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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauchai Dechaudarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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149 lbs
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chauchai Dechaudarra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dechaudarra throws a leg kick but Blaze checks it.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick that misses.
Dechaudarra ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Dechaudarra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dechaudarra misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Dechaudarra misses.
Dechaudarra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dechaudarra tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dechaudarra lands a head shot.
Dechaudarra digs a good body shot into Blaze's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dechaudarra throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Blaze lands a really nice looking cross but Dechaudarra seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Dechaudarra.
Blaze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dechaudarra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dechaudarra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaze at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dechaudarra lands a front kick.
Blaze connects with a jab.
Blaze throws a big shot that misses.
Dechaudarra tries to clinch
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra misses with a body shot
and Blaze counters with a three punch combo that has Dechaudarra backing up. Dechaudarra nods at Blaze to acknowledge the strikes.
Dechaudarra throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Dechaudarra looks to move away, Blaze throws a big counter combo but Dechaudarra just gets out of the way.
Dechaudarra throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Blaze digs a good hook to Dechaudarra's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Blaze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dechaudarra throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Dechaudarra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Blaze looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dechaudarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Dechaudarra is trying to counter with his kicks.
Blaze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blaze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dechaudarra defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
Dechaudarra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dechaudarra misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick that misses.
Chauchai Dechaudarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dechaudarra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dechaudarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
Blaze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dechaudarra has him pressed against the cage.
Dechaudarra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze tries to break free but Dechaudarra pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dechaudarra - that landed with a thud.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Dechaudarra has double underhooks.
Dechaudarra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blaze.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
Dechaudarra keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Dechaudarra stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.
Blaze wants to get back to striking at distance but Dechaudarra won't allow it.
Dechaudarra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dechaudarra trying to stall but Blaze improves his position.
Blaze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaze wants to get back to striking at distance but Dechaudarra won't allow it.
Blaze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze wants to break free but Dechaudarra has control.
Blaze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blaze seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dechaudarra can turn it around.
A short right from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dechaudarra avoiding damage.
Dechaudarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Dechaudarra saw that one coming.
Dechaudarra wants to counter the offense by Blaze and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauchai Dechaudarra 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.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra throws a chopping leg kick but Blaze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dechaudarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Blaze is looking to counter punch.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
Dechaudarra looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Dechaudarra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dechaudarra misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Dechaudarra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blaze throws a right hand that Dechaudarra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dechaudarra also avoids with ease.
Blaze sets himself, and Dechaudarra steps forward looking for the clinch! Blaze avoids it this time.
Dechaudarra misses with an uppercut.
Blaze throws a big counter combination but Dechaudarra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dechaudarra throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Dechaudarra moves away and avoids it.
Dechaudarra misses with a hook.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaze counters with a three punch combo that has Dechaudarra backing up. Dechaudarra nods at Blaze to acknowledge the strikes.
Blaze throws a hook but Dechaudarra avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dechaudarra.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dechaudarra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dechaudarra thows a body kick. Blaze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dechaudarra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dechaudarra just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze is looking to counter punch.
Dechaudarra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dechaudarra looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dechaudarra misses with a left hand
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Dechaudarra throws a combination that misses
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dechaudarra.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dechaudarra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dechaudarra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dechaudarra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Dechaudarra lands a jab.
Dechaudarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Dechaudarra moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra is working Blaze over against the cage.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dechaudarra keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Blaze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dechaudarra taking a breather.
Blaze tries to break free but Dechaudarra pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dechaudarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dechaudarra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze wants to break free but Dechaudarra has control.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dechaudarra manages to break the clinch.
Blaze blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaze cracks Dechaudarra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dechaudarra lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dechaudarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Dechaudarra misses with the body kick
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dechaudarra takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dechaudarra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dechaudarra throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Dechaudarra scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dechaudarra looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Blaze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dechaudarra looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Dechaudarra.
Blaze throwing a counter right hand but Dechaudarra manages to avoid it.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dechaudarra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dechaudarra misses the target.
Dechaudarra cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Dechaudarra clinches up against the cage.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chauchai Dechaudarra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze jabs Dechaudarra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dechaudarra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dechaudarra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dechaudarra throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dechaudarra
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Dechaudarra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Dechaudarra is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Dechaudarra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dechaudarra thuds his shin into the meat of Blaze's side.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dechaudarra scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blaze misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dechaudarra tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaze looks to land a right hand but Dechaudarra moved out of range.
A slow jab from Dechaudarra misses its intended target.
Blaze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Dechaudarra's shoulder, as Dechaudarra tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dechaudarra throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze moves out of range as Dechaudarra throws a body kick.
Blaze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dechaudarra clinches.
Dechaudarra slowing the pace effectively.
Dechaudarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dechaudarra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dechaudarra is working Blaze over against the cage.
Dechaudarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dechaudarra tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dechaudarra throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Dechaudarra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Dechaudarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Dechaudarra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dechaudarra.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Dechaudarra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze avoids the body shot from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Blaze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Dechaudarra keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
Dechaudarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dechaudarra doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Dechaudarra misses with a head kick.
Blaze is looking to counter punch.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick from Dechaudarra.
Blaze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaze lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Blaze throws the left hand but Dechaudarra avoids the punch easily.
Dechaudarra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick from Dechaudarra.
Blaze moves out of range as Dechaudarra throws a body kick.
Dechaudarra connects with a single shot there.
Blaze lands with a hook. Dechaudarra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
Dechaudarra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Nice shot by Blaze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dechaudarra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Dechaudarra.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dechaudarra, right into the meat.
Dechaudarra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dechaudarra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santana Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dechaudarra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dechaudarra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chauchai Dechaudarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch but Dechaudarra keeps him there for the moment.
Dechaudarra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chauchai Dechaudarra.
I've got Dechaudarra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauchai Dechaudarra!
Chauchai Dechaudarra made sure to mention his sponsor, On Tap (160Q & Laundry) in his post fight interview.
Santana Blaze was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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