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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blanco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Blanco counters with a stiff right hand.
Congo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blanco lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Blanco.
Despite the aggression on Congo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blanco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Roberto Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Congo moves into range and clinches up with Blanco.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco prevents a body shot from Congo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Roberto Blanco has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco misses with some punches.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Congo lands a body punch.
Congo lands a left hand.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blanco blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Congo.
A short left from Congo.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Congo obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blanco is breathing heavily.
Blanco wants to break free but Congo has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Blanco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Congo lands with a short shot to the head.
Congo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Congo.
A shot in the inside from Congo.
Congo blocking some punches.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Congo blocks an uppercut.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Congo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Congo prevents Blanco from breaking the clinch.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Blanco is blocking nicely.
Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Congo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blanco tries to circle away but Congo has him pinned against the cage.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco is trying to break free.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blanco is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Blanco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Blanco is blocking nicely.
Blanco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blanco is defending well for now.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blanco avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco fails to land.
Congo blocking some punches.
Congo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
That's time! Blanco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Blanco misses.
Blanco throws a looping overhand right but Congo ducks down to avoid it.
Congo throws a jab when Blanco was well out of range.
Congo throws a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a hook.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Blanco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanco misses with a hook
and Congo counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Blanco does no damage.
Congo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Congo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Congo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Congo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanco. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Blanco misses.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Congo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blanco moves forwards but Congo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Congo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blanco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andokuhle Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo blocking some punches.
Blanco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Congo gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco controls the action.
Congo pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Congo blocking some punches.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Blanco's ribcage. Blanco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Congo gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco controls the action.
Blanco is trying to break free.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanco is rocked!
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Congo.
Congo lands a nice knee to the body.
Congo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.
Congo pushes Blanco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Congo lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Congo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Congo.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Oh Blanco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.
Congo lands a big right hand that drops Blanco! The killer instinct kicks in and Congo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Congo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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