31-year-old Iablonski won a unanimous decision
over Brazilian national champion Morrama
“Amazonas” Dheisw de Araujo Santos (35), and
also took his domestic title in the process.
In a
fight fought at a high pace, southpaw Iablonski
was the more active and countered well with his
left hand. In a dominant seventh Iablonski
appeared to score a knock-down just before the
end of the round, but referee Reginaldo Peixoto
ruled it a slip.
Santos
never stopped trying, and was always in the
fight, but Iablonski also finished the stronger,
and in round ten he sealed his victory with a
knock-down after landing two hard left hands.
Santos beat the count, and weathered the storm
that followed before the final bell shortly
after.
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