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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Losser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Blankinship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Losser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Blankinship!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Losser blocks a head kick by Blankinship.
Blankinship avoids the body shot from Losser.
Blankinship shoots for a double leg takedown but Losser sprawls well. He's pushed Blankinship's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Losser connects with a leg kick. Blankinship looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Losser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Timothy Losser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Losser throws a body punch but Blankinship moves out of range.
Losser stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Losser. Blankinship does a little dance to reset his feet.
Losser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Losser thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Losser, right into the meat.
Losser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blankinship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Losser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankinship manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankinship.
Timothy Losser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blankinship.
A jab lands there for Losser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankinship fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Losser manages to avoid it.
Blankinship tries to clinch but Losser is having none of it.
Losser lands with a shot to the body.
Losser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Losser. That's going to slow Blankinship down.
Blankinship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Losser avoids the head kick by Blankinship.
A jab from Losser misses.
Timothy Losser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankinship uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Losser.
Blankinship moves out of range of the strikes.
Blankinship fails to land the takedown.
Losser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blankinship takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Losser swings for the body but Blankinship moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship tries to clinch but Losser moves out of range.
Blankinship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Losser throws a head kick but Blankinship moves out of range.
Losser is breathing heavily.
Losser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Losser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Losser misses with a wild body shot.
Losser connects with a body shot that sends Blankinship's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Losser.
Blankinship fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Losser avoids it really well and circles away.
Losser swings for the body but Blankinship moves out of range.
Blankinship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Losser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blankinship is trying desperately to land a takedown but Losser is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blankinship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Losser takes a swing at Blankinship's ribcage but misses.
Blankinship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Losser.
Blankinship darts in looking for a takedown but Losser gets double underhooks and turns Blankinship into the cage.
Losser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blankinship throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Losser just misses with a punch to the body.
Losser takes a swing at Blankinship's ribcage but misses.
Blankinship takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blankinship throws a lazy head kick
and Losser counters with a left and a right that stings Blankinship.
Blankinship's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Losser.
A head kick misses from Blankinship.
Blankinship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Losser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Losser.
Losser misses with a right hand
and Losser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blankinship is looking to clinch but Losser is avoiding it.
Losser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Losser blocks a head kick by Blankinship.
Losser thumps Blankinship with a low kick.
Losser misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankinship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Losser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Losser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Losser 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.
Blankinship looks for the body kick but Losser saw that one coming.
Losser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blankinship misses with a few strikes there.
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Losser as Blankinship shoots in.
A nice leg kick lands there from Losser.
Losser is looking to wear down Blankinship with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blankinship takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Tony Blankinship has been cut.
Tony Blankinship is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankinship has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Losser.
Losser throws a body punch but Blankinship moves out of range.
Losser feints and then cracks Blankinship's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blankinship down.
Blankinship darts in looking for a takedown but Losser gets double underhooks and turns Blankinship into the cage.
Timothy Losser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blankinship.
Blankinship changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Losser fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Losser throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankinship.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Losser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Losser fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blankinship has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Losser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Losser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Losser lunges at Blankinship with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blankinship's hand.
Blankinship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Losser.
Losser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Losser misses with a head kick.
Losser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blankinship was well out of range. Poor timing from Losser.
Blankinship tries to clinch there but Losser circles away.
Blankinship is looking to clinch.
Blankinship doesn't manage to clinch there - Losser circles away.
Blankinship throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Losser's waist but Losser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blankinship off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Losser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blankinship shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Losser defends it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Losser moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Losser looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankinship is just out of range.
Losser lands a nice looking body kick.
Blankinship tries to close the distance and clinch but Losser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blankinship avoids the body shot from Losser.
Blankinship tries to clinch there but Losser circles away.
Blankinship tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Losser.
Blankinship misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Losser throws a sloppy head kick and Blankinship moves out of range easily.
Losser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Losser wants it to stay on the feet.
Losser connects with a body shot that sends Blankinship's belly button to the back.
Blankinship tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Losser looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankinship is just out of range.
Blankinship tries to close the distance and clinch but Losser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blankinship fails with a takedown attempt.
Blankinship doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Losser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Losser. Blankinship does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Losser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Losser wants it to stay on the feet.
Losser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blankinship fails with a takedown attempt.
Blankinship throws a lazy head kick
and Losser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blankinship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Losser.
Blankinship rushes Losser and presses him up against the cage.
Losser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Losser trying to land knees to the body.
Losser wants to get back to striking at distance but Blankinship won't allow it.
Blankinship is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Losser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Losser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Losser manages to break the clinch.
Losser fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blankinship has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Losser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Blankinship's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blankinship checks a low kick from Losser.
Blankinship tries to land a front kick but Losser steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blankinship is defended easily by Losser.
Blankinship rushes Losser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Losser as the two fighters clinch.
Losser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Losser.
Losser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Losser misses the shot to the body.
Losser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blankinship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blankinship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankinship misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timothy Losser is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Losser both land. Nice combination.
Blankinship tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Losser scores with a head kick. Blankinship tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Losser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blankinship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Losser defends well and Blankinship ends up having to push Losser into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Timothy Losser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blankinship.
Losser manages to break the clinch.
Blankinship closes this distance looking for a takedown but Losser circles away.
Losser looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankinship is just out of range.
Losser connects with a high kick.
Losser throws a sloppy head kick and Blankinship moves out of range easily.
Blankinship is looking to clinch but Losser is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Losser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blankinship tries to clinch but Losser is having none of it.
Blankinship shoots in but no luck this time.
Losser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blankinship bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Losser throws a leg kick that misses.
Blankinship shoots in looking for a takedown. Losser tries to sprawl out of it but Blankinship keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Losser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankinship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Losser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Losser throws a head kick that half lands.
Blankinship fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Losser sizes up Blankinship with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blankinship keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Losser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Losser avoids the head kick by Blankinship.
Losser lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blankinship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Losser as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Losser.
A head kick misses from Losser.
Blankinship looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Losser is fending him off so far but Blankinship persists. Nope, Losser circles away and we're back to standing.
Blankinship takes a kick to the side of the head.
Losser works Blankinship's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankinship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Losser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blankinship in his tracks.
Losser misses with a low kick.
Blankinship throws a low kick but it's checked well by Losser.
Losser throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blankinship on the side of the head.
No luck for Blankinship with that takedown attempt.
Losser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blankinship tries to score a power double leg takedown but Losser sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blankinship somewhat.
Blankinship avoids the body shot from Losser.
Tony Blankinship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy Losser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Losser lands a head kick. Blankinship smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Losser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Losser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Losser!
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