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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Trujillo (ranked 24881 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lopata Vasile (ranked 6058 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcel Trujillo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcel Trujillo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
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176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lopata Vasile!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasile shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasile fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasile shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trujillo as he avoids it easily.
Marcel Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lopata Vasile.
Vasile shoots in but no luck this time.
Trujillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vasile throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
Trujillo is looking to counter the offense by Vasile and move into the clinch.
Trujillo tries to keep at a distance but Vasile has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo wants a takedown.
Trujillo pulls guard.
Vasile stops Trujillo from standing up.
Vasile sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trujillo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasile gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Trujillo shoots for a takedown but Vasile saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vasile shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trujillo pinned against the cage. Trujillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasile throws a low kick but Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vasile.
Vasile goes for a double leg but Trujillo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trujillo continues to drive forward.
Vasile closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trujillo circles away.
Trujillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trujillo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasile fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trujillo, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasile is trying to pull guard but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Vasile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vasile jumps guard but Trujillo stands there with Vasile around his waist. Vasile gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Trujillo is trying to drag Vasile to the mat but Vasile just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasile pulls guard.
Vasile not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasile had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trujillo defends it easily.
Vasile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Vasile has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Trujillo has passed into side control.
Trujillo working away.
Trujillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trujillo is trying to ground and pound but Vasile uses the momentary lack of control by Trujillo to regain half guard.
Vasile moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasile wants to stand up but Trujillo is controlling him.
Vasile is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasile has Trujillo pulled in close to control his posture.
Vasile wants to stand and escape but Trujillo is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasile fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 Marcel Trujillo will probably get the nod.
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.
Vasile closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasile avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasile throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
Good exchange - Vasile coming out on top.
Vasile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasile leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasile's efforts to push away.
Trujillo has Vasile pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vasile manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasile tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trujillo smiles and moves away.
Vasile tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trujillo swivels and escapes.
Vasile fails to land the takedown.
Marcel Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lopata Vasile.
Trujillo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vasile is controlling Trujillo's posture.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Vasile blocks nicely.
Vasile seems keen to control Trujillo's posture.
Vasile trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trujillo stands up over Vasile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vasile working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Trujillo has passed into half guard!
Vasile controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasile wants to control but Trujillo is keeping busy.
Vasile is trying to stand.
Trujillo wants to work for an arm triangle but Vasile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trujillo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasile has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasile's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vasile throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo feinted with a counter takedown.
Trujillo misses with a body kick.
Vasile fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trujillo, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasile taking a breather.
Vasile working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trujillo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasile effectively controlling the action here.
Vasile is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trujillo is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lopata Vasile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vasile fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasile has managed to clinch.
Trujillo tries to pull guard but Vasile won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo has Vasile pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vasile manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trujillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasile after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasile is looking for a takedown.
Trujillo looking for a takedown.
Trujillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasile avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is stalling here.
Vasile tries to land knees in the clinch but Trujillo avoids the damage to the body.
Vasile working hard to break the clinch.
Vasile is trying to pull guard but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Vasile is pressed up against the cage. Trujillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasile down to the mat. Vasile avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vasile looks for the body kick but Trujillo saw that one coming.
It looked like Trujillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasile has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasile has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trujillo uses from the top position.
Marcel Trujillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trujillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Trujillo is working Vasile over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasile seems keen to control Trujillo's posture.
Trujillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasile is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vasile missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trujillo won't allow Vasile to pass to mount.
Vasile throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasile postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Trujillo to stand up.
Vasile misses with a head kick.
Vasile leaves Trujillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasile has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasile scores with a three punch combo!
Vasile throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Trujillo's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Vasile dives in looking to finish as Trujillo flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Vasile's strikes! Vasile is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Trujillo's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Trujillo was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lopata Vasile!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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