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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha misses with a head kick.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Blanco Rocha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco Rocha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blanco Rocha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice shot that snaps Roman's head back.
Blanco Rocha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blanco Rocha's waist but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha rushes Roman and presses him up against the ropes.
Blanco Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roman has Blanco Rocha pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Blanco Rocha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blanco Rocha uses from the top position.
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blanco Rocha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Roman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman 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.
Blanco Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman is trying to control the position but Blanco Rocha postures up.
Roman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blanco Rocha is one step ahead there.
Roman is trying to control the position but Blanco Rocha postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blanco Rocha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Roman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco Rocha defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roman wants to free his trapped foot but Blanco Rocha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blanco Rocha is trying to stand.
Blanco Rocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roman.
Roman misses with a head shot. Blanco Rocha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco Rocha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanco Rocha is retaining full guard.
Blanco Rocha has control of Roman's left arm, preventing Roman from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanco Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanco Rocha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roman wants to control from the top but Blanco Rocha keeps moving.
Blanco Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blanco Rocha is trying to keep Roman in close.
Roman wants to control from the top but Blanco Rocha keeps moving.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roman postures up.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanco Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman throws a strike but Blanco Rocha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roman has a closed guard, preventing Blanco Rocha from standing up.
Roman is pulling down on Blanco Rocha's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanco Rocha wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roman trying to keep a closed guard but Blanco Rocha is proving a slippery customer.
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 Greco Roman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Blanco Rocha. That snapped Roman's head back.
Blanco Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roman.
Blanco Rocha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanco Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick which misses Roman's front leg but catches the back leg as Roman tries to avoid it.
Blanco Rocha lands a high kick!
Roman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roman is looking to take a break and control but Blanco Rocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman working the strikes but Blanco Rocha uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Roman trying to control from half guard but Blanco Rocha is working away.
Roman is really struggling to control Blanco Rocha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blanco Rocha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roman.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanco Rocha is retaining full guard.
Roman wants to control from the top but Blanco Rocha keeps moving.
Roman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blanco Rocha's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman drops an elbow to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Roman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blanco Rocha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roman.
Blanco Rocha is trying to stand back up but Roman is controlling him
Roman throwing shots but Blanco Rocha is blocking nicely.
Roman wants to work for an arm triangle but Blanco Rocha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roman is looking to stall here but Blanco Rocha recovers full guard.
Roman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman trying to control but Blanco Rocha is working from the bottom.
Roman won't allow Blanco Rocha to get back to his feet.
Roman throws a big elbow that misses.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Blanco Rocha is keeping the position.
Blanco Rocha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roman!
Roman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roman tries to improve his position but instead Blanco Rocha has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blanco Rocha's guard. Nice work there by Roman.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanco Rocha is keeping the position for now.
Roman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanco Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanco Rocha wants to stand but Roman is controlling the position.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanco Rocha is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman dominated that second round.
That's time! Roman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blanco Rocha misses with a kick to the body.
Roman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blanco Rocha's guard.
Roman 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.
Roman looking to sit in guard and control but Blanco Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roman wants to sweep here but Blanco Rocha controlling him for the moment.
Blanco Rocha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blanco Rocha gets to his feet - Roman follows without any prompting.
Blanco Rocha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blanco Rocha lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Blanco Rocha misses.
Roman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body kick.
Roman looking to score a takedown here. Blanco Rocha is defending well but Roman drives through and ends up in Blanco Rocha's guard.
Roman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roman with the ground and pound but Blanco Rocha regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blanco Rocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanco Rocha's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha gets full guard.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blanco Rocha managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blanco Rocha is on top in guard.
Roman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blanco Rocha escapes and throws Roman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Roman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Roman to his feet.
Roman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blanco Rocha's guard.
Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Blanco Rocha has wrist control.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blanco Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanco Rocha is keeping the position for now.
Roman throws a big elbow that misses.
Blanco Rocha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanco Rocha is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanco Rocha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Roman throws an elbow that misses. Blanco Rocha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roman's guard. Nice move by Blanco Rocha!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up.
Roman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blanco Rocha but Blanco Rocha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanco Rocha can pounce on him.
Blanco Rocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blanco Rocha throws a body punch but Roman moves out of range.
Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roman scores with a takedown into Blanco Rocha's guard.
Blanco Rocha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanco Rocha is keeping the position for now.
Blanco Rocha is trying to control the position but Roman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha has Roman pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blanco Rocha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roman somewhat.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blanco Rocha as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blanco Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Roman.
Roman is trying to pull guard but Blanco Rocha has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blanco Rocha walks away with a smile on his face. Roman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blanco Rocha scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blanco Rocha moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanco Rocha. That's going to slow Roman down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanco Rocha wants to clinch up but Roman keeps it at a distance.
Blanco Rocha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blanco Rocha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roman tries for a takedown but Blanco Rocha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blanco Rocha circles away.
Blanco Rocha lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha scoring well with a low kick there.
Roman shoots for a takedown but Blanco Rocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blanco Rocha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blanco Rocha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blanco Rocha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roman shoots in but Blanco Rocha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roman. Blanco Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanco Rocha is looking to clinch.
Roman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanco Rocha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco Rocha lands with a straight right. Roman didn't see that one coming.
Roman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blanco Rocha drives through and clinches with Roman against the ropes.
Roman takes a shot to the head.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roman's defenses.
Blanco Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romans head.
Roman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanco Rocha has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
Roman tries to pull guard but Blanco Rocha holds him up against the ropes and eventually Roman drops back down to his feet.
Blanco Rocha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blanco Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Roman in his tracks for a moment.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Roman in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blanco Rocha.
Roman blocks a body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Roman takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blanco Rocha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from Roman.
Roman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roman can't get the takedown.
Roman tries to pull guard but Blanco Rocha won't allow it.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
Roman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blanco Rocha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha scores with a hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Roman takes an elbow to the temple.
Roman is rocked!
Blanco Rocha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Roman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco Rocha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roman seems to have got his legs back now.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Blanco Rocha working the clinch nicely. Roman is working for position but Blanco Rocha cracks him with a big knee to the head! Roman crumples up against the ropes and Blanco Rocha lands two more shots before the ref can save Roman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Vergil Blanco Rocha! Vergil Blanco Rocha retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Vergil Blanco Rocha 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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