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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral shoots in for a double leg but Dunham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barral scores with a takedown into Dunham's guard.
Barral stops Dunham from standing up.
Barral drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dunham dives on top into guard.
Barral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunham is aware though and is defending well.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
Barral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunham defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barral is looking for a triangle but Dunham pushes his legs off easily.
Barral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Barral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
Barral isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dunham stacks Barral 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!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barral manages to get back to half guard.
Barral gets back to full guard.
Barral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dunham defends it easily.
Barral has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunham tries to free his leg and advance position but Barral is retaining full guard.
Barral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dunham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barral is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunham is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunham defends well.
Dunham wants to control from the top but Barral keeps moving.
Dunham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Barral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barral is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dunham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barral is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
Barral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barral is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Barral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunham is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barral manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunham manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunham can't keep his opponent in guard - Barral advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dunham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunham.
Barral looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunham trying to control but Barral is working from the bottom.
Barral has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barral looking for subs off his back but Dunham has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barral is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dunham trying to control from half guard but Barral is working away.
Barral gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barral looking for a sweep. Not yet Barral, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barral has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dunham is looking to defend but Barral has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dunham! Barral pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dunham taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Romulo Barral!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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