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Event:
WVT 138: Corassa v Bloodaxe
Date: Aug 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Blank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blank moves forwards but Qiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2#It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang ducks under a wild hook from Blank.#CL2#
Blank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Blank struggles to land a body shot inside as Qiang controls his hands.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Blank misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Qiang tries to throw a body punch but Blank avoids it by throwing Qiang back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blank. #BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch.
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!
Blank has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blank there as he acknowledges the shot.
Qiang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blank's sensitive parts.
Qiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Blank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Blank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Qiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
Qiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Qiang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Qiang scores with a body shot.
Qiang scores with a leg kick.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Qiang scores with a hook to the body. Blank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blank misses the jab.
Blank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Qiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blank lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Qiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qiang.
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!
Jab by Qiang.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Qiang lands a slapping body shot.
Whack! Qiang lands a heavy head kick that drops Blank. The ref tackles Qiang to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Blank was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hao Qiang!
A victorious Hao Qiang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
WVT 127: Takahashi v Bloodaxe
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
A combination from Blank does no damage.
Alzado throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alzado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alzado throws out a loose jab but Blank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank throws a series of punches but Alzado moves out of range. #CL2#
Blank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alzado misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch.
Alzado moves in looking to clinch but Blank pushes him off.
Blank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alzado.
Blank thuds his right hand into Alzado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blank connects with a combination that backs up Alzado into the cage. Blank lands a flurry of punches that gets past Alzado's guard. Alzado is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Blank bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
DMMA 179 Roos vs Johnson
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Blank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carosella on the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Carosella throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Carosella digs a good hook to Blank's body.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carosella is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blank.
Blank looks to land a combination but Carosella avoids it well. #CL#
Carosella gets tackled into the cage by Blank. Blank maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Carosella's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carosella lands with a good body shot.
Blank lands a head kick. Carosella smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blank avoids the body shot from Carosella.
Carosella throws a shot from downtown. Blank moves away and avoids it.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carosella loads up on a big right hand but Blank slips the punch.
Blank throws a combination that misses
and Carosella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carosella throws a right hand that Blank ducks under and follows up with a left that Blank also avoids with ease.#CL#
Blank clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carosella keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank misses with a head kick.
Blank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blank is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Carosella catches Blank napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Blank to the canvas!
#ROC2#Blank is rocked!
Carosella is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Carosella drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blank manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carosella has Blank in his guard.#REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Blank is sitting in close to Carosella's body. Carosella has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blank is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blank is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Carosella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Guido Carosella! |
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Event:
DMMA Wednesday Warfare 3
Date: Feb 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Blank tries to clinch up
and Vurris counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Vurris feints and as Blank raises his hands in defense, Vurris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vurris stands up over Blank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vurris trying to control but Blank is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank controls Vurris momentarily but Vurris frees himself.
Vurris looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Vurris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vurris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blank's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vurris in particular looking to stall.
Vurris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blank is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Blank gets back to half guard.
Blank wants to get back to full guard.
Blank is working hard here to advance position.
Vurris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blank wants to get back to full guard.
Vurris is looking to pass Blank's guard but actually Blank recovers to full guard.
Blank wants to sweep here but Vurris controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Vurris chips away with some ground and pound.
Blank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blank tries to get out of the position.
Vurris trying to control the position from guard on top but Blank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurris passes into half guard.
Vurris trying to control the action but Blank is working from the bottom.
Vurris working over Blank with some ground and pound. Blank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Vurris is looking for a kimura but Blank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vurris to get the leverage. #T4#
Blank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blank is refusing to be controlled, as Vurris sits in half guard.
Vurris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vurris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blank moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vurris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blank is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Blank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
That kick from Vurris tenderised Blank's leg. Blank is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Vurris flicks out a counter leg kick but Blank steps away.
Blank throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Blank misses.
A head kick misses from Blank.
Vurris avoids the body shot from Blank.
Blank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vurris with the counter takedown but Blank avoids it easily.
Vurris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vurris avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank throws a leg kick
and Vurris counters with a solid body kick.
Blank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blank misses with a double jab
and Vurris counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Blank misses
and Vurris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Vurris slips a jab and a cross from Blank.
Vurris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Vurris has Blank pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vurris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blank tumbling to the mat - Vurris dives into Blank's guard.
Vurris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vurris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blank wants to sweep here but Vurris controlling him for the moment. #T2#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blank is trying to keep Vurris in close.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vurris throws a combination. Blank tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vurris goes for a double leg but Blank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blank continues to drive forward.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Vurris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vurris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank misses with an uppercut
and Vurris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vurris throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Blank has closed the distance and engaged Vurris in a clinch.
