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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 1478 p4p, 87 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 946 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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129 lbs
25 - 17 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks to land a combination but Jorgensen avoids it well.
Jorgensen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Jorgensen passes into half guard.
Blaze wants to improve his position but Jorgensen is controlling well.
Jorgensen stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Jorgensen thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
Jorgensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Blaze regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorgensen.
Blaze pulls Jorgensen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jorgensen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jorgensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorgensen works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blaze wants to sweep here but Jorgensen controlling him for the moment.
Blaze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Blaze is looking to stand up but Jorgensen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Jorgensen off the cage and back into range.
Blaze lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a right hand
and Jorgensen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jorgensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
Jorgensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorgensen throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze has Jorgensen pulled in close to control his posture.
Jorgensen distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaze controlling the position.
Blaze has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jorgensen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze scores with a one two! Jorgensen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Jorgensen shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Jorgensen blocks a low kick nicely.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorgensen manages to avoid it.
Blaze lands with a kick to the temple. Jorgensen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Jorgensen. Jorgensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jorgensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze, which made it look bad.
Jorgensen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blaze misses with a hook. Jorgensen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Jorgensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Jorgensen misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jorgensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Jorgensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Jorgensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Jorgensen avoids nicely.
Jorgensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jorgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blaze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Jorgensen on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blaze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Jorgensen with the counter takedown but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jorgensen is out of range.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Jorgensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaze has his feet on Jorgensen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Jorgensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jorgensen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze leaves Jorgensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jorgensen with a poor takedown
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Jorgensen will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been told by Blaze's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Jorgensen saw that one coming.
Jorgensen slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Jorgensen tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Jorgensen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorgensen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaze is fending him off so far but Jorgensen persists. Nope, Blaze circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorgensen blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Jorgensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze misses with a hook.
Jorgensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorgensen somewhat.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorgensen shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blaze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blaze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jorgensen at a distance.
Blaze swings for the body but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Jorgensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorgensen somewhat.
Jorgensen takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorgensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgensen on the side of the head.
Jorgensen shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santana Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze lands with a nice body punch.
Jorgensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Jorgensen dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Jorgensen 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 a hook
and Jorgensen counters with a takedown into side control.
Blaze can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorgensen cracks Blaze with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Jorgensen drags him back down.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze stands up and beckons Jorgensen to join him on the feet.
Jorgensen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
Blaze tries to sprawl but Jorgensen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Jorgensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaze is trying to stand back up but Jorgensen is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jorgensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blaze controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Jorgensen avoids it well.
Blaze is looking to slow Jorgensen down with leg kicks.
Jorgensen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorgensen slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jorgensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen has his takedown stuffed
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorgensen with the counter takedown but Blaze avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorgensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jorgensen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jorgensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorgensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Jorgensen stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Blaze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Jorgensen is having none of it.
Jorgensen postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Blaze has his feet on Jorgensen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaze as he jumps to the side.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown but Blaze sprawls well.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze stalks Jorgensen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jorgensen's face. Jorgensen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen 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.
Demetrious Jorgensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Jorgensen with that takedown attempt.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorgensen is just out of range.
Jorgensen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Jorgensen on that attempt.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze works over Jorgensen's head and body with a nice combination.
Jorgensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body.
Jorgensen darts in looking for a takedown but Blaze gets double underhooks and turns Jorgensen into the cage.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Jorgensen walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Demetrious Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Post fight, an emotional Santana Blaze said 'Thank you all, this is my last fight'.
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