Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: UCF 25: Nguyen v Tochukwu
Date: May 04, 2024

#R1#
Blankenship takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Blankenship moves into the clinch.
Blankenship lands a body punch. #TD2#
Gaspard drags the fight down to the ground.
Blankenship working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Gaspard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blankenship doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blankenship manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blankenship throws a strike but Gaspard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Gaspard won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Gaspard passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gaspard seems content to control.
Gaspard thows a huge punch but Blankenship dodges it nicely.
Blankenship has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaspard is working away from the top position though.
Blankenship is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Blankenship keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gaspard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gaspard wants to take a breather but Blankenship is having none of it.
Gaspard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blankenship trying to control here.
Blankenship tries to get to full guard but Gaspard has control of the leg.
Blankenship is concentrating on defense, preventing Gaspard from advancing position. #T2#
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.
Gaspard prevents Blankenship from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankenship makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blankenship.
Gaspard wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
Gaspard looking to sit in guard and control but Blankenship gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Gaspard controls Blankenship momentarily but Blankenship frees himself. #SUB2#
Gaspard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blankenship defends it easily.
Blankenship missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Blankenship scoring with some ground and pound.
Blankenship stands up over Gaspard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blankenship won't allow Gaspard to sweep him here.
Gaspard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blankenship has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blankenship lands a couple of digs.
Blankenship is working Gaspard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing that Blankenship has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Gaspard has his foot on Blankenship's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blankenship works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Gaspard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blankenship scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blankenship is working Gaspard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Gaspard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaspard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blankenship manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Gaspard is fighting to break Blankenship's control of his arms but Blankenship is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Blankenship has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gaspard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blankenship has control of Gaspard's left arm, preventing Gaspard from doing any damage.
Blankenship controls Gaspard momentarily but Gaspard frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaspard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michele Rene Gaspard will probably get the nod.
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#
Blankenship misses with a wild body shot.
Blankenship throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaspard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship throws a lazy right hand but Gaspard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blankenship lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blankenship shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaspard moves out of range as Blankenship strikes.
Gaspard misses with the combination.
Gaspard missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaspard wants to clinch.
Michele Rene Gaspard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gaspard misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
Blankenship needs to keep his hands up - Gaspard had a free shot at his head there.
Blankenship throws out a loose jab but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blankenship waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaspard.
Gaspard throws out a counter right but Blankenship avoids it with no problem.
Gaspard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Blankenship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blankenship misses with a wild body shot.
Gaspard lands a right hook to the body.
Blankenship darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blankenship needs to keep his hands up - Gaspard had a free shot at his head there.
Blankenship swings for the body but Gaspard moves out of range.
Gaspard throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaspard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blankenship.
Blankenship uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaspard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Gaspard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaspard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gaspard throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a combination. Gaspard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Blankenship has Gaspard up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blankenship just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaspard backwards. #T2#
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blankenship works on Gaspard's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship lands with a left to the head.
Gaspard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaspard fails to pull guard.
Kenny Blankenship has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michele Rene Gaspard.#TD2#
Gaspard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blankenship uses from the top position.
Blankenship is in close to Gaspard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blankenship working some strikes from top position.#ROC#Gaspard is rocked!
Gaspard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blankenship is in close to Gaspard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaspard is still in real trouble! Can Blankenship finish him?
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaspard's head.
Blankenship with a nice head shot there.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaspard has momentary wrist control but Blankenship slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Gaspard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kenny Blankenship overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Blankenship chips away with some ground and pound.
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaspard's head.
Blankenship stopping the sweep attempt from Gaspard.#SUB2#
Gaspard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blankenship defends well.
Blankenship is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaspard can do to turn this around?
Blankenship scoring with some ground and pound.
Blankenship cracks Gaspard with a solid left hand.
Gaspard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blankenship scoring with some ground and pound.
Blankenship works over Gaspard with some ground and pound from guard.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blankenship is one step ahead there.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Gaspard is looking for a triangle but Blankenship pushes his legs off easily.
