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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Dunham lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunham moves away.
Dylan Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunham catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunham looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunham trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Santos tries to buck Dunham off but Dunham is having none of it.
Dunham throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santos looking for a sweep but Dunham has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Dunham maintains control.
Dunham looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Dunham controlling from the full mount.
Dunham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Santos gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but Dunham postures up.
Dunham controlling the action here.
Dunham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dunham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard but Dunham has mounted him!
Santos tries to hold on but Dunham postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos tries to buck Dunham off but he can't manage it.
Dunham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Dunham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dunham lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham controlling the position easily from mount.
Dunham stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Dunham scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Dunham.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Dunham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunham throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunham.
Dunham throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Dunham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Dunham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunham lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Dunham's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham tries to avoid it.
Dunham throws a big shot that misses.
Dunham tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos moves away from the strike by Dunham.
Dunham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Dunham catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham throws a big shot that misses.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Dunham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Dunham finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dylan Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
Santos lands with a straight right. Dunham didn't see that one coming.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Santos.
Dunham avoids the head kick by Santos.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunham loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dunham.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos thumps Dunham with a low kick.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Dunham.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Dunham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunham.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dunham looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Dunham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunham.
Dunham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Santos slips under a jab.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dunham fails to land the takedown.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Dunham's knee but Dunham avoids it well.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Dunham's head back.
A big left from Dunham misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that Dunham semi-blocks.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham.
Dunham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunham misses with a looping right.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Dunham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dunham.
Dunham trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Dunham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dunham misses with a looping left.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Dunham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dunham looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dunham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Dunham moved out of range.
Dunham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Dunham looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Santos.
A big right from Dunham misses.
Dunham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Dunham throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Dunham misses with a body shot.
Dunham throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Dunham lands a jab.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunham.
Dunham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunham throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Dunham was not able to check.
Santos connects with a right hand. Dunham shakes it off.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a body punch but Dunham moves out of range.
Santos misses with a low kick as Dunham jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Dunham.
Dunham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dunham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dunham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunham.
Dunham shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the position but Dunham postures up.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Dunham advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dylan Dunham has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pablo Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Dunham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos has his foot on Dunham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dunham works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dunham stacks Santos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dunham!
Santos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Dunham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Dunham wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Dunham taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Dunham!
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