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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rammy Bunktuous (ranked 1895 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 126 p4p, 195 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rammy Bunktuous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunktuous clinches up with Blankenship and pushes him back against the cage.
Bunktuous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunktuous misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunktuous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunktuous working aggressively here.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses.
Bunktuous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunktuous digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Bunktuous fails to land.
Blankenship jumps guard but Bunktuous stands there with Blankenship around his waist. Blankenship gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunktuous lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunktuous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blankenship breaks from the clinch.
Bunktuous misses with a double jab.
Bunktuous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunktuous. Blankenship does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bunktuous backs off Blankenship throws a huge counter combo but Bunktuous manages to avoid it all.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bunktuous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blankenship throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bunktuous's waist but Bunktuous gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blankenship off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Bunktuous on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rammy Bunktuous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Bunktuous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Blankenship shoots in but Bunktuous avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Bunktuous wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunktuous swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
As Bunktuous backs off Blankenship throws a huge counter combo but Bunktuous manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous lands a jab.
Bunktuous defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blankenship.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blankenship is defended easily by Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands a jab to the head.
Bunktuous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunktuous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Blankenship wants to counter the offense by Bunktuous and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunktuous, as that shot connected.
Bunktuous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blankenship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bunktuous defends well and Blankenship ends up having to push Bunktuous into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bunktuous as Blankenship shoots in.
Bunktuous connects with a body shot that sends Blankenship's belly button to the back.
Blankenship gets tackled into the cage by Bunktuous. Bunktuous maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bunktuous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunktuous is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blankenships head.
Bunktuous has a couple of punches blocked by Blankenship.
Bunktuous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunktuous lands an uppercut.
Blankenship blocking some punches.
Bunktuous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunktuous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Blankenship is rocked!
Bunktuous lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blankenship is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunktuous finish him?
Bunktuous throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Bunktuous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunktuous lands with a short shot to the head.
Blankenship blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunktuous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunktuous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rammy Bunktuous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blankenship walks into a straight right hand from Bunktuous.
Blankenship seems to have recovered his senses.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Bunktuous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunktuous throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunktuous misses with a straight right.
As Bunktuous backs off Blankenship throws a huge counter combo but Bunktuous manages to avoid it all.
Bunktuous swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship wants to counter with a clinch but Bunktuous pushes him away.
Bunktuous throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship tries to counter with a clinch but Bunktuous shakes him off and moves away.
Bunktuous lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunktuous connects with a body shot.
Blankenship uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunktuous.
Blankenship lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blankenship takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunktuous fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blankenship on the side of the head.
Bunktuous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunktuous is looking to wear down Blankenship with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunktuous swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship slips under a jab.
Bunktuous lands a really nice looking cross but Blankenship seems unphased.
Bunktuous is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bunktuous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunktuous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous throws out a powerful jab.
Rammy Bunktuous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Blankenship fails with the takedown.
Rammy Bunktuous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Blankenship takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunktuous clinches up with Blankenship and pushes him back against the cage.
Bunktuous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunktuous misses with a body punch.
Bunktuous lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands a body punch.
Bunktuous stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bunktuous misses with a punch to the body.
Bunktuous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunktuous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Blankenship's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunktuous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunktuous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blankenship.
Bunktuous swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blankenship jumps guard but Bunktuous stands there with Blankenship around his waist. Blankenship gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bunktuous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunktuous gets through Blankenship's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship looking for a takedown.
Bunktuous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunktuous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunktuous stalls.
Bunktuous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunktuous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bunktuous struggles to land a body shot inside as Blankenship controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Bunktuous.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunktuous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rammy Bunktuous dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bunktuous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blankenship was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous misses with a wild body shot.
Blankenship swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunktuous instigates a clinch.
Bunktuous lands with a right to the head.
Bunktuous lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunktuous misses with a body punch.
Bunktuous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunktuous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunktuous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship prevents a body shot from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands with a light punch inside.
Bunktuous lands with a right to the head.
Bunktuous misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunktuous tries to work over Blankenship's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunktuous scores with a shoulder strike.
Blankenship is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunktuous to keep the fight standing.
Blankenship prevents a body shot from Bunktuous.
Blankenship is trying to maintain a safe position but Bunktuous gets an underhook and turns Blankenship into the cage.
Bunktuous lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunktuous lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunktuous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bunktuous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blankenship blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship blocks a body shot from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous lands an uppercut.
Blankenship working aggressively here.
Blankenship jumps guard and drags Bunktuous to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bunktuous gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blankenship avoids the body shot from Bunktuous.
Bunktuous swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
Bunktuous just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunktuous throws a looping overhand right but Blankenship ducks down to avoid it.
Blankenship wants to counter with a clinch but Bunktuous pushes him away.
Bunktuous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blankenship.
Blankenship will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Bunktuous tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rammy Bunktuous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakobe Blankenship.
Bunktuous misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
Bunktuous loads up on a big right hand but Blankenship slips the punch.
Bunktuous punishes Blankenship's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunktuous misses with a looping left.
Bunktuous misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bunktuous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunktuous misses with a hook.
Bunktuous darts in and clinches Blankenship up against the cage.
Bunktuous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunktuous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunktuous misses with a punch to the body.
Blankenship is trying to pull guard but Bunktuous has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunktuous is leaning against Blankenship and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jakobe Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rammy Bunktuous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blankenship swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunktuous uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rammy Bunktuous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunktuous, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rammy Bunktuous!
Rammy Bunktuous bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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