Gaspard has momentary wrist control but Blankenship slips an elbow through the middle.
Gaspard has momentary wrist control but Blankenship slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Blankenship stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gaspard throws up his legs and catches Blankenship in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Blankenship tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gaspard! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michele Rene Gaspard!
In defeat, Kenny Blankenship stepped up to the mic, saying 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.

Event: UCF 17: Smith v Payakaroon
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Blankenship lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like Gopnik Skwat has been cut.
Blankenship on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Kenny Blankenship has been cut.
Skwat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blankenship circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skwat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blankenship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blankenship lands a jab to the head.
Jab by Blankenship.
Blankenship changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skwat ducks under a wild hook from Blankenship.#CL#
Blankenship gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skwat works on Blankenship's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blankenship missing with knees to the body.
Blankenship lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skwat backwards.
Blankenship blocks a body shot from Skwat.
Blankenship digs a right hand underneath Skwat's ribcage. Skwat let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Skwat lands a takedown into guard.
Skwat preventing the sweep.
Blankenship is working hard here to advance position.
Blankenship is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Blankenship 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.
Skwat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skwat stopping the sweep attempt from Blankenship.
Blankenship looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blankenship punishes Skwat's body with a nice straight punch.
Blankenship looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Skwat. That snapped Blankenship's head back. #CL#
Blankenship gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skwat avoids it.
Blankenship misses with the head strike.
Skwat blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
A head punch on the inside from Skwat fails to land.
Blankenship takes a shot to the head.
Blankenship has Skwat pressed against the cage, preventing Skwat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skwat misses with some punches.
Skwat tries a body shot but Blankenship blocks it.
Skwat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skwat's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skwat backwards.
Skwat throws a head punch that misses.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skwat's elbow.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Skwat blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Blankenship.
Skwat has a couple of punches blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skwat blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Blankenship. #T3#
Skwat throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands with a light punch inside.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skwat's elbow.
Skwat lands a nice uppercut.
Skwat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skwat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blankenship pushes Skwat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skwat misses with the head strike.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Skwat blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Skwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skwat tries to score with a low kick but Blankenship moves his leg out of the way.
Skwat missing with a left hand there. Blankenship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the body
and Skwat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skwat throws a sloppy body shot
and Blankenship counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship lands an overhand right.
Blankenship lands a nice shot to the body.
Blankenship connects with the punch.#T4#
Skwat misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Blankenship tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Blankenship drives through and clinches with Skwat against the cage.
Skwat throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship tries to throw a body punch but Skwat avoids it by throwing Blankenship back against the cage.
Skwat lands a right hand.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Skwat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skwat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skwat.
Blankenship blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skwat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skwat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blankenship lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skwat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skwat looks winded!
Blankenship misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skwat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blankenship creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R2##CL#
Blankenship has managed to clinch.
Skwat lands an uppercut.
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
Skwat working aggressively here.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skwat blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skwat throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Skwat is blocking nicely.
Blankenship blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship blocking some punches.
Blankenship lands a good knee to the midsection. Skwat won't want to take too many of those.
Skwat blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skwat can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skwat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skwat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenny Blankenship has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skwat misses with a body punch.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
Blankenship lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Blankenship takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Skwat fails to land.
Skwat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship tries to throw a body punch but Skwat avoids it by throwing Blankenship back against the cage.
Skwat misses with the head strike.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blankenship.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skwat avoiding damage as Blankenship throws knees to the body.
Blankenship swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blankenship misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blankenship fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blankenship misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Skwat as the two fighters clinch.
Blankenship tries to land knees in the clinch but Skwat avoids the damage to the body.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skwat working aggressively here. #T2#
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Skwat.
Skwat lands with a short punch from 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!
Skwat tries a body shot but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skwat blocking some punches.
Skwat lands with a light punch inside.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blankenship is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skwat is defending well for now.
