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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Welch (ranked 3905 p4p, 24926 weight class) and Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 244 p4p, 308 weight class). Welch comes to the cage accompanied by Red Light. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blankenship wants it to stay on the feet.
Blankenship steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Welch.
Welch gets a takedown into half guard.
Welch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Welch seems content to control.
Welch slips a nice elbow through Blankenship's hands, connecting with Blankenship's forehead.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blankenship gets full guard.
Welch scoring with some ground and pound.
Welch is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welch passes into half guard.
Blankenship taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Blankenship wants to control but Welch is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch trying to control the pace.
Welch trying to mount his opponent but Blankenship defends it.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blankenship trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Blankenship on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Welch working over Blankenship with some ground and pound. Blankenship looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blankenship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Welch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blankenship has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bigfoot BJJ. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to control but Welch is keeping busy.
Welch seems to be looking for submissions.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep. Welch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blankenship taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Welch in particular looking to stall.
Blankenship taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Welch working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Welch seems content to control.
Welch trying to control from half guard but Blankenship is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Welch drops an elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Welch prevents Blankenship from improving his position.
Welch working over Blankenship with some ground and pound. Blankenship looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blankenship taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Blankenship wants to get back to his feet.
Welch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Welch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Welch drops an elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankenship has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Welch is working away from the top position though.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Welch slows the pace down in half guard.
Blankenship moves into full guard.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Welch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blankenship enables Welch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blankenship manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Welch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Welch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welch wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
Welch postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Blankenship's brow.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship looking to control.
Welch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Welch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Welch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Blankenship's brow.
Welch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Welch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blankenship is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blankenship is trying to control the position but Welch postures up.
Baron Welch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship has momentary wrist control but Welch slips an elbow through the middle.
Welch landing some decent shots from guard.
Welch is in close to Blankenship's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Welch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welch stands up over Blankenship, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blankenship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blankenship is keeping the position for now.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blankenship has momentary wrist control but Welch slips an elbow through the middle.
Blankenship has momentary wrist control but Welch slips an elbow through the middle.
Welch lands a couple of elbows.
Welch connects with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship is trying to control the position but Welch postures up.
Welch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blankenship's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch chips away with some ground and pound.
Welch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welch controlling from the top position.
Welch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Welch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Welch preventing the sweep.
Welch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Welch is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welch.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Blankenship lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Welch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blankenship to the ground. Welch is now in Blankenship's guard.
Welch slips nicely into half guard.
Blankenship wants to get back to full guard.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blankenship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Welch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Welch.
Welch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch is looking to advance position but Blankenship won't allow it.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Welch is taking a breather. Blankenship says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Welch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blankenship with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Welch slips a nice elbow through Blankenship's hands, connecting with Blankenship's forehead.
Blankenship won't allow Welch to pass to mount.
Welch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blankenship is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch is just content to waste time from the top position. Blankenship takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blankenship is trying to keep Welch in close.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welch is in close to Blankenship's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Welch distracts Blankenship with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Welch wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Welch sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Welch wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Welch tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blankenship looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Welch is fending him off so far but Blankenship persists. Nope, Welch circles away and we're back to standing.
Welch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Welch fails to land the takedown.
Blankenship throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baron Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Welch wants it to stay on the feet.
Welch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blankenship is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch shoots in and drives through. Blankenship sprawls well.
Blankenship tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Welch swivels and escapes.
Baron Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blankenship sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Welch sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Welch avoids it this time.
Welch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blankenship's waist but Blankenship gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Welch off to one side.
Blankenship wants to counter with a clinch but Welch pushes him away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Welch or perhaps it was just good defense by Blankenship, which made it look bad.
Blankenship is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baron Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blankenship fails to land the takedown.
Welch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blankenship sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Welch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jakobe Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welch misses with a takedown
and Blankenship counters with a series of strikes. Welch will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Welch, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Welch!
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