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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sascha Golobew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Drwaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sascha Golobew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Drwaal!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golobew shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Golobew.
Golobew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drwaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Golobew pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Golobew seems content to control.
Drwaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drwaal is not content to let Golobew control the position.
Drwaal wants to control but Golobew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drwaal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Golobew counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Golobew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drwaal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golobew is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Golobew stands up over Drwaal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drwaal is looking for a triangle but Golobew pushes his legs off easily.
Golobew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Golobew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobew distracts Drwaal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Golobew is looking to work some ground and pound but Drwaal has wrist control.
Golobew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drwaal working for a triangle but Golobew defends it easily.
Golobew stands up over Drwaal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Golobew is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drwaal keeping moving, preventing Golobew from controlling successfully.
Golobew cracks Drwaal with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golobew stopping the sweep attempt from Drwaal.
Drwaal being controlled here, momentarily.
Golobew content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golobew postures up and lands a big shot to Drwaal's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Golobew's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Golobew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Golobew trying to control the position from guard on top but Drwaal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golobew throws and elbow that misses. Drwaal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Golobew's guard. Nice move by Drwaal!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golobew looking for a sweep. Not yet Golobew, not yet.
Golobew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drwaal preventing the sweep.
Drwaal tries to free his leg and advance position but Golobew is retaining full guard.
Golobew is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Golobew keeping full guard, as Drwaal tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Golobew shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Golobew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Golobew scores with a takedown into Drwaal's guard.
Golobew works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drwaal looking for submissions off his back.
Golobew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Golobew winds up and cracks Drwaal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Golobew slips a nice elbow through Drwaal's hands, connecting with Drwaal's forehead.
Drwaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Golobew is keen to just control but Drwaal is a slippery customer.
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.
Golobew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Golobew.
Golobew is trying to control the action in half guard but Drwaal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Golobew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Golobew trying to control from half guard but Drwaal is working away.
Drwaal is defending against the submission attempts here by Golobew.
Drwaal has hold of Golobew's hands but Golobew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwaal won't allow Golobew to pass to mount.
Drwaal is looking to control Golobew's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drwaal avoid being mounted?
Golobew is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drwaal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Golobew.
Golobew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sascha Golobew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golobew thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drwaal's head.
Golobew working over Drwaal with some ground and pound. Drwaal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golobew is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Golobew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drwaal moves into full guard.
Drwaal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Golobew defends well.
Golobew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golobew throws a big right hand that misses.
Golobew trying to control the position from guard on top but Drwaal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drwaal looking for a sweep. Not yet Drwaal, not yet.
Golobew is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drwaal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drwaal has escaped and now he's on top!
Golobew lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drwaal!
Drwaal is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Golobew dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drwaal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Golobew counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Golobew landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Golobew is looking to take a break and control but Drwaal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Golobew working Drwaal over with strikes.
Golobew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Golobew tries to pass to full mount but Drwaal defends it.
Golobew scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golobew wants to control but Drwaal is keeping him busy.
Golobew controlling the action here.
Drwaal looking for submissions off his back.
Drwaal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Golobew lands a nice short elbow.
Drwaal has hold of Golobew's hands but Golobew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Golobew winds up and cracks Drwaal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drwaal is not content to let Golobew control the position.
Drwaal is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobew lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drwaal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golobew.
Drwaal has hold of Golobew's hands but Golobew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drwaal has hold of Golobew's hands but Golobew slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drwaal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golobew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drwaal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Golobew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Golobew is nestled in close to Drwaal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Golobew wants to take a breather but Drwaal is having none of it.
Golobew lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Golobew moves nicely into side control.
Golobew trying to control the action but Drwaal is working from the bottom.
Golobew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golobew in side control lands a decent elbow.
Golobew is putting a hurting on Drwaal here, landing some big shots from side control.
Golobew landing strikes.
Drwaal tries to bench press Golobew off him but Golobew keeps the position.
Golobew creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drwaal tries to improve position but can't.
Golobew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Golobew lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drwaal down.
Pawel Drwaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sascha Golobew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Golobew lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sascha Golobew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golobew 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sascha Golobew!
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energy
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hype
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