Skwat throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Skwat misses with a punch on the inside.
Skwat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blankenship is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skwat is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Skwat.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skwat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skwat blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship tries to land knees in the clinch but Skwat avoids the damage to the body.
Skwat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Skwat blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skwat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blankenship.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship tries a body shot but Skwat blocks it.
Skwat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship swings wildly with an uppercut but Skwat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skwat prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Skwat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship working aggressively here. #TD2#
Skwat decides to pull guard.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Skwat pushes a forearm under Blankenship's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Blankenship is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gopnik Skwat!
Kenny Blankenship was interviewed post fight and said 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.

Event: UCF 6: Catawanee v Nice
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Blankenship dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blankenship gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Blankenship. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blankenship.
Blankenship scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Blankenship closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blankenship lands a shoulder strike.
Clark working aggressively here.
Blankenship prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blankenship gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Blankenship is leaning against Clark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Blankenship is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blankenship there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark jabs at Blankenship's body.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Blankenship takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Blankenship.
A nice side step and Clark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blankenship throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blankenship throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Matthew Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark lands the left hand.
Blankenship scores with a jab to the body.
Clark connects with a body shot that sends Blankenship's belly button to the back.
Blankenship tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark throws a body punch but Blankenship moves out of range. #T2#
Blankenship missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blankenship looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blankenship swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blankenship looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Blankenship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankenship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark lands a jab to Blankenship's midsection.
Blankenship slips a straight right by Clark.
Blankenship appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blankenship throws a one two combo.
Blankenship ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blankenship has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blankenship there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark moves away from the strike by Blankenship.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
The crowd cheers as Blankenship lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Clark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blankenship changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blankenship misses the shot to the body.
Blankenship misses with an uppercut.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Clark gets tackled into the cage by Blankenship. Blankenship maintains the clinch.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Clark is working Blankenship over against the cage.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Blankenship missing with knees to the body.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Blankenship.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blankenship misses with a body punch.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Blankenship's head.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Blankenship fails to land.
Clark blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Blankenship landing knees to the head. #ROC#Clark is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Matthew Clark has been cut.
Blankenship gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Blankenship finish him?
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Blankenship avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blankenship misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blankenship utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Blankenship is working Clark over against the cage.
Clark looks winded!
Blankenship lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Blankenship.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship misses with a knee to the head.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blankenship presses Clark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a big knee! That's hurt Clark! Oh, he's all over the place! Blankenship lands another knee that sends Clark to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
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.

Event: SUF 18: Whelan vs Lune
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Blankenship connects with a body shot that sends Sanitario's belly button to the back.#TD#
Blankenship tries to sprawl but Sanitario drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blankenship wants to get back to full guard.
Blankenship is trying is best to control the position here.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blankenship's head.
Sanitario thows a huge punch but Blankenship dodges it nicely.
Sanitario not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanitario missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep. Sanitario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blankenship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanitario scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blankenship is looking to control Sanitario's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Sanitario there. #T1#
Sanitario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanitario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blankenship's head.
Sanitario wants to take a breather but Blankenship is having none of it.
Blankenship is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanitario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanitario's back!
Sanitario covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sanitario can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the head.
Sanitario tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blankenship looking to ground and pound but Sanitario is blocking nicely.
Blankenship misses with a head shot.
Blankenship looking to finish Sanitario with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanitario!
Sanitario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanitario hang on?#T2#
Sanitario taking shots to the head.
Blankenship has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blankenship raining down hammerfists from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blankenship working his ground and pound in the gym.
Blankenship thowing shots but they're missing.
Blankenship lands a heavy elbow.
Blankenship thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blankenship looking to ground and pound but Sanitario is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Blankenship.
Sanitario tries to lock up and control but Blankenship gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanitario is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blankenship throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blankenship cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blankenship misses with a head shot.