Blank stalling in the clinch but Vurris improves position. #BC#
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blank walks into a jab.
Vurris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blank.
A jab from Blank misses.
A little jabbing left from Vurris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blank is looking to clinch but Vurris is avoiding it.
Blank throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vurris circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vurris. #T4##CL2#
Vurris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blank leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vurris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blank prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Blank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vern Vurris.#BC#
Blank manages to break the clinch.
Blank is looking to wear down Vurris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Blank wants to slow Vurris down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Vurris.
Blank darts in trying to clinch
and Vurris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Blank's cut.
That's time! Blank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Vurris avoids the head kick by Blank.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank misses with a leg kick
and Vurris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blank throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Blank.
Vurris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blank misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Vurris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Blank clinches with his opponent.
Blank tries to circle away but Vurris has him pinned against the cage.
Vurris keeps control of Blank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank lands a body shot.
Blank tries to land a knee to the head but Vurris blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Blank wants to break free but Vurris has control.
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blank has Vurris pushed against the cage.#BC#
Blank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vurris was well out of range. Poor timing from Blank.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurris avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Vurris misses.
Blank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vern Vurris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Vurris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vurris avoids the head kick by Blank.
Blank misses with a head kick.
Vurris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blank throws a right hand that Vurris ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurris also avoids with ease.
Blank tries to clinch but Vurris moves out of range.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Vurris takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vurris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Blank. #T3#
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vurris blocks the elbow strike.
Blank tries to break the clinch but Vurris is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Blank.
Vurris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank Blank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vurris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Vurris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vurris feints a counter leg kick.
Blank throws a leg kick
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Blank takes one to the side of the head.
#T4#
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vurris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blank throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vurris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vurris catches Blank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blank with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vurris connects with a body shot.
Vurris lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blank throws a leg kick but Vurris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blank throws a sloppy head kick and Vurris moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Vurris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vurris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Blank.
I think Vurris 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Vurris!
Vern Vurris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
DMMA 159 Unfinished Business 2
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Makkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blank wants it to stay on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Makkonen blocks the leg kick.
#TD2#
Makkonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blank on his heels. He'll look to pass Blank's guard now, I'm sure.
Makkonen looking to sit in guard and control but Blank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Makkonen pulls Blank in close to prevent any damage.
Blank looking to sit in guard and control but Makkonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makkonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Makkonen forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Blank is trying to maintain the position but Makkonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Blank is trying to get back to full guard.
Makkonen 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.
Makkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blank taking some punishment here, with Makkonen in his half guard. #CUT2#Frank Blank's cut is getting worse.
Blank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Makkonen scores with a couple of nice shots.#CUT2#Frank Blank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makkonen on the ground.
Blank trying to control from the bottom.
Blank has hold of Makkonen's hands but Makkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#CUT2#Jeez, Frank Blank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Blank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Make Makkonen!
After winning the bout, Make Makkonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Highland 186
Date: Aug 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
Blank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blank sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Blank. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Blank slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Blank takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blank can pounce on him.
Thompson tries to bum rush Blank with a series of wild strikes but Blank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blank tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Blank unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blank slips under a jab.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Blank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blank.
Blank throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thompson is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Thompson is working Blank over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson works over Blank with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blank has wrist control.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blank can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Thompson is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard. #ROC#Blank is rocked!
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blank's head.
Blank is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blank's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Thompson waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
Highland 180
Date: Jul 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Bich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CUT2#It looks like Phuc Dat Bich has been cut.
Blank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blank wants to land a leg kick but Bich is out of range.
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Bich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Bich moves into the clinch.#BC#
Bich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bich.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Blank tries to get set, Bich tries to push him back and clinch up but Blank manages to avoid the attempt.#TD#
Bich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blank!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1##SUB#
Bich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Bich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blank has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blank prevents Bich from moving into mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Bich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SU#
Bich decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blank to his feet.
A combination from Blank does no damage.
Blank jabs Bich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blank looks for the body kick but Bich saw that one coming.
Blank lands a jab.
Blank looks to land a combination but Bich avoids it well. #T3##TD#
Bich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blank kicks Bich off and gets to his feet.
Frank Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blank but Blank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.#TD#
Bich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blank sprawls well initially but Bich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bich controlling the pace.
Bich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blank can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blank tries to get to full guard but Bich has control of the leg.
Bich trying to control the pace.
Blank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blank holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bich controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phuc Dat Bich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phuc Dat Bich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blank attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blank is looking to slow Bich down with leg kicks.
Bich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blank's corner calls for a 1-2. Blank obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD#
Bich scores with a takedown into Blank's guard.
Bich controlling from the top position.
