Grant Dawson couldn’t contain his emotions after scoring the late finish over Mateusz Rebecki.
After a dominant first round, Dawson (24-3-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) was rocked badly by Rebecki (20-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in Round 2, before turning things around to score the rear-naked choke at the 4:42 mark of Round 3 on Saturday’s UFC 328 prelims at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Check out the video of Dawson’s finish below (via X):
Grant Dawson gets it done late in the 3rd RD!!
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Dawson rebounded from his first-round TKO loss to Manuel Torres at UFC 323. The American Top Team fighter has now won four of his past five fights.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC 328 include:
- Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:42
- Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:29
- Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:12
- Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 328 video: Grant Dawson digs deep, submits Mateusz Rebecki