Blankenship throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T3#
Blankenship throwing strikes but Sanitario bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Blankenship is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanitario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Blankenship looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanitario is one step ahead there.
Sanitario postures up.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankenship working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship is trying to keep Sanitario in close.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankenship wants to hit a sweep here but Sanitario passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Blankenship there!
Blankenship really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blankenship wants to hold on but Sanitario pushes him away.
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 Barnabus Sanitario will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Blankenship scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanitario avoids the body shot from Blankenship.
Sanitario jabs Blankenship right on the nose. Blankenship blinks but takes it well.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blankenship but Blankenship pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blankenship stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blankenship wants it to stay on the feet.
Blankenship displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanitario.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Sanitario drives through with a takedown into Blankenship's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blankenship pulls Sanitario in close to prevent any damage.
Sanitario preventing the sweep.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanitario being controlled here momentarily.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
Barnabus Sanitario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanitario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanitario accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blankenship bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanitario's guard. #REVB#
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sanitario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here. #T2#
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Blankenship pulls Sanitario in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanitario from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blankenship wants to sweep here but Sanitario controlling him for the moment.
Blankenship is trying to keep Sanitario in close. #T3#
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Blankenship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanitario landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanitario throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanitario keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blankenship's head.
Blankenship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blankenship working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
Blankenship wants to sweep here but Sanitario controlling him for the moment.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanitario postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanitario pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blankenship is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship is controlling Sanitario's posture.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barnabus Sanitario dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Blankenship has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blankenship there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanitario misses with a takedown attempt - Blankenship sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blankenship with a hook.#TD#
Sanitario drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanitario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blankenship working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship is trying to control the position but Sanitario postures up. #T1#
Blankenship manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanitario manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Sanitario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Sanitario!#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard. #REVB#
Blankenship scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blankenship distracts Sanitario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blankenship scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanitario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing.
Sanitario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blankenship is one step ahead there.
Sanitario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
Blankenship lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##CL2#
Blankenship instigates a clinch.
Sanitario drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanitario drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blankenship pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanitario moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Sanitario does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Blankenship tries to sprawl but Sanitario drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep. Sanitario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blankenship keeping hold of Sanitario's head, controlling as best he can.
Blankenship avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanitario.
Sanitario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blankenship's head. #T4#
Blankenship is looking to get back to full guard here but Sanitario has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sanitario working away.
Sanitario working the strikes but Blankenship uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Blankenship tries to get to full guard but Sanitario has control of the leg.
Sanitario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanitario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blankenship is looking to control Sanitario's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blankenship gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Barnabus Sanitario did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.#R4#
Blankenship lands with a good body shot.#TD#
Sanitario looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blankenship is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanitario postures up.
Blankenship working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
Blankenship wants to sweep here but Sanitario controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario is in close to Blankenship's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Sanitario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blankenship is trying to keep Sanitario in close.
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Blankenship trying to keep a closed guard but Sanitario is proving a slippery customer.
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blankenship is adopting a defensive guard.
Blankenship controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
Sanitario works over Blankenship with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship pulls Sanitario in close to prevent any damage.
Sanitario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Blankenship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Blankenship!#REVB#
Blankenship landing some decent shots from guard.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Blankenship missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanitario's head.
Blankenship postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanitario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanitario goes for a double leg but Blankenship avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Blankenship continues to drive forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blankenship working Sanitario over with knees to the body.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship gets underhooks to prevent Sanitario's takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Sanitario has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blankenship clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blankenship tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barnabus Sanitario had his way with Kenny Blankenship in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.#R5#
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blankenship takes a swing at Sanitario's ribcage but misses.
Sanitario drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blankenship sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Sanitario looking to score a takedown here. Blankenship is defending well but Sanitario drives through and ends up in Blankenship's guard.
Blankenship 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.
Blankenship managing to control the position.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship looking to control but Sanitario passes into half guard.
Sanitario missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Sanitario throwing shots but Blankenship is blocking nicely.