Blank looking for a sweep. Not yet Blank, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blank is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Bich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bich preventing the sweep.
Phuc Dat Bich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phuc Dat Bich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bich circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Blank thumps Bich with a low kick.
Blank misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blank. That's going to slow Bich down.
Bich tries to land a front kick but Blank steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bich checks a leg kick.
Blank throws a leg kick but Bich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bich. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Bich misses the target. #T3#
Blank swats away the attempt to clinch by Bich.
Bich misses with a series of wild punches.
Blank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Bich closes the distance and clinches.
Bich is trying to pull guard but Blank has him pressed against the cage.
Blank lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Bich manages to break the clinch.
Blank stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blank wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phuc Dat Bich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Bich is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Blank misses with a double jab.
#TD#
Bich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SU#
Bich stands and steps away. Blank gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phuc Dat Bich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Blank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bich seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blank misses with a double jab.
Blank misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Bich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bich.
Bich blocks a body shot from Blank.
Bich has Blank pressed against the cage.
Bich throws an elbow that misses.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank takes a swing at Bich's ribcage but misses.
Bich throws a big counter combination but Blank scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bich is looking to land body kicks.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bich circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Bich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bich tries to pull guard but Blank forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Blank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bich takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Blank.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blank scores with a hook to the body. Bich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blank throws a leg kick but Bich moved away.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blank throws a push kick but Bich slaps the foot to one side.
Bich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phuc Dat Bich. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bich.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Blank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bich.
Bich feinted with a counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Bich blocks the low kick.#TD#
Bich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bich works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bich controlling from mount. #T3#
Blank is looking to improve his position but Bich isn't that keen on the idea.
Bich looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bich looking to ground and pound but Blank is blocking nicely.
Bich content just to control the position here.
Bich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bich controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blank avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Blank.
I think Blank 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Blank! |
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Event:
Highland 178
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Honkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honkanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honkanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Honkanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Honkanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blank throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Honkanen's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Blank dives in looking to finish as Honkanen flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Blank's strikes! Blank is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Honkanen's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Honkanen was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
Highland 172
Date: Jul 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Blank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buga misses with the combination.
Buga moves out of range of the body kick.
Buga wants to counter the offense by Blank and move into the clinch position.
Buga scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Buga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uga Buga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blank at a distance.
Buga throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank 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.
Blank throws a leg kick but Buga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Buga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blank lands a head kick. Buga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Buga cracks Blank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#KD2#
Buga feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blank sprawling to the canvas! Blank rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buga finish him?!
Buga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blank. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buga misses with a few strikes there.
As Buga looks to move away, Blank throws a big counter combo but Buga just gets out of the way.
Blank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blank counters with a two punch combo.
We've been informed that Buga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Buga swinging wildly here.
#KD#
Blank drops Buga with a beautiful combination! Buga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blank is looking for the KO!#ROC#Buga is rocked!
Blank throws an overhand right that has Buga reeling! Blank follows up with more punches and Buga is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
Highland 165
Date: Jun 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Pjetlic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pjetlic connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Pjetlic swings for the body but Blank moves out of range.
Pjetlic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blank looks to land a combination but Pjetlic avoids it well.
Pjetlic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pjetlic misses the target.
Pjetlic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
Pjetlic tries to clinch up.
Pjetlic tries to clinch but Blank is having none of it.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
BOOM! Pjetlic lands a beautiful left hook that drops Blank. Blank tries to recover but Pjetlic is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Blank lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
A very excited looking Maro Pjetlic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Highland 157
Date: May 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Blank looks to land a combination but Kawiwasulu avoids it well.
Kawiwasulu is looking to counter punch.
Kawiwasulu blocks a head kick by Blank.
Kawiwasulu lands a nice shot to the body.
Blank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kawiwasulu is looking to counter punch.
Kawiwasulu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Blank has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A punch combination from Blank misses. #CL2#
Blank has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawiwasulu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blank momentarily.
#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
Blank looks winded!
Kawiwasulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blank blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawiwasulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
#BC2#
Blank manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Kawiwasulu avoids a kick to the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a nice looking body shot.
Blank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawiwasulu.
Blank throws out a counter right but Kawiwasulu avoids it with no problem.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a jab to Blank's midsection.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawiwasulu.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kawiwasulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawiwasulu is looking to counter the offense by Blank and move into the clinch.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Kawiwasulu has knocked Blank down with a huge combo! Kawiwasulu steps away and waves a wobbly Blank back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawiwasulu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blank. #CL#
Kawiwasulu closes the distance and clinches.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand into Blank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blank's gas tank.
Kawiwasulu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blank.#T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands with a right to the head.
