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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dabrowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dabrowski staying out of range there.
It looked like Dabrowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salwa.
Salwa tries a low kick but Dabrowski avoids it.
Salwa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dabrowski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salwa. Dabrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dabrowski pushes Salwa up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Salwa.
Salwa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salwa has a couple of punches blocked by Dabrowski.
Salwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salwa tries to throw a body punch but Dabrowski avoids it by throwing Salwa back against the cage.
Salwa misses with a body punch.
Dabrowski presses Salwa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salwa manages to break the clinch.
Dabrowski jabs at Salwa's body.
Salwa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa throws a body punch but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salwa cracks Dabrowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Salwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski cracks Salwa with a good jab.
A low kick from Dabrowski misses
letting Salwa counter with a right hand.
Dabrowski is looking to clinch.
Dabrowski lands a jab to the nose.
Salwa misses the jab.
Dabrowski is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dabrowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Salwa circles away.
Rafal Dabrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salwa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dabrowski is able to avoid easily.
Dabrowski lands with a kick to the temple. Salwa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Salwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salwa! But no joy.
Dabrowski ducks under a wild hook from Salwa.
Salwa tries to land a leg kick but Dabrowski saw it coming and moves away.
Dabrowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salwa's head.
Dabrowski moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Salwa lands a left hand.
Dabrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salwa's elbow.
Salwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salwa misses with a punch to the body.
Salwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salwa is working Dabrowski over against the cage.
Good body shot from Salwa.
Dabrowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dabrowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dabrowski wants to clinch up but Salwa keeps it at a distance.
Dabrowski blocks the body kick.
Salwa throws a body punch but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Dabrowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski tries to clinch
and Salwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salwa lands a big head kick that sends Dabrowski tumbling to the mat! Salwa takes a step backwards and waves Dabrowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dabrowski is rocked!
It looks like Rafal Dabrowski has been cut.
Salwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Dabrowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salwa.
Salwa ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dabrowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Dabrowski coming out on top.
Dabrowski clinches with his opponent.
Dabrowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salwa works on Dabrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Salwa is trying to maintain a safe position but Dabrowski gets an underhook and turns Salwa into the cage.
Salwa breaks from the clinch.
Salwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Salwa is having none of it.
A slow jab from Salwa misses its intended target.
Salwa is looking to slow Dabrowski down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski tries to clinch up but Salwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Dabrowski connects with the punch.
Dabrowski moves to clinch but Salwa breaks away
and Salwa counters with a nice leg kick.
Dabrowski walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Dabrowski.
Dabrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Salwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dabrowski at a distance.
Salwa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dabrowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Dabrowski is breathing heavily.
Salwa scores with a push kick.
Salwa lands a big right hand that sends Dabrowski crashing to the mat! Salwa stays standing though and waves Dabrowski back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dabrowski.
Salwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Salwa is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dabrowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salwa throws a leg kick but Dabrowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salwa takes a swing at Dabrowski's ribcage but misses.
Salwa stuns Dabrowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salwa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dabrowski to the canvas! Dabrowski doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Salwa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Salwa!
Gabriel Salwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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