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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann throws a head kick but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski throws an overhand right that lands on Hartmann's shoulder, as Hartmann tries to avoid the shot.
Hartmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Dabrowski.
Hartmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dabrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dabrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dabrowski tries to move into range but Hartmann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hartmann tries to land a front kick but Dabrowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartmann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartmann there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Dabrowski misses.
Hartmann takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann throws a right hand that Dabrowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabrowski also avoids with ease.
Dabrowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dabrowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Hartmann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dabrowski looks to land a right hand but Hartmann moved out of range.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Dabrowski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski lands with a good body shot.
Hartmann throws a hook to the side of Dabrowski's head but Dabrowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dabrowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dabrowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dabrowski postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Dabrowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dabrowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hartmann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dabrowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Dabrowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dabrowski postures up and lands a big shot to Hartmann's brow.
Hartmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dabrowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Hartmann wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dabrowski with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dabrowski postures up.
Dabrowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hartmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hartmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartmann, not yet.
Hartmann looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Erwin Hartmann.
Dabrowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Dabrowski does it's job there.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Dabrowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dabrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dabrowski throws out a powerful jab.
Hartmann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dabrowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab.
Hartmann connects with a looping right hand.
Hartmann clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Dabrowski.
A short right from Dabrowski on the inside.
Dabrowski is trying to stall.
Dabrowski lands with a right to the head.
Dabrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dabrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dabrowski missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
Dabrowski connects with a jab.
Dabrowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dabrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Dabrowski connects with the punch.
Dabrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartmann.
Dabrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dabrowski tries to clinch up but Hartmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmann slips a jab from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hartmann misses with a looping left.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski lands with a cross.
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Dabrowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Dabrowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dabrowski scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
That's time! Dabrowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dabrowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartmann loads up on a big right hand but Dabrowski slips the punch.
Hartmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartmann misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land a leg kick but Dabrowski saw it coming and moves away.
Dabrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Dabrowski.
Hartmann throws a hook but Dabrowski avoids it easily.
Dabrowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartmann on the side of the head.
Dabrowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hartmann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dabrowski shoots in but Hartmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hartmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dabrowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartmann as he jumps to the side.
Dabrowski keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Dabrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with an uppercut. Dabrowski saw that one coming.
Hartmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dabrowski slips under a jab from Hartmann.
Dabrowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Dabrowski.
Hartmann slips a straight right by Dabrowski.
Rafal Dabrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Dabrowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Dabrowski.
Hartmann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dabrowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hartmann scrambles back to his feet.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dabrowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dabrowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Hartmann is trying to control the position but Dabrowski postures up.
Dabrowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dabrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dabrowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartmann working a defensive guard here.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing Dabrowski from controlling successfully.
Hartmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dabrowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dabrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dabrowski moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann takes a swing at Dabrowski's ribcage but misses.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dabrowski throws a push kick but Hartmann slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Dabrowski both land. Nice combination.
Hartmann misses with a hook.
Dabrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dabrowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartmann can do to turn this around?
Dabrowski gets the takedown into side control.
Dabrowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartmann sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
Hartmann prevents Dabrowski from improving position.
Dabrowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Dabrowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann regains half guard.
Dabrowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Nice strikes from Dabrowski there.
Dabrowski controlling the pace.
Dabrowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartmann is looking for a sweep. Dabrowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dabrowski is trying to control. Hartmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dabrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartmann throws a body kick that misses.
Dabrowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Dabrowski backpedaling.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann scores with a sloppy right hand. Dabrowski should have avoided that one.
Dabrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Hartmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dabrowski blocks the body kick.
Dabrowski misses with a looping right.
Hartmann throws a head kick but Dabrowski moves out of range.
Hartmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dabrowski throws out the jab.
Crunch! Hartmann slams his shin into Dabrowski's torso.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dabrowski is out of range and Hartmann settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dabrowski.
Hartmann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Hartmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hartmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dabrowski closes the distance and clinches up with Hartmann, looking for a takedown. Dabrowski pushes Hartmann against the ropes but Hartmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dabrowski lands with a cross.
Dabrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dabrowski scores with a nice right hand.
Hartmann throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Dabrowski blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dabrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot.
Dabrowski defending well as Hartmann loads up on a big left hand.
Hartmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dabrowski misses with a straight left.
Dabrowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dabrowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dabrowski scores with a one two! Hartmann had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dabrowski feints and as Hartmann raises his hands in defense, Dabrowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing Dabrowski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dabrowski throwing strikes but missing.
Dabrowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dabrowski stops Hartmann from standing up.
Dabrowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dabrowski stands up over Hartmann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dabrowski trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dabrowski throws a lazy right hand but Hartmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dabrowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dabrowski throws the kick towards the body but Hartmann avoids it.
Dabrowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartmann.
Dabrowski connects with a looping right hand.
Dabrowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Dabrowski - just one landing.
Dabrowski lands an overhand right.
Hartmann misses with an uppercut. Dabrowski saw that one coming.
Dabrowski scores with a hook.
Dabrowski slips under a jab.
Dabrowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartmann off the ropes and back into range.
Rafal Dabrowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dabrowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hartmann tried to score with a low kick but Dabrowski checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Dabrowski defending well as Hartmann loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
Erwin Hartmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dabrowski misses with an uppercut. Hartmann saw that one coming.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Dabrowski pushes him off.
Dabrowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dabrowski scores with a jab. Hartmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dabrowski thuds his right hand into Hartmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartmann walks into a straight right hand from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hartmann avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Dabrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Dabrowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dabrowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Dabrowski!
In his post fight interview, Rafal Dabrowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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