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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 1803 p4p, 230 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 1307 p4p, 172 weight class). Lynn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready, Set, Go - By: Killer Mike. Russell Lynn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Lynn lands an overhand right.
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.
Lynn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynn throws out the jab.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynn moves away.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lynn at a distance.
Lynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Lynn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo thumps Lynn with a low kick.
Lynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Lynn misses.
Lynn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murillo tries to avoid it but Lynn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murillo to the ground. Murillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murillo.
Lynn misses with a takedown
and Murillo counters with a big head kick but Lynn shrugs it off.
Lynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynn misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo tries to sprawl but Lynn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo tries to roll over but Lynn keeps him under control.
Lynn prevents Murillo from standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lynn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo is controlling Lynn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Murillo is trying to get back to full guard.
Murillo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lynn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lynn blocking some punches.
Lynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Murillo - that landed with a thud.
Murillo working aggressively here.
Lynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Murillo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Lynn moves out of range easily.
Lynn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murillo defends it well.
Murillo moves out of range as Lynn strikes.
Murillo slips a straight right by Lynn.
Murillo throws the left hand but Lynn avoids the punch easily.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Jefferson Murillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynn lands a jab.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Murillo.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Lynn misses the jab.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn looks to land a combination but Murillo avoids it well.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lynn misses.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body. Lynn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lynn.
Murillo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lynn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynn.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Lynn staying out of range there.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Murillo misses with a combination
and Lynn counters with a shoot takedown. Murillo fights it but they end up in guard.
Murillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murillo wants to stand but Lynn is controlling the position.
Lynn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murillo's head.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murillo slips a jab and a cross from Lynn.
Murillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murillo throws a head kick that Lynn semi-blocks.
Lynn throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Murillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lynn.
Murillo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lynn eats them both and turns towards Murillo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lynn scores with a jab.
Lynn avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Murillo shoots in for a takedown but Lynn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murillo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn staying out of range there.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynn can do to turn this around?
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lynn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lynn scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Murillo misses.
Lynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn drops his hands momentarily and Murillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynn.
Murillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Murillo slips under a jab from Lynn.
Lynn throws a right and a left that Murillo avoids nicely.
Lynn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lynn misses with a left hand
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Lynn misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Lynn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murillo.
A big left from Murillo misses.
Lynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo swings for the body but Lynn moves out of range.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Lynn as Murillo shoots in.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo staying out of range there.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Lynn's head but Lynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murillo lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynn manages to avoid it.
Murillo throws a low kick but Lynn moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Murillo digs a good hook to Lynn's body.
Murillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lynn finds it's way round the side to connect with Murillo's head.
Murillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lynn misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo slips a straight right by Lynn.
Murillo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lynn just manages to avoid it.
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Lynn moved out of range.
Lynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murillo.
Murillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lynn momentarily.
Lynn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murillo. Murillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Murillo slips under a jab.
It looked like Murillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Murillo tries to bum rush Lynn with a series of wild strikes but Lynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynn throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Murillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murillo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lynn.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo throws a quick counter head kick but Lynn was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Lynn misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynn.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Lynn lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
Murillo throws a right hand that Lynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynn also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Lynn.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Lynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Lynn's shoulder, as Lynn tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lynn scores with a jab to the head.
Murillo lands a jab.
Lynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murillo's guard.
Lynn stops Murillo from standing up.
Murillo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lynn looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 slips a straight right by Lynn.
Nice shot by Murillo.
A punch combination from Murillo misses.
Lynn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lynn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lynn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands a head kick. Lynn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lynn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn works over Murillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Murillo walks into a stiff left hand from Lynn.
Lynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lynn.
Lynn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lynn misses with a hook
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo connects with a looping right hand.
Murillo lands a leg kick that knocks Lynn off balance momentarily.
Murillo cracks Lynn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Russell Lynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Lynn throws a hook but Murillo blocks it.
Murillo catches Lynn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murillo lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lynn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murillo - the referee stops the clock and Lynn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murillo. Lynn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Lynn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Lynn misses
and Murillo counters with a good low kick that Lynn was not able to check.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Lynn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murillo scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Lynn misses.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Lynn saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn misses the jab.
Murillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lynn's head.
Lynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynn swinging wildly here.
Murillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynn.
Lynn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lynn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murillo counters with a left and a right that stings Lynn.
Murillo looks to land a combination. Lynn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murillo jabs at Lynn's body.
Lynn throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
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 lands a nice shot that snaps Lynn's head back.
Lynn throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo throws a jab when Lynn was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murillo, as that shot connected.
Murillo slips under a jab.
Lynn ducks right into an uppercut from Murillo.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lynn looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Lynn lands with a shot to the body.
Lynn lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Murillo.
Murillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murillo.
Lynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
A very excited looking Jefferson Murillo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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