Kawiwasulu gets through Blank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kawiwasulu.
A shot in the inside from Kawiwasulu. #ROC#Blank is rocked!
Kawiwasulu pushes Blank against the cage. Kawiwasulu is working some dirty boxing. Kawiwasulu pushes off with a quick right hook! Blank goes down! Blank tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kawiwasulu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
A very excited looking Amaru Kawiwasulu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Highland 147
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Blank misses.
Blank looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Dick dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Dick is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Dick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blank lands with a shot to the body.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
We've been informed that Blank has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blank throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely. #T1#
Blank is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Blank throws a combination. Dick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Dick.
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Dick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
Blank throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
Blank defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Dick misses with a straight right.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.
Dick tries to counter with a takedown but Blank is quick to defend against it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.#T2#
Dick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dick misses with a straight left.
Blank throws a body punch but Dick moves out of range.
Blank lands with a straight right. Dick didn't see that one coming.
Dick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blank.
Dick throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Dick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dick.
Dick tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick lands a shoulder strike.
Dick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blank's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Blank moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Blank swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD#
and Dick counters with a nice right hand that sends Blank toppling to the canvas! Blank scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dick finish him?!#ROC#Blank is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Blank is looking to chop away at Dick's legs.
A big right from Dick misses.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A big left from Dick misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blank! But no joy.
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!
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blank. That's going to slow Dick down.
Blank walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dick swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Needle Dick!
A very excited looking Needle Dick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Highland 138
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
Vargas lands with a cross. #CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.#CL#
Blank gets tackled into the cage by Vargas. Vargas maintains the clinch.
Blank working hard to break the clinch.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
Blank blocking some punches.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blank has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Vargas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Vargas digs a right hand underneath Blank's ribcage. Blank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blank looks winded!
Vargas works on Blank's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanks head.
Vargas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vargas.
Vargas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Vargas - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Blank backwards.
A short uppercut from Vargas.
Vargas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vargas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vargas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vargas lands a hook that snaps the head of Blank backwards. #CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
Vargas gets through Blank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Vargas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargas obliges.
Vargas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas has Blank pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Blank is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Vargas - that's hurt Blank badly! Oh, another knee lands and Blank is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Blank doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Arturo Vargas!
After winning the bout, Arturo Vargas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Highland 128
Date: Jan 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Turn tries to clinch up.
Blank throws a right and a left that Turn avoids nicely.
Blank lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Blank. No joy for Turn on that attempt.
As Turn backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Turn manages to avoid it all.
We've been hearing reports that Turn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blank throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turn looks to land a left hand but Blank moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Turn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blank misses with a combination
#CL#
and Turn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Blank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turn if he has to take too many more of those.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turn circles away quickly and effectively.
Turn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turn goes for a takedown attempt but Blank pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Turn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges.
Turn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turn doesn't manage to clinch there - Blank circles away.
Blank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turn .
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Frank Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turn looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
Turn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blank swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Turn moves into the clinch.
Blank managing to block the knees to the body from Turn .
Turn missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Blank manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Blank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turn . That did some damage!
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blank is looking to chop away at Turn 's legs. #CL2#
Blank gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch.
Blank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turn shoots in for a takedown but Blank shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Turn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Turn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blank has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blank is controlling Turn 's trapped leg to prevent Turn from advancing to side control.#T3#
Turn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blank does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blank is positioning himself well to prevent Turn advancing to mount.
Blank is not content to let Turn control the position.
Turn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Turn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turn . #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turn wants to take a breather but Blank is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blank can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Turn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blank defends it well.
Turn trying to control the action but Blank is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Turn fails with the takedown.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank throws a right hand that Turn ducks under and follows up with a left that Turn also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blank.
Blank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blank throws a series of punches but Turn avoids them all with ease.
Turn shoots in looking for a takedown but Blank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turn 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turn tries to close the distance and clinch but Blank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Blank both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Blank.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Turn is just out of range.#T1#
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turn moves away.#TD#
Turn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blank on his heels. He'll look to pass Blank's guard now, I'm sure.
Turn tries to free his leg and advance position but Blank is retaining full guard.
Blank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turn is pushing down on Blank's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blank is fighting to maintain full guard but Turn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blank controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Turn is working for a kimura but Blank is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Turn seems to be working for a kimura but Blank defends the submission attempt.#T2##SUB#
Turn wants to work for an arm triangle but Blank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Turn is working for a kimura but Blank is defending it quite comfortably.
Blank is looking to improve his position.
Turn scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Turn trying to control the action but Blank is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Turn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blank keeps working.
