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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 2466 p4p, 260 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 3453 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sammy Gravano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravano lands with a nice combination. Blaze backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
Gravano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaze feints a jab promting Gravano to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gravano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaze cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravano drops his hands momentarily and Blaze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Gravano is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Gravano lands a big head kick that sends Blaze tumbling to the mat! Gravano takes a step backwards and waves Blaze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blaze is rocked!
Gravano throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Blaze.
A lazy body kick from Gravano
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Gravano instigates a clinch.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sammy Gravano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravano walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Gravano tries to work over Blaze's front leg with a kick but Blaze checks it.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravano unleashes a big counter combination but Blaze bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gravano feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravano. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano wants to clinch but Blaze slips to the side
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravano moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Blaze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaze stuns Gravano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravano.
Gravano tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravano closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Gravano avoids them all with ease.
Gravano looks to clinch
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze moves out of range as Gravano throws a body kick.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
Gravano gets a clinch.
Blaze keeps control of Gravano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gravano.
Blaze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaze.
Blaze has a takedown stuffed.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravano misses with a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravano throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blaze is defended easily by Gravano.
Gravano rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gravano pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santana Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gravano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Gravano. Gravano maintains the clinch.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravano tries to clinch
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gravano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravano tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Gravano tries to clinch but Blaze moves away
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravano on the side of the head.
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gravano on the side of the head.
Donk. Blaze catches Gravano right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Blaze finds it's target.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches up with Gravano, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes Gravano against the cage but Gravano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravano throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gravano but Gravano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano misses with a wild combination.
A leg kick checked by Blaze.
Gravano throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Blaze scores with the left hand. Gravano knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravano darts in trying to clinch
and Blaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gravano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaze scores with a hook.
Blaze works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Gravano misses
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravano.
Gravano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blaze lands a jab to the nose.
Gravano misses with a head kick.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gravano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santana Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano stuffs the takedown.
Gravano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravano is keeping the position for now.
Blaze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gravano fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaze misses the target.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravano stuffs the takedown attempt from Blaze. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze clobbers Gravano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gravano looks to clinch
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravano can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Blaze slips a jab from Gravano.
Gravano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze cracks Gravano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravano tries to clinch up.
Gravano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravano moves out of range of the body kick.
Gravano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gravano misses with a hook to the body
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravano throws a head kick that misses.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Gravano throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaze lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Gravano.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Gravano throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Blaze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gravano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gravano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Sammy Gravano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with a jab.
Blaze throws a combination. Gravano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Blaze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gravano tries to clinch up.
Gravano throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Gravano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gravano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Gravano wants to counter with a clinch but Blaze pushes him away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaze.
Gravano tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravano misses with a combination
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gravano throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze looks to land a combination. Gravano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaze scores with a jab. Gravano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Blaze lands.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gravano misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Gravano's body.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Gravano avoids nicely.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Blaze.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Santana Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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