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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1226 p4p, 166 weight class) and Hamish Reid (ranked 1722 p4p, 236 weight class). Hamish Reid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamish Reid!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Reid throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trujillo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Reid feints a counter leg kick.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Trujillo sees coming a mile off.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reid lands with a straight right. Trujillo didn't see that one coming.
Reid's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reid throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Reid as he connects with a hook.
Reid misses with a straight left.
Reid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reid.
Reid throws a series of strikes that have Trujillo backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo avoids a kick to the body.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Trujillo lands with a right hand.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reid swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Reid misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid misses with a hook.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reid lands a front kick.
Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a punch to the head.
Reid takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reid thumps Trujillo with a low kick.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Reid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Reid.
Trujillo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Trujillo counters with a takedown into side control.
Reid is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Reid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trujillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Reid holds on to Trujillo's head and controls the position momentarily.
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.
Reid is looking to regain half guard here but Trujillo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Trujillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid tries to bench press Trujillo off him but Trujillo keeps the position.
Trujillo trying to control the position but Reid is working away.
Trujillo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reid can't do much from the bottom here.
Trujillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reid is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Trujillo crashes against the mat.
Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Trujillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trujillo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Trujillo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reid struggling a bit here.
Reid is looking to reverse the position.
Trujillo is putting a hurting on Reid here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trujillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reid tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Reid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trujillo attempts a counter takedown but Reid avoids it well and moves away.
Trujillo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reid pushes Trujillo off looking to stand but Trujillo dives back in and keeps control.
Reid keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Reid tries to get to full guard but Trujillo has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trujillo working Reid over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo not doing much here.
Reid is not content to let Trujillo control the position.
Trujillo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reid controlling the position for now.
Trujillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trujillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reid's head.
Trujillo is thwarting Reid's attempts to control the position.
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.
Trujillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reid is trying to stand back up but Trujillo is controlling him
Trujillo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reid is trying to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reid is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment.
Trujillo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Trujillo is now in half guard.
Reid is looking to control Trujillo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reid avoid being mounted?
Reid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trujillo stalling away here and it's allowed Reid to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dominic Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reid is trying to control the position but Trujillo postures up.
Reid is adopting a defensive guard.
Trujillo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trujillo throwing strikes but missing.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Reid is keeping the position.
Reid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hamish Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reid throws a low kick, looking for Trujillo's leg but Trujillo calmly moves out of range.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Reid throws a leg kick but Trujillo moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trujillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reid throws a body kick that misses
and Trujillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trujillo distracts Reid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reid is pulling down on Trujillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Trujillo, at least for the moment.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Trujillo looking to pass the guard.
Reid wants to control the position but Trujillo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is trying to stand up here but Trujillo is controlling him well.
Trujillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reid wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reid is controlling Trujillo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Reid is staying active underneath Trujillo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reid is looking for a sweep. Trujillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reid keeping hold of Trujillo's head, controlling as best he can.
Trujillo is trying to control. Reid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reid is controlling Trujillo's trapped leg to prevent Trujillo from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trujillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reid stuffs the takedown.
Reid clinches up against the cage.
Trujillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow.
Trujillo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Trujillo as the two fighters clinch.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trujillo blocks an elbow strike.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Trujillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trujillo misses with a body punch.
Trujillo dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trujillo tries for a takedown but Reid manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Trujillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Trujillo dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Reid avoiding damage as Trujillo throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Reid.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo blocks an elbow strike.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Reid lands a shoulder strike.
Hamish Reid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trujillo pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trujillo lands with a left to the head.
Reid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trujillo's brow.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hamish Reid.
I think Reid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dominic Trujillo!
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