands a slapping body shot.
Life throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range. Trujillo misses with a left hand and Life counters with a straight right hand. Life doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Trujillo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Life quickly recovers to half guard. Life has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Trujillo is on him like a limpet, forcing Life back against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Trujillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Life. Trujillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Life backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Life. Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Life misses with a punch on the inside.
Life manages to break the clinch.
Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Trujillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight! Thug Life showed his dominance in that final round. I think Life has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thug Life! Thug Life decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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