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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (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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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Dabrowski, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Dabrowski against the cage but Dabrowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dabrowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dabrowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dabrowski gets a clinch.
Dabrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dabrowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabrowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Dabrowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Dabrowski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Morgan.
Still in the clinch, Dabrowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dabrowski scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Dabrowski gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Dabrowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dabrowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dabrowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dabrowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dabrowski.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dabrowski prevents it.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dabrowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dabrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dabrowski is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Rafal Dabrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dabrowski has managed to clinch.
Dabrowski pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dabrowski stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dabrowski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dabrowski misses with a body punch.
Dabrowski can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Dabrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dabrowski prevents it.
Dabrowski leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dabrowski just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Dabrowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dabrowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dabrowski is working Morgan over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabrowski pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Dabrowski manages to get underhooks.
Morgan is trying to drag Dabrowski to the mat but Dabrowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dabrowski prevents it.
Dabrowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Dabrowski keeps him there for the moment.
Dabrowski misses with a punch to the body.
Dabrowski is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dabrowski down to the mat. Dabrowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dabrowski gets caught flat footed, as Morgan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.
Dabrowski controlling Morgan's posture.
Dabrowski looking to control.
Morgan trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
Dabrowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafal Dabrowski.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Dabrowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dabrowski moves away from the strike by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Dabrowski closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Dabrowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dabrowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan is looking to control Dabrowski's arms but Dabrowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dabrowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dabrowski gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dabrowski lands an uppercut.
Dabrowski stalling the fight.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dabrowski working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Dabrowski on the inside.
Dabrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Dabrowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabrowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dabrowski moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Dabrowski wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Dabrowski connects with a body shot.
Dabrowski wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
Dabrowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morgan working the strikes but Dabrowski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dabrowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan postures up.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan being controlled here momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dabrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafal Dabrowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Dabrowski slips a jab from Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Dabrowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Dabrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabrowski misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dabrowski.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to break free but Dabrowski has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dabrowski.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Dabrowski on the inside.
Dabrowski wants a takedown.
Dabrowski breaks the clinch.
Dabrowski wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Dabrowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dabrowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Rafal Dabrowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dabrowski can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Dabrowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dabrowski keeping hold of Morgan's head, controlling as best he can.
Morgan trying to control the action but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
Dabrowski is positioning himself well to prevent Morgan advancing to mount.
Morgan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dabrowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from Dabrowski's half guard. Dabrowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morgan postures up in Dabrowski's guard and throws a big left but Dabrowski blocks it.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabrowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dabrowski has control of Morgan's left arm, preventing Morgan from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rafal Dabrowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dabrowski enables Morgan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dabrowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dabrowski trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafal Dabrowski.
Morgan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dabrowski circles away.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dabrowski moves away.
Dabrowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dabrowski pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Dabrowski is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Dabrowski pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Dabrowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Dabrowski just wasn't active enough.
Dabrowski moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dabrowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dabrowski tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dabrowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
Dabrowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dabrowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan is trying to drag Dabrowski to the mat but Dabrowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dabrowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabrowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands an uppercut.
Dabrowski can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dabrowski is defending well.
Dabrowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Morgan gets an underhook and turns Dabrowski into the cage.
Dabrowski can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan has Dabrowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dabrowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dabrowski throws an elbow that misses.
Rafal Dabrowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan is working for takedown but Dabrowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dabrowski.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dabrowski has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dabrowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabrowski stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Dabrowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Dabrowski on the inside.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dexter Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dabrowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dabrowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafal Dabrowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dabrowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar 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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hype
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