Blank wants to get back to full guard but Turn has mounted him!#SUB#
Turn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blank tries to lock up and control but Turn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Blank is looking to improve his position but Turn isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB#
Turn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Blank to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Blank shrugs it off.
Turn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Turn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blank is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Turn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Turn fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank throws a combination. Turn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Blank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turn , pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Blank to work.
Turn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Blank.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Blank lands with a nice combination. Turn backs away looking to recover.#T1#
Blank thows a body kick. Turn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Blank.
Turn tries to clinch up.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blank works the jab nicely.
Blank throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turn rather than just go for the knockout.
Turn throws an overhand right that lands on Blank's shoulder, as Blank tries to avoid the shot.
Blank rushes Turn and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Turn is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Blank piles on the pressure and Turn crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
Highland 113
Date: Nov 28, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Blank tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Blank taking a breather.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson prevents Blank from breaking the clinch.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blank avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
#T1#
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blank's face.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Blank has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blank avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blank looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blank blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Blank avoids the damage to the body.
Blank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blank is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks. #T2#
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blank avoids it.
Blank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Blank working hard to break the clinch.
Blank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blank's face.
#ROC#Blank is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Frank Blank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson pushes Blank against the cage. Johnson is working some dirty boxing. Johnson pushes off with a quick right hook! Blank goes down! Blank tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Johnson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olan Johnson! |
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Event:
Highland 99
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Turn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blank fakes the leg kick and cracks Turn in the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blank!
#CUT2#It looks like Ray Turn has been cut.
Blank throws a one two combo.
Blank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turn at a distance.
Turn avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Blank has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Blank.
Blank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turn .
A slapping body kick lands there for Blank.#CL2#
Blank has managed to clinch.
Blank prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Blank swats away the attempt to clinch by Turn .
Blank throws a one two combo.
Turn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blank throws a series of punches but Turn moves out of range.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Blank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blank tries to avoid it but Turn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blank to the ground. Blank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turn wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Blank. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Blank feints a jab promting Turn to slip. Blank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Turn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blank manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blank lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Blank takes the fight into the clinch.
Turn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Turn . That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Blank rushes Turn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blank is leaning against Turn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blank.
Blank stalling against the cage.
Turn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turn doesn't manage to clinch there - Blank circles away.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blank has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Turn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Frank Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Blank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Blank.#CL2#
Blank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blank avoids it.#T4##BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turn . Turn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blank pinned against the cage. Blank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Blank drives through and clinches with Turn against the cage.
Blank avoids a wild elbow strike from Turn .
Turn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blank after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch.
Blank connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blank. That's going to slow Turn down.
Turn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Turn 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blank blocks an elbow strike from Turn .
#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank throws a leg kick which misses Turn 's front leg but catches the back leg as Turn tries to avoid it.
Turn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#Ray Turn 's cut is getting worse.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blank defends well and Turn ends up having to push Blank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blank managing to block the knees to the body from Turn .
Turn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blank is defending well for now.
Turn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Blank.
Blank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank scores with a three punch combo!
#CL2#
Blank forces Turn back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turn dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank cracks a nice hook into Turn 's ribs.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Blank.
Blank lands with a shot to the body.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT2#Ray Turn 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blank lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blank throws a series of strikes that have Turn backpedaling.
Turn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blank scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#KD2#
Blank drops Turn with a beautiful combination! Turn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blank is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Turn is rocked!#CUT2#Jeez, Ray Turn 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Blank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turn .
Oh Turn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blank works over Turn 's head and body with a nice combination.
Turn misses with a jab to the body
and Blank counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Turn off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Blank follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Turn was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
Highland 93
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Blank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blank throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Blank misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blank wants to clinch
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babareens Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blank tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blank doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick from Blank.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely works Blank's body with a nice hook.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely tries to bum rush Blank with a series of wild strikes but Blank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blank throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range. #T2#
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!
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blank counters with a two punch combo.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Blank lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Blank.
Blank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blank. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank connects with a crisp jab.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Blank walks into a straight right hand from Kiely.
Kiely throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
Blank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Blank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank lands a nice hook to Kiely's body. Kiely takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Blank will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Blank throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Blank throws a one two combo.
Babareens Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a left and a right that stings Kiely.
Kiely steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blank. That one must have hurt.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blank throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Kiely both land. Nice combination.
Blank misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiely rather than just go for the knockout.
Blank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank wants to clinch.
Kiely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Blank tries to land a leg kick but Kiely saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Blank lands with a nice combination. Kiely backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blank doesn't seem bothered though.
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blank misses with a body kick.
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Blank scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blank misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Blank looks to land a combination. Kiely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Blank misses.