Blankenship avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanitario.
Sanitario thows a huge punch but Blankenship dodges it nicely.
Sanitario seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blankenship is trying to get back to full guard.
Blankenship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanitario scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanitario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanitario scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blankenship controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T2#
Blankenship manages to get to full guard.
Blankenship seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanitario scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanitario throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
Sanitario cracks Blankenship with a solid left hand.#T3#
Blankenship is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanitario throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanitario misses with an uppercut. Blankenship saw that one coming.
Blankenship will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanitario.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanitario.#T4##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanitario.
Blankenship tries to buck Sanitario off but Sanitario is having none of it.
Sanitario working the ground and pound.
Sanitario cracks Blankenship with a big right hand but Blankenship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blankenship wants to control but Sanitario postures up.
Blankenship tries to buck Sanitario off but Sanitario is having none of it.
Sanitario creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanitario.
Sanitario scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanitario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Barnabus Sanitario took to the microphone: 'I just want to be clean'.

Event: SUF 15: Christmas Bash
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1##TD#
Sanitario shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blankenship manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blankenship is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blankenship 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.
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blankenship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanitario lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blankenship is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Blankenship is controlling Sanitario's posture.#T2#
Blankenship not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blankenship looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanitario is one step ahead there.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanitario slips under a jab from Blankenship.
Sanitario attempts a counter takedown but Blankenship avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Sanitario drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it. #T3#
Sanitario landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanitario throws a strike aimed at the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship is looking to reverse the position.
Sanitario throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blankenship tries to improve position but can't.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanitario grinds an elbow into Blankenship's temple.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Blankenship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it. #T4#
Sanitario throws an elbow but Blankenship slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom here.
Blankenship taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanitario cracks Blankenship with a big right hand but Blankenship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanitario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanitario throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Blankenship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD#
Sanitario drives through with a takedown into Blankenship's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blankenship's head.
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Sanitario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanitario is looking to work some ground and pound but Blankenship has wrist control.
Blankenship 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.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanitario makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanitario postures up in Blankenship's guard and throws a big left but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Blankenship bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanitario's guard. #REVB#
Sanitario 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship is in close to Sanitario's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship preventing the sweep. #T2#
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blankenship throwing strikes but missing.
Sanitario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship is working Sanitario over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship stands up over Sanitario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanitario or perhaps it was just good defense by Blankenship, which made it look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Blankenship as Sanitario shoots in.
Sanitario dives in for a single leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sanitario sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanitario avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blankenship.
A short left from Blankenship.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanitario. #T3#
Blankenship stops a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
Sanitario goes for a takedown attempt but Blankenship pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Sanitario looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blankenship!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship is looking for a sweep.
Blankenship sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blankenship wants to get back to full guard.
Blankenship keeps trying to improve his position.
Blankenship wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Sanitario there. #T4#
Blankenship wants to improve his position but Sanitario is controlling well.
Barnabus Sanitario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blankenship's head.
Sanitario takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blankenship is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanitario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanitario's back!
Blankenship throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sanitario trying to control the hands but Blankenship breaks the grip.
Sanitario turns into Blankenship and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanitario lands a couple of elbows.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing.
Sanitario throws a strike but Blankenship 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.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barnabus Sanitario will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Sanitario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blankenship sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanitario somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankenship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanitario.
Sanitario shoots for a double leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls well. He's pushed Sanitario's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanitario darts in looking for a takedown but Blankenship gets double underhooks and turns Sanitario into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blankenship lands a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Blankenship gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blankenship putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanitario in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario wants a takedown.
Blankenship is pressed up against the ropes. Sanitario has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blankenship down to the mat. Blankenship avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanitario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanitario misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship scores with a hook.
Sanitario tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1#
Blankenship takes a swing at Sanitario's ribcage but misses.
Blankenship scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanitario in his tracks.
Blankenship defending well as Sanitario loads up on a big left hand.
