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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Zamora (ranked 2477 p4p, 126 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 2435 p4p, 122 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zamora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Zamora moves away and avoids it.
Blaze throws a big shot that misses.
Zamora tries to clinch up.
Blaze lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zamora doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Zamora changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blaze tries to avoid it but Zamora manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blaze to the ground. Blaze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blaze clobbers Zamora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Zamora avoids it well.
Blaze has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blaze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zamora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zamora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora goes for a double leg but Blaze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blaze continues to drive forward.
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Zamora saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blaze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zamora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zamora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Blaze.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zamora.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zamora.
Blaze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zamora counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Zamora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zamora.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Zamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Zamora throws a body kick that misses.
Zamora closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blaze's guard.
Blaze is looking to stand back up but Zamora counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blaze.
Blaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zamora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora lands with a punch from half guard.
Zamora throwing shots but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Blaze controlling the position for now.
Zamora seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Zamora has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Zamora seems to be looking for submissions.
Zamora throws a strike but Blaze avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blaze has Zamora pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Blaze manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Zamora scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zamora drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zamora tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Zamora back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora has hold of one of Blaze's legs. Blaze is fighting the takedown attempt but Zamora gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zamora won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Zamora is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaze has Zamora pulled in close to control his posture.
Blaze has momentary wrist control but Zamora slips an elbow through the middle.
Zamora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Blaze pulls Zamora in close to prevent any damage.
Zamora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Zamora is having none of it.
Zamora stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.
Zamora might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blaze seems keen to control Zamora's posture.
Blaze working a defensive guard here.
Zamora throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santana Blaze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Zamora moves into the clinch.
Zamora lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zamora throws a head punch that misses.
Zamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaze controls his hands.
I was talking to Zamora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Blaze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zamora can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Blaze throws a combination that misses
and Zamora counters with a good low kick that Blaze was not able to check.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora blocks a jab.
Zamora changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zamora feinted with a counter takedown.
Blaze throws a right hand that Zamora ducks under and follows up with a left that Zamora also avoids with ease.
Zamora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Zamora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zamora looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Zamora misses with a kick to the body
and Zamora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Blaze.
Zamora avoids the body shot from Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Zamora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zamora feints and as Blaze raises his hands in defense, Zamora changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamora wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Blaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blaze is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zamora throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zamora tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Blaze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zamora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zamora is fighting to break Blaze's control of his arms but Blaze is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zamora scoring with some ground and pound.
Zamora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
Blaze pulls Zamora in to control the position.
Zamora postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze wants to stand but Zamora is controlling the position.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Zamora tries to pass.
Zamora works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Zamora is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zamora distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zamora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze is rocked!
Zamora postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Blaze is still in real trouble! Can Zamora finish him?
Zamora won't allow Blaze to get back to his feet.
Zamora keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zamora is controlling him.
Zamora working some strikes from top position.
Zamora sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaze's guard.
Blaze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zamora is working away from the top position though.
Zamora is working for a kimura but Blaze is defending it quite comfortably.
Zamora is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zamora not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Zamora dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zamora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaze finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamora's head.
Blaze seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zamora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze misses with a body shot
and Zamora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zamora is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zamora fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaze dips to his left and cracks Zamora with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a lazy body kick
and Zamora holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Zamora has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Zamora fails to land.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Zamora keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zamora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zamora keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze looking to stall.
Zamora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zamora misses with the head strike.
Blaze is trying to push Zamora away but Zamora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zamora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zamora is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blaze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zamora's elbow.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Zamora controls the action.
Nice body punch from Zamora - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora jumps guard but Blaze stands there with Zamora around his waist. Zamora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Zamora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Zamora has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Zamora.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blaze tries to circle away but Zamora has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
Zamora pulls guard successfully.
Blaze gets to his feet - Zamora follows without any prompting.
Blaze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zamora counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Zamora is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaze throws a combination that misses
and Zamora counters with a nice body shot.
Zamora is looking to slow Blaze down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is looking to clinch.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
Jab by Blaze.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zamora manages to avoid it.
Blaze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zamora.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Zamora lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zamora has time to react.
Zamora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zamora.
Zamora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Zamora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zamora slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zamora goes for a double leg but Blaze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blaze continues to drive forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santana Blaze.
I think Blaze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
During a confident post fight interview, Santana Blaze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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