A head kick misses from Blank.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiely checks a leg kick.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Kiely clobbers Blank with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blank tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiely misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kiely misses with a few strikes there.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely punishes Blank's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blank lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Blank seems unphased.
#T1#
Blank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely misses the jab.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kiely backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Blank staying out of range there.#CL2#
Blank gets a clinch.
Blank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiely is keeping busy.
Blank tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blank takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Blank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws a shot to the body.
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!
Blank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Blank misses with a combination
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges.
Frank Blank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Blank misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank throws a good cross that connects.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Blank takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kiely on the inside. #BC#
Kiely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiely throws a right hand that Blank ducks under and follows up with a left that Blank also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands a jab.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Babareens Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Babareens Kiely.
Well Blank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Blank! |
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Event:
IXF XLVI
Date: Jul 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Blank tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blank leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blank throws a shot to the body.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Blank throws a push kick but Coleman slaps the foot to one side. #TD#
Coleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coleman postures up in Blank's guard and throws a big left but Blank blocks it.
Blank pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Blank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Blank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blank has passed into side control.
Coleman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blank gets to mount! Coleman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Blank tries to control but Coleman wriggling away. #T2#
Coleman is looking to get to half guard.
Blank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Blank's attempts to control the action.
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blank prevents Coleman from getting the reversal.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Coleman regains half guard.
Blank wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Coleman seems keen to control Blank's posture.#T4#
Coleman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Coleman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blank trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#TD#
Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blank to regain full guard.
Coleman throws a strike but Blank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Coleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blank counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Blank scores with a four punch combination!
Blank lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blank.
Blank is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Blank blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
#TD#
Coleman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Blank's head. #CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Mizark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Blank's hands, connecting with Blank's forehead.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.#T1#
Coleman throwing shots but Blank is blocking nicely.
Blank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blank with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT#The cut above Frank Blank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Blank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mizark Coleman!
After the fight, Mizark Coleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
IXF XL
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Blank tries to clinch there but Vasiliev circles away.
Vasiliev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasiliev counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Vasiliev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! in the buildup to the fight.
Blank moves away from the strike by Vasiliev.
Frank Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasiliev swats away the attempt to clinch by Blank.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blank connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Vasiliev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blank lands with a good body shot.
Vasiliev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blank to score with a decent uppercut.
Blank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasiliev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1##CL2#
Blank gets a clinch. #BC#
Vasiliev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasiliev throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily.
Blank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasiliev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blank looks to land a combination. Vasiliev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blank bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasiliev's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Vasiliev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasiliev keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasiliev takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches.
Vasiliev lands a shot to the body.
Vasiliev lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Vasiliev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasiliev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vasiliev can't find room to land a body shot as Blank controls the action.
Blank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasiliev backwards.
Vasiliev keeps control of Blank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasiliev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasiliev pushes Blank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev scores with a shoulder strike.
Vasiliev digs a right hand underneath Blank's ribcage. Blank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blank looks winded!
Blank tries to stall but Vasiliev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasiliev lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T3#
Vasiliev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#The cut above Frank Blank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vasiliev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blank or not.
Vasiliev lands an uppercut.#BC#
Vasiliev breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Vasiliev takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasiliev.
A hook to the body from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev lands with a left to the head.
Vasiliev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Vasiliev on the inside. #CUT#Frank Blank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasiliev. #ROC#Blank is rocked!
Vasiliev pushes Blank against the cage. Vasiliev is working some dirty boxing. Vasiliev pushes off with a quick right hook! Blank goes down! Blank tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vasiliev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Vasiliev!
During a confident post fight interview, Timur Vasiliev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
IXF XXXV
Date: Jun 13, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Blank rushes Pena and presses him up against the cage.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena is trying to stall.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blank working hard to break the clinch.
Pena throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blank lands a body punch. #BC#
Blank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Blank misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a head kick. That will keep Blank thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Pena looks to move away, Blank throws a big counter combo but Pena just gets out of the way.#T1#
Blank takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#It looks like Jesus Pena has been cut.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Blank jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges. #CL#
Blank moves into range and clinches up with Pena.
Pena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up. #T2#
Pena is looking to control Blank's arms but Blank gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage.
Pena is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Blank has denied him.
Blank prevents a body shot from Pena.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
Blank is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blank blocks the elbow strike.
Pena can't find room to land a body shot as Blank controls the action.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Blank blocks a body shot from Pena.
Pena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blank can't break the clinch.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blank takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Blank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Blank is looking to wear down Pena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pena. Pena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena moves forwards but Blank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blank throws a right hand that Pena ducks under and follows up with a left that Pena also avoids with ease.
Pena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4##CL#
Blank closes the distance and pushes Pena back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pena looking to slow down the pace here.
