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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McLauhglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Santaros (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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280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Santaros!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin moves out of range as Santaros strikes.
McLauhglin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLauhglin lands a glancing blow to the side of Santaros's head.
McLauhglin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wilder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Santaros - just one landing.
A combination from McLauhglin does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santaros! But no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santaros has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McLauhglin walks into a straight right hand from Santaros.
McLauhglin with a nice cross.
McLauhglin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McLauhglin misses with a body shot.
McLauhglin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santaros.
Santaros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin throwing a counter right hand but Santaros manages to avoid it.
Santaros cracks McLauhglin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santaros misses with a hook. McLauhglin ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauhglin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santaros misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santaros throws a lazy uppercut
and McLauhglin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLauhglin misses with an uppercut
and Santaros counters with a straight right hand.
McLauhglin looks to land a right hand but Santaros moved out of range.
Santaros is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McLauhglin with a body shot.
Santaros throws a body shot but no joy.
McLauhglin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McLauhglin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santaros under the eye.
Santaros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLauhglin at a distance.
McLauhglin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santaros looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLauhglin scores with a jab. Santaros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from McLauhglin does it's job there.
McLauhglin misses with a looping left.
McLauhglin throws a hook but Santaros avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santaros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dexter Santaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santaros throws a poor cross that misses
and McLauhglin counters with a stiff right hand.
Santaros throws a nice looking combination but McLauhglin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLauhglin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santaros takes a swing at McLauhglin's ribcage but misses.
McLauhglin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santaros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McLauhglin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLauhglin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Santaros.
A big right from McLauhglin misses.
A big left from McLauhglin misses.
Santaros ducks under a wild hook from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin throws a hook but Santaros blocks it.
Santaros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McLauhglin tries to bench press Santaros off him but Santaros keeps the position.
McLauhglin struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santaros trying to control the position but McLauhglin is working away.
Santaros is trying to get an arm triangle but McLauhglin is defending well.
McLauhglin struggling a bit here.
Santaros tries for a kimura but McLauhglin is defending well.
McLauhglin is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santaros tries to move to mount but McLauhglin blocks the move with his legs.
McLauhglin struggling a bit here.
McLauhglin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
An elbow from Santaros crashes against the mat.
McLauhglin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santaros has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Santaros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McLauhglin tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Santaros will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McLauhglin throws out a loose jab but Santaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Santaros does no damage.
McLauhglin slips under a jab.
Santaros scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Santaros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLauhglin throws a hook but Santaros avoids it easily.
Santaros misses with a right hand
and McLauhglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLauhglin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McLauhglin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McLauhglin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from McLauhglin misses
and Santaros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Santaros misses
and McLauhglin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Santaros. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McLauhglin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santaros feints the counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santaros misses with an uppercut
and McLauhglin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McLauhglin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santaros keeping moving, preventing McLauhglin from controlling successfully.
McLauhglin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santaros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McLauhglin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McLauhglin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McLauhglin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McLauhglin looking to sit in guard and control but Santaros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McLauhglin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaros stops McLauhglin from standing up.
Santaros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santaros looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santaros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santaros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santaros is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McLauhglin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santaros wants to pass the guard but McLauhglin is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLauhglin is controlling Santaros's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McLauhglin throws a right and a left that Santaros avoids nicely.
McLauhglin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santaros lands a slapping body shot.
McLauhglin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McLauhglin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santaros throws a hook to the side of McLauhglin's head but McLauhglin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLauhglin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santaros misses with a few strikes there.
Dexter Santaros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santaros looks to land a left hand but McLauhglin moved out of range nicely.
McLauhglin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin avoids the body shot from Santaros.
Santaros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McLauhglin's hands.
Santaros looks for a takedown but McLauhglin sprawls well.
Santaros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McLauhglin defends it nicely.
A jab lands there for Santaros.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaros clobbers McLauhglin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McLauhglin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLauhglin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Santaros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McLauhglin loads up on a big right hand but Santaros slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Santaros's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McLauhglin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santaros.
McLauhglin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Santaros just manages to avoid it.
Santaros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Santaros.
Santaros moves out of range as McLauhglin strikes.
Santaros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santaros misses with a lunging right hand
and McLauhglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santaros lands a really nice looking cross but McLauhglin seems unphased.
Santaros tests McLauhglin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauhglin throws a big shot that misses.
McLauhglin ducks under a wild hook from Santaros.
McLauhglin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLauhglin ducks under a wild hook from Santaros.
McLauhglin cracks Santaros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLauhglin tries to bum rush Santaros with a series of wild strikes but Santaros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santaros swings for the body but McLauhglin moves out of range.
Santaros lands a head shot.
McLauhglin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McLauhglin is defended easily by Santaros.
Santaros throws the left hand but McLauhglin avoids the punch easily.
Santaros throws a right and a left that McLauhglin avoids nicely.
McLauhglin avoids the body shot from Santaros.
A slow jab from Santaros misses its intended target.
McLauhglin takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin just misses with a punch to the body.
Santaros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santaros jabs McLauhglin right on the nose. McLauhglin blinks but takes it well.
McLauhglin loads up on a big right hand but Santaros slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Santaros on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santaros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by McLauhglin as he connects with a hook.
McLauhglin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santaros was well out of range. Poor timing from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santaros lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Santaros.
McLauhglin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santaros on the side of the head.
Santaros lands a jab to the nose.
Colin McLauhglin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McLauhglin does no damage.
McLauhglin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santaros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santaros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like McLauhglin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santaros lands a right hook to the body.
McLauhglin's corner calls for a 1-2. McLauhglin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLauhglin moves away.
McLauhglin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santaros throws a right hand that McLauhglin ducks under and follows up with a left that McLauhglin also avoids with ease.
Santaros throws a hook but McLauhglin avoids it easily.
Santaros misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by McLauhglin.
McLauhglin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santaros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaros looks to score with a jab to the body but McLauhglin is just out of range.
Santaros misses with a wild body shot.
McLauhglin shoots in but Santaros avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
Santaros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLauhglin throws a right hand that misses
and Santaros counters with a stiff right hand.
Dexter Santaros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Santaros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santaros.
Santaros slips a jab from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santaros digs a good body shot into McLauhglin's ribs.
Santaros missing with a left hand there. McLauhglin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Santaros.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Santaros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santaros 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Santaros!
Dexter Santaros really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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