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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Lovell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Lovell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenny Blankenship's chin.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zack Lovell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kenny Blankenship has been cut.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
Lovell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovell throws the left hand but Blankenship avoids the punch easily.
Lovell lands with a slapping head kick.
Zack Lovell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lovell swivels and escapes.
Lovell throws a head kick but Blankenship moves out of range.
Lovell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blankenship avoids it really well and circles away.
Lovell is breathing heavily.
Lovell throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship slips a jab and a cross from Lovell.
Lovell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Zack Lovell has been cut.
Blankenship fails with the takedown.
Zack Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lovell swivels and escapes.
Blankenship works over Lovell's head and body with a nice combination.
Blankenship tries to clinch but Lovell is having none of it.
Blankenship clinches.
Lovell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Lovell.
Blankenship instigates a clinch.
Blankenship ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blankenship no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lovell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blankenship instigates a clinch.
Blankenship tries to pull guard but Lovell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blankenship escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovell throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Lovell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blankenship sprawls well. Blankenship wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lovell gets slowly back to his feet.
Lovell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Nice takedown defense from Lovell. No joy for Blankenship on that attempt.
Lovell misses with a head kick.
Blankenship lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blankenship.
Some wild striking there from Lovell.
Blankenship closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blankenship jumps into guard, dragging Lovell to the mat.
Lovell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovell stands up and waves to Blankenship to follow him.
Lovell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lovell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship drives through and clinches with Lovell against the cage.
Lovell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blankenship tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lovell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blankenship.
Lovell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lovell throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Lovell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lovell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but Lovell sprawls well.
Blankenship tries to clinch up but Lovell circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blankenship takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lovell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blankenship shoots in but Lovell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lovell throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack Lovell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lovell 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 Lovell off to one side.
Blankenship moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blankenship looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blankenship avoids the head kick by Lovell.
Lovell tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blankenship tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lovell swivels and escapes.
Blankenship is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lovell circles away.
Zack Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lovell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankenship shoots for a double leg takedown but Lovell sprawls well. He's pushed Blankenship's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Blankenship.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blankenship tries to clinch but Lovell is having none of it.
Blankenship gets a double leg takedown into Lovell's guard.
Lovell pushes Blankenship off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lovell drives through and clinches with Blankenship against the cage.
Blankenship is working for takedown but Lovell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lovell is trying to force a seperation but Blankenship has the dominant position.
Blankenship is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lovell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lovell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blankenship keeps control of Lovell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lovell is trying to push Blankenship away but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blankenship jumps into guard, dragging Lovell to the mat.
Lovell gets to his feet - Blankenship follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovell throws a head kick that misses.
Lovell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blankenship takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lovell throws a head kick that misses
and Blankenship counters with a big head kick but Lovell shrugs it off.
Blankenship throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lovell's waist but Lovell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blankenship off to one side.
Lovell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blankenship throws a head kick but Lovell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovell throws a nice head kick!
Lovell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovell throws a head kick but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship works the jab nicely.
Lovell throws a head kick that half lands.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lovell as he avoids it easily.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Blankenship slips a jab and a cross from Lovell.
Blankenship darts in and clinches Lovell up against the cage.
Blankenship fails to pull guard.
Blankenship keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovell's efforts to push away.
Lovell looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lovell to keep the fight standing.
Lovell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovell. Blankenship does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship swats away the attempt to clinch by Lovell.
Lovell is looking to chop away at Blankenship's legs.
Blankenship blocks a head kick by Lovell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Lovell.
No luck for Blankenship with that takedown attempt.
Lovell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Lovell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 moves into the clinch.
Blankenship breaks from the clinch.
Lovell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Lovell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but Lovell shows good takedown defense.
Blankenship gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blankenship keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lovell's efforts to push away.
Lovell is trying to break the clinch but Blankenship is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankenship shoots for a takedown but Lovell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zack Lovell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovell lands a head kick. Blankenship smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blankenship throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blankenship has a takedown stuffed.
Lovell lands with a kick to the temple. Blankenship shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lovell throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lovell.
Blankenship looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovell is fending him off so far but Blankenship persists. Nope, Lovell circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovell throws a sloppy head kick and Blankenship moves out of range easily.
Blankenship fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lovell avoids it really well and circles away.
Lovell connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lovell is trying to force a seperation but Blankenship has the dominant position.
Blankenship manages to break the clinch.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blankenship is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lovell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blankenship tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lovell cracks Blankenship with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lovell scores with a head kick. Blankenship tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lovell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lovell.
Lovell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lovell working the ground and pound from side control.
Lovell working the body and head with strikes.
Lovell controlling the position.
Lovell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lovell stands up and beckons Blankenship to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lovell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blankenship avoids it really well and circles away.
Lovell clinches up against the cage.
Blankenship breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blankenship is defended easily by Lovell.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zack Lovell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lovell misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Lovell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovell, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship made sure to mention his sponsor, Nature's Edge Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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hype
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