Pena misses with an elbow over the top.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena tries to work over Blank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blank is keeping busy.
Pena looking to stall.
Pena lands an elbow just above Blank 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blank as Pena tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Blank will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Blank tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena lands a jab to Blank's midsection.
Pena cracks Blank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena looks to land a combination. Blank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Pena.
Blank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena throws a one two combo.
#CL#
Blank rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Blank manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Pena gets tackled into the cage by Blank. Blank maintains the clinch.
Pena lands an elbow inside that Blank shrugs off.
Pena misses with an elbow strike.
Blank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blank is struggling to control the position.
Blank prevents a body shot from Pena. #T2#
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pena looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pena throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Blank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blank wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Blank breaks the clinch.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Blank.
Pena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.#CL#
Blank rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blank blocks the elbow strike.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pena tries to stall but Blank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blank blocks a body shot from Pena.
Pena wants to stall.
#T4#
Blank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena tries to throw a body punch but Blank avoids it by throwing Pena back against the cage.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Pena throws an elbow that misses.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Blank controls his hands.
Pena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena misses with an elbow strike.
Pena tries a body shot but Blank blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blank.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Blank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pena scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL#
Blank has managed to clinch.
Pena throws an elbow that misses.
Blank blocks an uppercut.
Pena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pena taking a breather.
Pena is looking to control Blank's arms but Blank gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage. #BC#
Blank breaks from the clinch.
Blank lands a right hook to the body.
Pena lands a jab.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blank throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank lands an overhand right.
Pena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blank's hands.
Pena throws out a leg kick but Blank moves out of range and Pena only half commits.
Jesus Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Blank misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blank tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
#T1#
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Pena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blank.
Blank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena slips under a jab.
Pena throws a big counter head kick but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena throws out a counter right but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Pena takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blank.
#T2#
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Blank moves out of range easily.
Blank misses with a hook to the body
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blank looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
Blank scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pena misses with a combination
and Blank counters with a left to the body.
Blank punishes Pena's body with a nice straight punch.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Pena throws a combination that misses
and Blank counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Blank is winning the standup battle so far.
Blank jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pena looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blank swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blank. #T3#
Blank jabs at Pena's body.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Blank misses its target.
Blank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pena momentarily.
Blank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blank.
Blank connects with a body shot.
Pena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CUT#That has opened up Jesus Pena's cut even more.
Blank digs a good hook to Pena's body.
A head kick by Pena misses
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Blank.
Blank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blank misses with a wild combination.
Blank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Pena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Blank lands a nice looking body shot.
Pena avoids the body shot from Blank.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Blank moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Blank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena misses with a double jab
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Blank showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blank has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Blank! |
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Event:
IXF XXVIII
Date: May 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Blank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vargas.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blank throws a counter combo.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Blank doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blank slips a jab and a cross from Vargas.
Blank tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Vargas misses.
Vargas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
Blank is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vargas with a body shot.
Blank is looking to clinch.
Vargas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Vargas scores with a nice strike.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Vargas throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vargas throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily.
Vargas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Blank blocks a jab.
Jab by Vargas.
Vargas stuns Blank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank misses with a combination
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.#T2#
Vargas scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas throws a series of punches but Blank moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blank! But no joy.
Blank connects with a crisp jab.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
#KD#
Vargas drops Blank with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blank looks back up at him and smiles so Vargas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Blank is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Frank Blank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vargas connects with a nice cross there... Blank is looking wobbly and Vargas recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Blank to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Vargas jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arturo Vargas! |
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Event:
IXF XXIV
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves misses with a looping left.
Blank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Blank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves scores with a jab. Blank acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graves moves away from the strike by Blank.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves lands with a straight right. Blank didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Blank misses
and Blank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves looks winded!
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Javier Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a hook.#T2#
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Graves throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blank is looking to wear down Graves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Blank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blank lands with a nice body punch.
Blank tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range. #T3#
Blank jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blank throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blank punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Blank.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Blank misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Blank closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.#BC#
Blank breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD#
Blank lands a left and a right that send Graves crashing to the mat, dazed. Blank thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Graves is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Javier Graves has been cut.
Blank looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Blank swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Graves takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Blank cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
IXF XX
Date: May 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson's coach down at SMASH Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nelson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Blank. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Nelson looks to move away, Blank throws a big counter combo but Nelson just gets out of the way.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blank.
Blank could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blank defends it nicely.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank slips under a jab from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank blocks a leg kick.
Blank is looking for a counter combo.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Blank appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blank moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Blank counters with a right hand to the body.
