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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.. Blunts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serius Jones - Bars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichi Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Blunts circles away.
Blunts gets the takedown into side control.
Blunts tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blunts is trying to get an arm triangle but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy is looking to reverse the position.
Blunts goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kennedy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blunts's guard! Nice work there by Kennedy!
Kennedy stands up and waves to Blunts to follow him.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Blunts is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts shoots in and drives through. Kennedy sprawls well.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blunts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunts circles away.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Blunts circles away and keeps his distance.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kennedy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blunts is trying to get an arm triangle but Kennedy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy struggling a bit here.
Blunts taking a break here but Kennedy is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kennedy is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is refusing to be controlled, as Blunts sits in half guard.
Blunts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kennedy defending well though.
Blunts is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Blunts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blunts.
Blunts works to advance to full mount. Kennedy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Blunts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts avoids the attempt from Kennedy to control.
Blunts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kennedy is desperately trying to improve his position but Blunts has a good base and remains in mount.
Blunts tries to control but Kennedy wriggling away.
Kennedy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blunts wants to control the pace but Kennedy is squirming around nicely.
Blunts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blunts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kennedy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blunts looks gassed!
Kennedy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy slips nicely into half guard.
Blunts trying to control from the bottom.
Kennedy wants to pass to mount but Blunts is defending the position.
Kennedy seems to be looking for submissions.
Blunts is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Blunts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kennedy tries to clinch but Blunts is having none of it.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunts circles away.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kennedy as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense.
Will Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ichi Blunts has been cut.
Kennedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blunts.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Blunts.
Blunts decides to pull guard.
Blunts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Blunts to follow him.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blunts misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
Kennedy drives through and clinches with Blunts against the cage.
Blunts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blunts has Kennedy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kennedy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Blunts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Blunts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Blunts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blunts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kennedy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Blunts's ribcage.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Blunts's ribcage.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Blunts won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Blunts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blunts takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Blunts's ribcage.
Kennedy working Blunts over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunts's face.
Kennedy prevents the takedown attempt.
Blunts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennedy prevents it.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunts's defenses.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunts's defenses.
Blunts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blunts keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ichi Blunts's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kennedy tries to clinch but Blunts moves out of range.
Kennedy clinches.
Blunts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blunts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kennedy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kennedy tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Blunts counter with a right hand.
Kennedy closes the distance but Blunts moves to the side
and Blunts counters with a single leg into guard. Kennedy didn't expect that.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blunts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blunts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blunts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kennedy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts prevents Kennedy from getting back to his feet.
Kennedy looking to control.
Blunts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Blunts from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blunts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blunts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kennedy!
Kennedy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kennedy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blunts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blunts looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Blunts's attempts to control the action.
Blunts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kennedy stops Blunts from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Blunts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kennedy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working to try and regain half guard.
Blunts pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kennedy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Blunts's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Kennedy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blunts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blunts controlling the position easily from mount.
Kennedy working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kennedy gets back to half guard.
Blunts is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kennedy wants to hold on but Blunts pushes him away.
Blunts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kennedy is looking to escape.
Blunts looking for a guillotine from mount but Kennedy is having none of it.
Kennedy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Blunts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blunts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Blunts!
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