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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus comes to the cage accompanied by Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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170 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus scores with a nice head shot.
Aragus throws a right and a left that Blanco avoids nicely.
As Aragus backs off Blanco throws a huge counter combo but Aragus manages to avoid it all.
Blanco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aragus finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanco's head.
Blanco digs a good body shot into Aragus's ribs.
Blanco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aragus doesn't seem bothered though.
Blanco throws a body punch but Aragus moves out of range.
Blanco looks to land a combination but Aragus avoids it well.
Aragus slips a straight right by Blanco.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Aragus moved out of range.
Aragus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Roberto Blanco has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco takes a swing at Aragus's ribcage but misses.
Blanco gets tackled into the cage by Aragus. Aragus maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Blanco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aragus wants a takedown but no success here.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus rushes Blanco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aragus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blanco or not.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aragus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aragus is working for a kimura but Blanco is defending it quite comfortably.
Aragus works his way into side control.
Aragus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aragus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to improve his position.
Aragus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aragus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aragus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blanco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus moves into full mount!
Aragus goes for an armbar but Blanco turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blanco.
Aragus being controlled here, momentarily.
Aragus working for a triangle but Blanco defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blanco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blanco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aragus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blanco is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Aragus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
That's time! Aragus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aragus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blanco avoids it really well and circles away.
Aragus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Aragus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blanco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aragus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aragus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus with a jab.
Aragus darts in and clinches Blanco up against the cage.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Aragus.
Aragus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Aragus is controlling him.
Aragus misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aragus prevents Blanco from breaking the clinch.
Blanco misses with some punches.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Blanco.
Blanco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blanco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
Blanco misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco fails to land.
Blanco gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco fails to land.
Blanco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanco misses with an uppercut. Aragus saw that one coming.
Aragus forces Blanco back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Roberto Blanco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aragus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Aragus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aragus manages to end up in side control.
A control attempt from Blanco but he's now mounted!
Aragus fails to advance to Blanco's back.
Aragus is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Blanco is in real trouble.
Aragus keeps control of the position as Blanco tries to break free.
Aragus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Blanco defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Aragus is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blanco is defending well though. Aragus let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Blanco just trying to survive but Aragus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blanco defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Blanco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aragus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aragus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aragus fails to land the takedown.
Blanco throws the left hand but Aragus avoids the punch easily.
Aragus rushes Blanco and presses him up against the cage.
Aragus looking for a takedown.
Roberto Blanco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Aragus.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aragus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blanco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aragus is working for takedown but Blanco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Aragus goes for a takedown attempt but Blanco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aragus looking to pass the guard.
Aragus is looking to pass into half guard but Blanco pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blanco is in guard.
Aragus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blanco controls the pace.
Blanco postures up.
Blanco looking to sit in guard and control but Aragus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blanco keeping full guard, as Aragus tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blanco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aragus has Blanco in his guard.
Blanco advances to half guard.
Blanco is trying to control. Aragus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blanco is taking a breather. Aragus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Aragus is trying to get back to full guard.
Blanco content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus is not content to let Blanco control the position.
Aragus is looking to improve his position.
Aragus gets full guard.
Blanco works over Aragus with some ground and pound from guard.
Aragus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blanco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blanco wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
Blanco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blanco trying to control the position from guard on top but Aragus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aragus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanco throws out the jab.
Aragus cracks Blanco with a good jab.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Aragus keeps it at a distance.
Aragus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Blanco misses.
Aragus moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Aragus.
Aragus drops his hands momentarily and Blanco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Blanco.
I think Blanco 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Blanco!
After winning the bout, Roberto Blanco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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