Blank throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Blank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Blank misses with the combination.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blank appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Blank.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blank counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Blank to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and Blank counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Blank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tim Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Blank counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Nelson to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Blank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
IXF XIV
Date: Apr 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Blank loads up on a big right hand but Phol slips the punch.
No joy there for Phol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mfer Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blank let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phol connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Blank scores with a decent looking hook.
Blank lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phol backs up against the cage.
#CUT2#It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phol dips to his left and cracks Blank with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Phol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blank throws a front kick aimed at Phol's knee but Phol avoids it well.
Phol with a nice cross.
We've been told by Phol's head coaches at Island Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blank needs to keep his hands up - Phol had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#That has opened up Frank Blank's cut even more.#T1##CL#
Phol moves into the clinch.
Phol throws a punch but it's blocked by Blank.
We've been informed that Blank has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#KD#
Phol drops Blank onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blank is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Phol.
Blank looks winded!
Phol lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Blank is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Frank Blank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Phol pushes Blank against the cage. Phol is working some dirty boxing. Phol pushes off with a quick right hook! Blank goes down! Blank tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Phol moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Gane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Blank misses.
Blank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#CL2#
Blank closes the distance and clinches.
Gane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blank to keep the fight standing.
Blank controlling the action here for a moment.
Blank has had enough of the clinch but Gane keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank pressing his opponent against the cage. #T1#
Gane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blank just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Gane won't allow it.
#BC2#
Blank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoel Gane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Blank gets a double leg takedown into Gane's guard.
Gane trying to keep a closed guard but Blank is proving a slippery customer.
Gane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blank manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gane throws a big elbow that misses. #T2##ES2#
Blank pushes Gane off and scrambles back to his feet.
#TD2#
Blank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gane is looking to regain half guard here but Blank keeps moving and retains side control.
Gane misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gane wants to control but Blank postures up.
Gane manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blank's best efforts.
Blank wants to get back to his feet.
Gane trying to hold on to Blank's head to control him but Blank postures up.
#T3#
Blank slows the pace down in half guard.
Gane is looking to improve his position.
Blank working the head and body with strikes.
Gane works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gane is trying to control the position but Blank postures up. #SU2#
Blank decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gane, up you get!
Gane scores with a nice body kick.
Gane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Gane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blank looks to land a combination but Gane avoids it well.
Gane throws a low kick, looking for Blank's leg but Blank calmly moves out of range. #TD2#
Blank shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gane's guard.
Blank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Gane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gane is trying to keep Blank in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gane enables Blank to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blank is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gane is trying to control the position but Blank postures up.
Gane throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#SUB#
Blank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blank has managed to get both his arms back between Gane's legs - danger averted.
Blank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gane looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Gane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blank is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T1##TD2#
Blank feints and as Gane raises his hands in defense, Blank changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gane tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU2#
Blank gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Blank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blank controlling from side mount.
Gane struggling a bit here.#T2#
Gane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blank presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blank controlling from the full mount.
Gane gets back to half guard.
Gane wants to control but Blank is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SU2#
Blank stands up and beckons Gane to join him on the feet.
Blank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Gane lands but Blank takes it in his stride. #T3#
Blank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frank Blank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blank.
Gane regains half guard.
Blank blocks the strikes from Gane.
Gane is pressing down on Blank's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blank wants to pass the guard but Gane is keeping the position.
Gane controls Blank momentarily but Blank frees himself. #T4#
Gane trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blank misses with a body kick.
Gane fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blank just manages to avoid it.
Gane lands with a slapping head kick.
Blank sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Blank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blank lands in his opponent's guard.
Blank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Blank has closed the distance and engaged Gane in a clinch.
Gane tries to pull guard but Blank forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blank to keep the fight standing.
Gane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blank just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Gane. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Blank feints and as Gane raises his hands in defense, Blank changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Gane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gane trying to control the position.
#T1##SU2#
Blank gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blank checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Blank blocks the leg kick.
Gane throws a head kick that misses.
Blank tries to clinch but Gane moves out of range.
Gane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blank is out of range.
Gane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blank looks to land a combination but Gane avoids it well.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Gane misses with a body kick.
Blank misses with a double jab.
Blank throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gane counters with a leg kick. #TD2#
Blank gets the takedown into side control.
Gane is trying to get back to half guard.#SU2#
Blank decides to stand back up. #TD2#
Blank feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Blank engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3##SUB#
Gane throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blank uses it to pass to side control.
Gane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Blank seems content to control.#SUB#
Gane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frank Blank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gane works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Gane looking for a guillotine here but Blank defends easily.
#SUB#
Gane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Gane looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Gane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gane throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Blank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blank winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Blank! |
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