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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gunterson (ranked 3153 p4p, 4807 weight class) and Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 200 p4p, 258 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Gunterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunterson misses with a double jab.
Gunterson lands a jab to the head.
Gunterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Gunterson does no damage.
Gunterson misses with the combination.
Gunterson misses with a wild combination.
Blankenship looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gunterson!
Blankenship stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Blankenship looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunterson shoots in for a takedown but Blankenship shows good takedown defense.
Blankenship is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gunterson.
Gunterson throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship is looking for the big counter here.
A left lands for Gunterson.
Gunterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Blankenship fails to land the takedown.
Blankenship tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Gunterson. Those never looked like landing.
Gunterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Blankenship was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunterson pinned against the cage. Gunterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grant Gunterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Gunterson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Gunterson misses.
Gunterson tries to clinch up but Blankenship circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunterson pushes Blankenship up against the cage in a clinch.
Blankenship has hold of one of Gunterson's legs. Gunterson is fighting the takedown attempt but Blankenship gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gunterson keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
Blankenship throws a strike but Gunterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gunterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Blankenship looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blankenship 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.
Blankenship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunterson controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blankenship trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blankenship wants to control the position but Gunterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blankenship manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gunterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blankenship is proving hard to escape from.
Blankenship is trying to keep Gunterson in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gunterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blankenship fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunterson to the ground. Blankenship is now in Gunterson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blankenship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blankenship drops back looking for a leg! Gunterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunterson manages to kick Blankenship off! Blankenship jumps back into Gunterson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunterson is looking to stand up but Blankenship isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunterson keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blankenship looking to sit in guard and control but Gunterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
Gunterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunterson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunterson is working an open guard so Blankenship takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gunterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunterson is looking to clinch but Blankenship is avoiding it.
Gunterson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Gunterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Blankenship, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blankenship as he avoids it easily.
Gunterson sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunterson avoids it this time.
Gunterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Gunterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunterson feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunterson.
Gunterson misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Blankenship's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blankenship scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gunterson manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship can't escape the position.
Blankenship gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunterson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gunterson winds up and cracks Blankenship with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship is looking to control Gunterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gunterson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blankenship gets the takedown into side control.
Gunterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blankenship on the ground.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunterson tries to improve position but can't.
Blankenship is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blankenship creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunterson is pushing Blankenship's head away, looking to escape. Blankenship manages to hold on to the position though.
Blankenship working the ground and pound but Gunterson is defending the strikes.
Gunterson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship looking to ground and pound but Gunterson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship unloading with bombs!
Gunterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blankenship working for a submission but Gunterson is keeping him at bay.
Blankenship with the ground and pound from mount.
Blankenship punching from mount but Gunterson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blankenship gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A combination from Gunterson does no damage.
Blankenship is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blankenship blocks a head kick by Gunterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gunterson misses.
Gunterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant Gunterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but Gunterson sprawls well.
Gunterson misses with a left hand
and Blankenship counters with a three punch combo that has Gunterson backing up. Gunterson nods at Blankenship to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunterson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Gunterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blankenship is looking to clinch.
Grant Gunterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunterson quickly recovers to half guard.
Gunterson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blankenship manages to mount him!
Blankenship pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship trying to control but Gunterson is having none of it.
Blankenship is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gunterson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakobe Blankenship!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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