Blankenship scores with a punch to the head.
Sanitario gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Sanitario looking to score a takedown here. Blankenship is defending well but Sanitario drives through and ends up in Blankenship's guard.
Blankenship is pulling down on Sanitario's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanitario, at least for the moment.
Blankenship is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Blankenship thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blankenship thows a huge punch but Sanitario dodges it nicely.
Sanitario regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blankenship. #T2#
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario lands a couple of digs.
Sanitario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Blankenship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Blankenship!#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Sanitario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blankenship.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanitario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blankenship working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanitario is trying to keep Blankenship in close.
Sanitario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blankenship is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanitario looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanitario dives in for a single leg takedown but Blankenship sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sanitario has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blankenship avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Blankenship. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown.
Blankenship gets through Sanitario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship works on Sanitario's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
A short left from Blankenship.
Sanitario takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanitario is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanitario lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship gets through Sanitario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanitario is looking for a takedown.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Sanitario's ribcage.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanitario's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blankenship lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanitario.
Sanitario has a takedown stuffed.
Blankenship misses with a straight right.
Sanitario tries for a takedown but Blankenship sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanitario changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Sanitario manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanitario looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Blankenship moves into range and clinches up with Sanitario.
Sanitario changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blankenship fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankenship lands a jab to the nose.
Blankenship is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Blankenship rushes Sanitario and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship stops a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
Sanitario wants a takedown but no success here.
Blankenship lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Blankenship landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face. #T1#
Blankenship lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanitario wants to take the fight to the mat but Blankenship manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Blankenship has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blankenship scores with a shot to the side of Sanitario's head.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Blankenship lands an uppercut.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanitario backwards.
Sanitario is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Sanitario is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face. #ROC2#Sanitario is rocked!
Sanitario wants a takedown.
Sanitario takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Sanitario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanitario takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blankenship working Sanitario over with knees to the body.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanitario's face. #T2#
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Sanitario tightens his grip and picks Blankenship up, before dumping him to the ground. Blankenship manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard. #REVB#
Sanitario seems to have got his legs back now.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankenship is in close to Sanitario's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship throws a big elbow that misses.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but Sanitario blocks nicely.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but Sanitario blocks nicely.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Blankenship lands a couple of elbows.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blankenship postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Sanitario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Sanitario!#REVR#
Sanitario with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanitario is in close to Blankenship's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blankenship 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.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely. #T4#
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blankenship swings for the body but Sanitario moves out of range.
Sanitario half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanitario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
Blankenship is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Sanitario in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Sanitario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blankenship.
Blankenship looks to throw the jab but Sanitario is out of range.
Sanitario throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blankenship's waist but Blankenship gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanitario off to one side.
Blankenship uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanitario.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanitario.
Sanitario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanitario changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blankenship tries to avoid it but Sanitario manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blankenship to the ground. Blankenship escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blankenship! But no joy.
Blankenship darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blankenship lands a two punch combo. #TD#
Sanitario fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blankenship to the ground. Sanitario is now in Blankenship's guard.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
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!
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard. #REVB##T1#
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Sanitario's brow.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blankenship throws a big right hand that misses.
Blankenship loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanitario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blankenship.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanitario.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD#
Sanitario bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blankenship tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanitario wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blankenship manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanitario keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blankenship with the ground and pound but Sanitario uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanitario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship stands up over Sanitario, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blankenship throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanitario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blankenship stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanitario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blankenship works over Sanitario with some ground and pound from guard.
Blankenship has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Blankenship throws an elbow that misses. Sanitario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blankenship's guard. Nice move by Sanitario!#REVR#
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Blankenship uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Blankenship!#REVB#
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship throws a strike but Sanitario rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Sanitario working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Blankenship looking for a sweep. Not yet Blankenship, not yet.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blankenship pulls Sanitario in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanitario from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanitario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanitario won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Sanitario postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanitario landing some decent shots from guard.
