Source: Sherdog.com

Round 1
This battle of welterweighs is over seen by referee Mike Reid. Drago takes the center of the cage and throws a right hand off of a Burkman low kick. Sell then goes for a shot, b Burkman stuffs it and the fighters clinch. Then they separate and Burkman connects with a hard right hook that stuns Drago. Sell is taken down and Burkman passes to half and lands some elbows. Still in half-guard, Burkman isolates Sell's right arm with his left leg. Unable to do anything with it, Sell gets his arm free. With 1:42 remaining in the round the Matt Serra student gets full guard. Shortly there after, the two TUF veterans are stood up. They clinch against the cage where Burkman lands a footstomp. Sell attempts a takedown and Burkman wizzers out of it. The first frame ends. 10-9 Burkman.

Round 2
The two men circle to start the middle stanza. Both pawing with jabs and straights. Neither landing with great success. After landing a right, Sell shoots for a double but Burkman stuffs it. Burkman then lands a straight jab that backs up the New Yorker. Burkman lands a mid kick to the body at the mid-point of the round. The two men clinch and then separate. Sell lands a left to the mid section of Burkman. Sell is finding his range effectively landing a couple shots. A left to the body with an over hand right finds its home. Sell is rallying while Burkman swings wildy. The end of the second round concludes with a failed Drago shot reversed to a Burkman takedown. 10-9 Sell.

Round 3
Round three begins with Sell sporting nice mouse under his right eye. Burkman starts the last round with a knee to the body. The fighters then begin a sequence of clinching and separating. Sell takes the center and tries again to take down Burkman, this time with a single. To no avail, the two welterweights separate. Sell lands a low right leg kick. With half the round remaining Sell gets tagged with a jab and answers with a left hook to the body. Burkman shoots and Drago stuffs. A good left jab finds the chin of Burkman. Sell finds his rhythm again and lands a few more quick punches. The Matt Serra product is finding his punches landing and this opens up a takedown. With 45 seconds left in the fight sell finds himself on top for the first time in the fight. Burkman looks to stand and Drago frames up a guillotine. It isn't tight enough for a finish as the bell rings. 10-9 Sell. All three official judges see the contest 29-28 for Pete Sell.


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