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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 19 p4p, 69 weight class) and Joon Sang Hun (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Blankenship comes to the cage accompanied by MXC Most Extreme Challenge. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship moves forwards but Sang Hun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joon Sang Hun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blankenship tries to clinch there but Sang Hun circles away.
Sang Hun throws a chopping leg kick but Blankenship manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Blankenship misses its target.
Sang Hun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sang Hun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sang Hun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blankenship. That did some damage!
Blankenship drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body. Sang Hun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sang Hun's corner calls for a 1-2. Sang Hun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blankenship scores with a hook.
Sang Hun misses with a kick to the body
letting Blankenship counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship has closed the distance and engaged Sang Hun in a clinch.
A short right from Blankenship.
Blankenship gets through Sang Hun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blankenship takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sang Hun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blankenship is out of range.
Blankenship fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sang Hun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blankenship fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sang Hun throws a chopping leg kick but Blankenship manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sang Hun tries to land a leg kick but Blankenship saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blankenship misses with an uppercut. Sang Hun saw that one coming.
Sang Hun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blankenship connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blankenship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sang Hun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sang Hun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blankenship waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sang Hun.
Blankenship throws a hook to the side of Sang Hun's head but Sang Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Sang Hun misses
and Blankenship counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Blankenship.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Blankenship controls his hands.
Sang Hun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Sang Hun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Blankenship's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship pushes Sang Hun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sang Hun breaks from the clinch.
Blankenship throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blankenship swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sang Hun ducks right into an uppercut from Blankenship.
Sang Hun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sang Hun tries a low kick but Blankenship avoids it.
Sang Hun misses with a left hand
and Blankenship cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blankenship thuds his right hand into Sang Hun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sang Hun is rocked!
Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blankenship.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship misses with the combination.
Blankenship thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Sang Hun misses.
Sang Hun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blankenship cracks Sang Hun with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Sang Hun misses its intended target.
Blankenship checks a low kick from Sang Hun.
Blankenship tries to clinch up
and Sang Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sang Hun stuns Blankenship with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blankenship tries to clinch up but Sang Hun circles away and keeps his distance.
Blankenship doesn't manage to clinch there - Sang Hun circles away.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Sang Hun.
Blankenship wants to clinch
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Blankenship on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sang Hun. Sang Hun obviously looking to wear him down.
Blankenship gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blankenship's corner calls for a 1-2. Blankenship obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sang Hun avoids the body shot from Blankenship.
Sang Hun misses with a wild body shot.
Blankenship wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sang Hun throws a looping overhand right but Blankenship ducks down to avoid it.
Sang Hun moves out of range as Blankenship strikes.
Sang Hun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blankenship fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sang Hun missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sang Hun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blankenship misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship staying out of range there.
Blankenship wants to clinch
and Sang Hun counters with a left to the body.
Blankenship slips under a jab.
Blankenship takes a swing at Sang Hun's ribcage but misses.
Sang Hun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blankenship checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blankenship avoids the body shot from Sang Hun.
Jab from Blankenship.
Blankenship with a jab.
Blankenship takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sang Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Sang Hun throws out a powerful jab.
Blankenship digs a good hook to Sang Hun's body.
Blankenship throws a body punch but Sang Hun moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick but Blankenship moved away.
Sang Hun connects with an inside leg kick.
Sang Hun scores with a leg kick.
Blankenship misses with a straight left.
Sang Hun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blankenship checks the leg kick.
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 Kenny Blankenship will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blankenship's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sang Hun misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blankenship comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sang Hun moves out of range of the strikes.
Blankenship missing with a left hand there. Sang Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship lands a really nice looking cross but Sang Hun seems unphased.
Sang Hun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sang Hun is still on wobbly legs! Can Blankenship finish him?
Blankenship throws a hook but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
A jab from Blankenship misses.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the head.
Sang Hun seems to have recovered his senses.
Blankenship misses with a lunging right hand
and Sang Hun counters with a straight right hand.
Sang Hun misses with a looping left.
Blankenship is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sang Hun throws out a powerful jab.
Kenny Blankenship is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship looks to land a left hand but Sang Hun moved out of range nicely.
Sang Hun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blankenship's hands.
A big left from Sang Hun misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blankenship counters with a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blankenship if he has to take too many more of those.
Sang Hun throws a jab but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blankenship misses with a two punch combination.
Sang Hun takes one on the button.
Sang Hun misses with a low kick.
Sang Hun scoring well with a low kick there.
Sang Hun misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Sang Hun tenderised Blankenship's leg. Blankenship is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sang Hun connects with a nice looking jab.
Blankenship has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blankenship there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Blankenship.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun looks to land a right hand but Blankenship moved out of range.
Blankenship is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blankenship thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sang Hun throws a leg kick
and Blankenship cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sang Hun swinging wildly here.
Blankenship paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Blankenship counters with a nice body shot.
Sang Hun throws a leg kick but Blankenship moved away.
Blankenship swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sang Hun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blankenship lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blankenship drives through and clinches with Sang Hun against the cage.
Sang Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sang Hun.
Blankenship tries to work over Sang Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blankenship blocks a body shot from Sang Hun.
Blankenship throws a head punch that misses.
Blankenship lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sang Hun working hard to break the clinch.
Blankenship pushes Sang Hun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun trying to stall but Blankenship improves his position.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sang Hun working hard to break the clinch.
Sang Hun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Blankenship gets through Sang Hun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sang Hun swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blankenship throws a head punch that misses.
Blankenship tries to throw a body punch but Sang Hun avoids it by throwing Blankenship back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blankenship tries a body shot but Sang Hun blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blankenship creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sang Hun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sang Hun motions for Blankenship to come forward. Sang Hun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sang Hun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship punishes Sang Hun's body with a nice straight punch.
Blankenship jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blankenship with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sang Hun slips under a jab from Blankenship.
A low kick lands for Sang Hun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blankenship throws a good cross that connects.
Sang Hun takes one to the chin there.
Sang Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Sang Hun misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blankenship to counter with a crisp jab.
Sang Hun throws the kick towards the body but Blankenship avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Blankenship misses the target.
Sang Hun swings for the body but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sang Hun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blankenship.
Sang Hun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blankenship moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sang Hun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blankenship.
As Sang Hun looks to move away, Blankenship throws a big counter combo but Sang Hun just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Sang Hun misses the target.
Sang Hun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blankenship's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship lands with a nice body punch.
Sang Hun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sang Hun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blankenship.
Sang Hun slips a jab from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sang Hun throws the left hand but Blankenship avoids the punch easily.
Blankenship defending well as Sang Hun loads up on a big left hand.
Blankenship misses with a looping right.
Sang Hun scores with a jab.
Sang Hun throws a poor cross that misses
and Blankenship connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sang Hun throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sang Hun walks into a stiff left hand from Blankenship.
Sang Hun swings widly with a right hand
and Blankenship counters with a crisp right that sends Sang Hun to the canvas! Blankenship follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Kenny Blankenship thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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