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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Torpedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Blanco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Torpedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torpedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torpedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blanco throws a looping overhand right but Torpedo ducks down to avoid it.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
Torpedo ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Blanco throws out a loose jab but Torpedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Torpedo moved out of range.
Torpedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco throws a jab but it's blocked by Torpedo.
Blanco throws a jab but it's blocked by Torpedo.
Torpedo lands with a shot to the body.
Torpedo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blanco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Torpedo controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torpedo throwing strikes but Blanco manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Blanco is looking to take a break and control but Torpedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torpedo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torpedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco defending well though.
Torpedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torpedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blanco keeps working.
Torpedo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Blanco's thigh. Blanco counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Torpedo landing some decent shots from guard.
Torpedo wants to pass the guard but Blanco is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torpedo connects with a couple of short punches.
Blanco looking to control.
Torpedo forces his way into half guard.
Torpedo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo slows the pace down in half guard.
Torpedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco defending well though.
Torpedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torpedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanco defending well though.
Torpedo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torpedo trying to pass the guard but Blanco defending well.
Torpedo works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo controlling the pace for now.
Torpedo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torpedo throws some wild stikes that Blanco manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torpedo dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Roberto Blanco has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torpedo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Torpedo controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Torpedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torpedo ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Blanco takes one to the chin there.
Torpedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a hook.
Blanco 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 Billy Torpedo has been cut.
Blanco 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.
Blanco stuffs the takedown.
Torpedo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Torpedo misses with a body shot.
Torpedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Torpedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Blanco.
Torpedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanco.
Torpedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanco is just out of range.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Torpedo ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torpedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Torpedo with that takedown attempt.
Torpedo misses with a body shot.
Blanco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torpedo is looking to wear down Blanco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blanco, as that shot connected.
Torpedo moves out of range as Blanco strikes.
Torpedo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberto Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanco cracks Torpedo with an open hand slap.
Torpedo slips a jab from Blanco.
Torpedo misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco misses with an uppercut. Torpedo saw that one coming.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
Blanco leaves Torpedo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Torpedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torpedo slips under a jab from Blanco.
Nice shot by Blanco.
Blanco is looking to clinch but Torpedo is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Blanco. No joy for Torpedo on that attempt.
Torpedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanco pinned against the cage. Blanco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1-2. Blanco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blanco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Billy Torpedo's cut is getting worse.
Torpedo fails with the takedown.
Roberto Blanco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torpedo throws a hook to the side of Blanco's head but Blanco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torpedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torpedo throws a big shot that misses.
Torpedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blanco throws out the jab.
Torpedo tries to keep at a distance but Blanco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Torpedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torpedo tries to pull guard but Blanco won't allow it.
Torpedo 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 walks away with a smile on his face. Torpedo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Blanco lands a glancing blow to the side of Torpedo's head.
Blanco cracks Torpedo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blanco has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Torpedo to stand back up!
Torpedo is rocked!
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!
Torpedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Torpedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blanco looks to land a left hand but Torpedo moved out of range nicely.
Blanco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torpedo under the eye.
Billy Torpedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torpedo ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Torpedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torpedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Blanco lands a jab.
Torpedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco manages to avoid it.
Torpedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Torpedo keeps it at a distance.
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Torpedo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blanco's guard.
Torpedo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torpedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torpedo looking to pass the guard.
Billy Torpedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo is working hard here to advance position.
Torpedo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torpedo throwing strikes from guard but Blanco blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torpedo wants to pass the guard but Blanco is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Blanco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Torpedo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blanco on his heels. He'll look to pass Blanco's guard now, I'm sure.
Torpedo passes Blanco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torpedo is looking to advance position but Blanco won't allow it.
Torpedo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torpedo landing punches.
Torpedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Torpedo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Torpedo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Torpedo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torpedo punching from mount but Blanco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torpedo raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Roberto Blanco's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco is squirming around, avoiding Torpedo's attempts to control the action.
Torpedo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torpedo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blanco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Torpedo controlling the position easily from mount.
Torpedo misses with a head shot.
Torpedo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Torpedo lands a big shot there that rocks Blanco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Roberto Blanco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Blanco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Torpedo!
Billy Torpedo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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