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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 2685 p4p, 5317 weight class) and Frank Greene (ranked 87 p4p, 186 weight class). Greene has chosen Bump by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music. Martin Drop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Greene!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene throws a body punch but Drop moves out of range.
Drop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Drop misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Drop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drop lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Drop. That's going to slow Greene down.
Drop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greene.
Greene closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drop dodges the ground and pound from Greene.
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 dodges the ground and pound from Greene.
Greene scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drop to see if he's OK.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Drop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drop tries to improve position but can't.
Greene working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene controls the position.
Greene connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drop some visible discomfort.
Drop defending against the ground and pound.
Greene cracks Drop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drop wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Drop regains half guard, as Greene was trying to land strikes.
Greene trying to control from half guard but Drop is working away.
Greene throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greene slips a nice elbow through Drop's hands, connecting with Drop's forehead.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drop taking some punishment here, with Greene in his half guard.
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Greene thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greene is stalling here. Drop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Greene seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drop has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Greene manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drop's best efforts.
Greene wants to control but Drop is keeping busy.
Greene looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Drop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene 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.
Greene is trying to keep Drop in close.
Greene has Drop pulled in close to control his posture.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drop scoring with some ground and pound.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Drop throwing strikes from guard but Greene blocks nicely.
Greene is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Greene striking off his back but it's not causing Drop any problems.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drop is aware though and is defending well.
Greene looking for a guillotine here but Drop defends easily.
Greene wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Greene takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Drop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drop lands a leg kick that knocks Greene off balance momentarily.
Greene shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greene stands up over Drop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greene accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene looking to sit in guard and control but Drop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is trying to control the position but Drop postures up.
Greene keeping full guard, as Drop tries to pass.
Greene looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop advances position into side control!
Drop working away.
Greene tries to improve position but can't.
Greene is still trying to improve position.
Greene can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Drop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drop postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Drop working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Drop keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands an elbow.
Greene tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Drop easily slips into full mount!
Drop throws some wild stikes that Greene manages to avoid easily.
Greene is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drop sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Greene working to try and regain half guard.
Drop throwing strikes but Greene bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop seems keen to control Greene's posture.
Greene is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greene wants to control from the top but Drop keeps moving.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Greene is working Drop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greene distracts Drop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene prevents Drop from getting back to his feet.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
Greene must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drop throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Drop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Greene lunges at Drop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drop's hand.
Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Drop moves away and avoids it.
Martin Drop is winning the standup battle so far.
Drop with a nice calf kick.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Greene avoids it.
Greene lands a jab to the head.
Drop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Drop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drop thumps Greene with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Drop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greene landing with the ground and pound.
Drop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drop tries to get out of the position.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drop keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Drop is looking to stand up but Greene isn't so interested in that idea.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Drop has wrist control.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Drop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene stops Drop from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greene's sensitive parts.
Drop throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Greene is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drop is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drop has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greene working over Drop with some ground and pound. Drop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Greene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frank Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greene slips a nice elbow through Drop's hands, connecting with Drop's forehead.
Greene content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene is trying to control the action in half guard but Drop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greene connects with a nice short shot to Drop's temple.
Greene lands strikes from half guard.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greene scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Greene trying to control the action but Drop is working from the bottom.
Greene throwing shots but Drop is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greene tries to pass to full mount but Drop defends it.
Drop is trying to maintain the position but Greene is very close to passing his half guard.
Greene stops Drop from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin Drop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Drop.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick lands for Drop.
Drop with a nice calf kick.
Greene shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drop pinned against the cage. Drop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin Drop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drop.
Drop fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body.
Drop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drop tried to counter with a leg kick but Greene avoided it.
Greene walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drop.
Drop moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drop - that will leave a mark!
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Drop lands but Greene takes it in his stride.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin Drop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Greene.
Drop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greene's sensitive parts.
Drop swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Drop.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martin Drop!
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