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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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179 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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183 cm
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176 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blanco Rocha throws a lazy right hand but De Wilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. De Wilde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Blanco Rocha is looking to clinch. De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Blanco Rocha. Blanco Rocha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Wilde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Wilde has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Blanco Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away. De Wilde tries to clinch but Blanco Rocha moves out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by De Wilde. Blanco Rocha lands with a straight right. De Wilde didn't see that one coming. De Wilde dips to his left and cracks Blanco Rocha with an uppercut! Blanco Rocha misses with a looping left. Blanco Rocha ducks under a wild hook from De Wilde. Blanco Rocha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Wilde moves away from the strike by Blanco Rocha. Blanco Rocha wants to clinch up but De Wilde keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Wilde avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Blanco Rocha. Blanco Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by De Wilde. A jab from De Wilde misses. Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blanco Rocha throws a series of punches but De Wilde moves out of range. Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick which misses De Wilde's front leg but catches the back leg as De Wilde tries to avoid it. Blanco Rocha tests De Wilde's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blanco Rocha tries to land a leg kick but De Wilde saw it coming and moves away.
Blanco Rocha avoids the body shot from De Wilde.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Wilde misses with a straight left. Blanco Rocha tries a low kick but De Wilde avoids it. No joy there for De Wilde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Wilde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco Rocha is looking to clinch. De Wilde clobbers Blanco Rocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blanco Rocha blocks a head kick by De Wilde.
De Wilde moves out of range as Blanco Rocha throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from De Wilde. Blanco Rocha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Wilde misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Wilde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A left lands for Blanco Rocha. De Wilde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blanco Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blanco Rocha throws a jab but it's blocked by De Wilde. De Wilde lands the left hand. Blanco Rocha misses with a wild body shot. Blanco Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
De Wilde keeps the fight on the outside. We've been told by Blanco Rocha's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Wilde takes a swing at Blanco Rocha's ribcage but misses. Blanco Rocha forces De Wilde back against the cage and clinches. De Wilde lands with a short shot to the head. Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
De Wilde lands on the inside with an uppercut. De Wilde controlling the action here for a moment.
De Wilde lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land. Blanco Rocha lands a right hand. De Wilde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blanco Rocha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanco Rocha misses with the head strike.
De Wilde can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
De Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside. De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle. A quick uppercut on the inside from De Wilde. Blanco Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch. Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but De Wilde blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. De Wilde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Wilde is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Blanco Rocha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan De Wilde will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Wilde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A right-left combo lands from De Wilde. Blanco Rocha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. De Wilde throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco Rocha moves out of range easily. Blanco Rocha throws a series of punches but De Wilde avoids them all with ease. Good work by Blanco Rocha as he checks the leg kick. Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Wilde.
De Wilde misses the shot to the body. Blanco Rocha rushes De Wilde and presses him up against the cage. De Wilde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Blanco Rocha. Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha. A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land. Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Wilde tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Blanco Rocha scores with a shoulder strike. Blanco Rocha working aggressively here.
Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but De Wilde avoids the damage to the body. De Wilde is leaning against Blanco Rocha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Blanco Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside. De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. De Wilde lands with a light punch inside. De Wilde misses with some punches.
Good body shot from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses. Blanco Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Wilde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Blanco Rocha lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! De Wilde trying to stall but Blanco Rocha improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Wilde. Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but De Wilde avoids the damage to the body. A body shot lands from De Wilde.
De Wilde swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blanco Rocha misses with a knee to the head. Blanco Rocha tries a body shot but De Wilde blocks it.
Jordan De Wilde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses. Blanco Rocha pushes off an throws an elbow but De Wilde leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. De Wilde scores with a shot to the side of Blanco Rocha's head. De Wilde blocks an elbow strike. De Wilde dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. De Wilde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
Blanco Rocha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards. De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section. The referee is keeping an eye on De Wilde - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blanco Rocha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses. De Wilde lands a shot to the body. Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses. A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land. De Wilde is leaning against Blanco Rocha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. De Wilde misses with the head strike.
De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards. De Wilde scores with a nice hook to the head. De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
Blanco Rocha looking to throw knees to the head but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanco Rochas head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A battle for position here, against the cage. Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
De Wilde lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards. Blanco Rocha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow just above De Wilde 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle. De Wilde misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde misses with a body punch.
De Wilde lands an uppercut. Blanco Rocha misses with a knee strike.
De Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside. De Wilde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Blanco Rocha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Blanco Rocha avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage. De Wilde misses with the head strike.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from De Wilde. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan De Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Wilde scores with a takedown into Blanco Rocha's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. De Wilde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Wilde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanco Rocha is keeping the position for now. De Wilde gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. De Wilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco Rocha manages to avoid it. De Wilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing. De Wilde looks to throw the jab but Blanco Rocha is out of range. De Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blanco Rocha takes a shot right to the bread basket. Blanco Rocha lunges at De Wilde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Wilde's hand. Blanco Rocha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. De Wilde throws out a loose jab but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it. Blanco Rocha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Wilde. That did some damage! Blanco Rocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away. Blanco Rocha walks into a jab. Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A decent looking body kick lands there for De Wilde. Jordan De Wilde seems to be getting the better of the standup. De Wilde thuds his right hand into Blanco Rocha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. De Wilde looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanco Rocha is just out of range. Blanco Rocha looks to throw the jab but De Wilde is out of range. De Wilde scoring well with a low kick there.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Wilde feints and then cracks Blanco Rocha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blanco Rocha down. Blanco Rocha throws a poor cross that misses
and De Wilde counters with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Wilde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. De Wilde tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blanco Rocha, right into the meat.
De Wilde throws a body punch but Blanco Rocha moves out of range. Blanco Rocha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. De Wilde lands with an overhand left. Blanco Rocha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Blanco Rocha misses with a hook. Blanco Rocha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A solid leg kick lands there for Blanco Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Wilde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Blanco Rocha tries to score with a low kick but De Wilde moves his leg out of the way. De Wilde shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blanco Rocha wants to control but De Wilde is keeping busy.
Blanco Rocha pushes De Wilde off looking to stand but De Wilde dives back in and keeps control.
De Wilde is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blanco Rocha is just riding it out for now. De Wilde eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Wilde throwing shots but Blanco Rocha is blocking nicely. De Wilde not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blanco Rocha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight! Jordan De Wilde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well De Wilde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30 Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan De Wilde! After winning the bout, Jordan De Wilde 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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energy
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pop
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RATING
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