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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatis Krutainis (ranked 3422 p4p, 3747 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 116 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gatis Krutainis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutainis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drop's waist but Drop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krutainis off to one side.
Drop moves into the clinch.
Drop scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gatis Krutainis has been cut.
Krutainis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krutainis is breathing heavily.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop scores with a knee to the head.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Drop lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drop obliges.
Krutainis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drop with a knee to the head.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop lands a good knee to the midsection. Krutainis won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Drop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Drop scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drop obliges.
Drop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krutainis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gatis Krutainis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drop crunches a lovely knee into Krutainis's ribcage.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Krutainis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Krutainis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drop with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop landing knees to the head.
Krutainis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drop after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Drop.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Drop lands a good knee to the midsection. Krutainis won't want to take too many of those.
Drop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krutainis's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Knees to the body from Drop.
Drop lands an uppercut.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Drop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krutainis's face.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krutainis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop landing knees to the head.
Gatis Krutainis's cut is getting worse.
Drop landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Drop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Drop lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop lands a left hand.
Krutainis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop lands a nice knee to the body.
Drop lands a nice knee to the body.
Drop crunches a lovely knee into Krutainis's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krutainis's face.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drop landing knees to the head.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
Drop crunches a lovely knee into Krutainis's ribcage.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Drop.
Drop lands a nice knee to the body.
Drop landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Drop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Drop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gatis Krutainis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drop darts in and clinches Krutainis up against the cage.
Drop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Drop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Drop.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop lands an elbow inside.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
Krutainis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
Drop lands a good knee to the midsection. Krutainis won't want to take too many of those.
Martin Drop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop with a knee to the head.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Drop.
Krutainis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Krutainis jumps into guard, dragging Drop to the mat.
Krutainis controls Drop momentarily but Drop frees himself.
Drop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krutainis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drop defends it easily.
Drop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krutainis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drop trying to control but Krutainis is working from the bottom.
Krutainis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Drop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krutainis's head.
Drop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drop trying to control but Krutainis is working from the bottom.
Drop lands a couple of digs.
Drop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krutainis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drop is in close to Krutainis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drop wants to control from the top but Krutainis keeps moving.
Drop wants to pass the guard but Krutainis is keeping the position.
Drop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krutainis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drop with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drop wants to pass the guard but Krutainis is keeping the position.
Drop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drop distracts Krutainis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krutainis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krutainis's head.
Krutainis has momentary wrist control but Drop slips an elbow through the middle.
Drop is stalling in the full guard.
Drop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krutainis's head.
Drop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Drop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gatis Krutainis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drop rushes Krutainis and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drop crunches a lovely knee into Krutainis's ribcage.
Drop scores a nice knee to the body.
Drop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krutainis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krutainis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop is working Krutainis over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krutainis or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutainis takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Drop.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop lands a shoulder strike.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drop obliges.
Krutainis takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Drop.
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop lands a knee to the body.
Drop connects with a knee to the head.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krutainis tries to pull guard but Drop won't allow it.
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krutainis's face.
Drop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krutainis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drop obliges.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Krutainis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krutainis manages to pull guard.
Drop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krutainis's head.
Krutainis controls Drop momentarily but Drop frees himself.
Drop chips away with some ground and pound.
Drop scoring with some ground and pound.
Drop landing some decent shots from guard.
Drop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop wants to control from the top but Krutainis keeps moving.
Drop is working Krutainis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krutainis has momentary wrist control but Drop slips an elbow through the middle.
Krutainis working a defensive guard here.
Drop stopping the sweep attempt from Krutainis.
Drop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drop is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drop landing with the ground and pound.
Drop cracks Krutainis with a solid left hand.
Drop scoring with some ground and pound.
Drop landing with the ground and pound.
Drop controlling from the top position.
Drop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krutainis's head.
Drop chips away with some ground and pound.
Drop distracts Krutainis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krutainis is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Drop really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gatis Krutainis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drop. Krutainis shrugs it off though.
Drop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drop lands an elbow inside that Krutainis shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop working Krutainis over with knees to the body.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drop drops Krutainis with a big knee straight up the middle! Krutainis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Krutainis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop throws a quick head kick that knocks Krutainis silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Drop is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Martin Drop!
Martin Drop is the new super heavyweight champion!
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