Blankenship is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Blankenship working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Blankenship.
I think Blankenship 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Blankenship!
Kenny Blankenship is the new bantamweight champion!
Kenny Blankenship seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Barnabus Sanitario was interviewed post fight and said 'Forever uncleeeeean'.

Event: SUF 11: Striking Vs Knight
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Blankenship counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blankenship throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blankenship avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blankenship steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Blankenship wants to counter the offense by Aurelius and move into the clinch position.
Aurelius tries to clinch up.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blankenship throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aurelius.#CL2#
Blankenship moves into the clinch.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blankenship.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Blankenship lands with a short shot to the head.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aurelius stalling in the clinch but Blankenship improves position.
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Blankenship as the two fighters clinch.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blankenship connects with a knee to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#Aurelius is rocked!
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Blankenship cracks Aurelius with a nice body shot.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blankenship. #T3#
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blankenship lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aurelius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blankenship can turn it around.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blankenship or not.
Blankenship pushes Aurelius back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Blankenship works on Aurelius's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks it.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blankenship.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
Knees to the body from Blankenship. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship is leaning against Aurelius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blankenship avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the ropes.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Blankenship.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blankenship.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Aurelius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blankenship.
Blankenship thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to clinch there but Blankenship circles away.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adeodatus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blankenship punishes Aurelius's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Blankenship has closed the distance and engaged Aurelius in a clinch.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship with a knee to the head. #T1#
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blankenship.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Blankenship blocks it.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aurelius's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Blankenship. #T2#
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
Blankenship unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blankenship looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blankenship throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over against the ropes.#T3#
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blankenship lands with a left to the head.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blankenship.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Blankenship swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Blankenship crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blankenship just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeodatus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but Blankenship turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Blankenship to keep the fight standing.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Blankenship on the inside.
Blankenship using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blankenship scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Blankenship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Blankenship lands a body shot.
Aurelius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blankenship counters with a left to the body.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Blankenship finds it's way through Aurelius's defenses.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Aurelius thuds his right hand into Blankenship's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blankenship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Blankenship.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.#CL#
Aurelius darts in and clinches Blankenship up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Blankenship.
Blankenship has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Blankenship lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Blankenship lands a shot to the body.
Blankenship scores a nice knee to the body.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses.
Blankenship scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blankenship lands with a light punch inside.
Blankenship missing with knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with a hook to the body.
Blankenship working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blankenship makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blankenship digs a right hand into Aurelius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelius's gas tank.
Blankenship has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blankenship creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Blankenship lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blankenship doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
A shot in the inside from Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship misses with a knee strike.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blankenship gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blankenship lands with a right to the head.
Blankenship tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T3#
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Blankenship struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Blankenship putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#TD#
Aurelius drags the fight down to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blankenship is working Aurelius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Blankenship keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blankenship's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Blankenship postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blankenship postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Aurelius covers up, he's hurt! Blankenship keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Blankenship and the ref steps in to end the fight! Blankenship can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Blankenship!
A very excited looking Kenny Blankenship 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.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 23, 2023

#R1#
Monday lands with a slapping head kick.
Monday looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Blankenship moves out of range of the body kick.
Monday seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Monday.
Monday sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Monday avoids it this time.#CL2#
Blankenship drives through and clinches with Monday against the cage.
Blankenship has Monday pressed against the cage, preventing Monday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blankenship obliges.
Blankenship landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Monday is trying to break the clinch but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blankenship landing knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
Monday blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Blankenship makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monday backwards.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monday's elbow.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#Monday is rocked!
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Oh Monday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blankenship lands a hook that snaps the head of Monday backwards.
Blankenship pushes Monday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship cracks Monday with a nice body shot.
Blankenship lands a right hand.
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 body shot lands from Blankenship.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monday's face.
Monday taking a breather.
Blankenship has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Monday - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Blankenship, and another! Monday is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Blankenship!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Blankenship thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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