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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Draego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebwik Boswel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khal Draego has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khal Draego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebwik Boswel!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draego closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draego is staying tight to Boswel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boswel tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boswel is not content to let Draego control the position.
You can see the frustration on Boswel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draego trying to control the position but Boswel is working away.
Boswel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boswel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boswel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Draego.
Boswel seems a little lost for a moment, as Draego dominates the positioning.
Boswel wants to control but Draego postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Draego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Draego controls the position from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Khal Draego.
Boswel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boswel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draego.
Boswel dodges the punch combination from Draego.
Draego darts in and clinches Boswel up against the cage.
Boswel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draego is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draego jumps guard.
Boswel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draego is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draego has escaped and now he's on top!
Draego has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boswel keeping moving, preventing Draego from controlling successfully.
Boswel wants to improve his position but instead Draego has moved into half guard.
Draego looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boswel is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draego perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boswel is looking to improve his position.
Draego working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boswel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Draego is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Draego trying to control the position from guard on top but Boswel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boswel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Draego has passed into half guard!
Draego performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Draego tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boswel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boswel punching from the bottom.
Boswel tries to kick Draego off in order to stand up. Draego Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Draego in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Draego decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boswel to his feet.
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!
Boswel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Draego backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draego lands a jab.
Boswel connects with a body shot that sends Draego's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Draego 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.
Boswel throws a series of punches but Draego moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Boswel enables Draego to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boswel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boswel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Draego stacks Boswel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Draego!
Draego decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boswel throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boswel.
Boswel throws a one two combo.
Boswel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draego moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draego fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boswel sprawls well initially but Draego persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draego not doing much here.
Boswel wants to improve his position but Draego is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswel is trying to maintain the position but Draego is very close to passing his half guard.
Draego tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boswel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boswel trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boswel looks to land a combination but Draego avoids it well.
Draego drives through and clinches with Boswel against the cage.
Draego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boswel to score with a decent uppercut.
Draego dodges the punch combination from Boswel.
Draego dives in and scores a takedown into Boswel's guard.
Boswel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draego is one step ahead there.
Draego wants to pass the guard but Boswel is keeping the position.
Boswel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draego trying to hold on to Boswel's head to control him but Boswel postures up.
Boswel wants to pass the guard but Draego is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boswel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boswel on the ground.
Boswel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Draego.
Draego is trying to control but can't.
Draego is not content to let Boswel control the position.
Draego gets back to full guard.
Khal Draego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boswel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draego has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boswel has managed to get both his arms back between Draego's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draego throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draego wants to get back to his feet but Boswel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Draego has Boswel pulled in close to control his posture.
Boswel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boswel wanted to stand there but Draego had control of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boswel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Khal Draego will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Draego looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draego in particular looking to stall.
Boswel actively working from the bottom here.
Boswel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Boswel gets full guard.
Draego sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draego trying to control but Boswel is working from the bottom.
Draego is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boswel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Draego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Khal Draego.
Boswel gets caught flat footed, as Draego shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boswel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boswel looking for a guillotine here but Draego defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draego wants to control from the top but Boswel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boswel working a defensive guard here.
Boswel has his foot on Draego's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draego works his way back into a safe position though.
Draego sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boswel looking for a sweep. Not yet Boswel, not yet.
Boswel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boswel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boswel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draego defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draego avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draego throws a strike but Boswel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Draego throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boswel wanted to stand there but Draego had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boswel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Draego manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boswel has Draego in his guard.
Draego with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draego slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draego has control of an arm but Boswel manages to advance to Draego's back!
Sebwik Boswel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khal Draego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boswel somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebwik Boswel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draego has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Draego!
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