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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 4654 p4p, 6515 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 108 p4p, 133 weight class). Eric Kronke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Dratchev walks into a left hand.
Dratchev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke trying to control from the bottom.
Kronke wants to improve his position but Dratchev is controlling well.
Dratchev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dratchev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Dratchev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dratchev lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kronke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dratchev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dratchev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dratchev throwing shots but Kronke is blocking nicely.
Dratchev lands with a punch from half guard.
Dratchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kronke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dratchev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dratchev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kronke is doing well to control the position and prevent Dratchev from advancing to side control.
Dratchev wants to pass the guard but Kronke is defending well.
Kronke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dratchev.
Nice strikes from Dratchev there.
Kronke wants to improve his position but Dratchev is controlling well.
Kronke keeps trying to improve his position.
Dratchev is pressing down on Kronke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kronke is holding on for now.
Dratchev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dratchev thows a huge punch but Kronke dodges it nicely.
Kronke is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kronke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dratchev scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Dratchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kronke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kronke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dratchev.
Dratchev working over Kronke with some ground and pound. Kronke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dratchev is thwarting Kronke's attempts to control the position.
Kronke gets full guard.
Kronke wants to stand and escape but Dratchev is having none of it.
Dratchev stopping the sweep attempt from Kronke.
Dratchev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dratchev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kronke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dratchev is working Kronke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dratchev lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronke looking for a sweep. Not yet Kronke, not yet.
Kronke is still trying to improve position.
Kronke is trying to keep Dratchev in close.
Dratchev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dratchev lands a couple of elbows.
Kronke is controlling Dratchev's posture.
Dratchev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kronke is keeping the position for now.
Dratchev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dratchev tries to free his leg and advance position but Kronke is retaining full guard.
Dratchev throws a big elbow that misses.
Dratchev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kronke looking for a sweep. Not yet Kronke, not yet.
Kronke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kronke has momentary wrist control but Dratchev slips an elbow through the middle.
Dratchev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dratchev throws a big elbow that misses.
Dratchev chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev lands a couple of digs.
Kronke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dratchev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kronke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dratchev is controlling him.
Dratchev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kronke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dratchev stands up over Kronke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dratchev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kronke wants to stand but Dratchev is controlling the position.
Dratchev stopping the sweep attempt from Kronke.
Dratchev landing some decent shots from guard.
Kronke wants to stand up but Dratchev is controlling him.
Dratchev distracts Kronke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronke wants to stand and escape but Dratchev is having none of it.
Dratchev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surkho Dratchev dominated that round.
That's time! Dratchev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kronke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dratchev's hands.
We've been informed that Kronke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dratchev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kronke's guard.
Surkho Dratchev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kronke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dratchev.
Kronke has control of Dratchev's left arm, preventing Dratchev from doing any damage.
Dratchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kronke can do to turn this around?
Dratchev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dratchev is one step ahead there.
Kronke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dratchev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dratchev working some strikes from top position.
Dratchev won't allow Kronke to sweep him here.
Dratchev throwing strikes from guard but Kronke blocks nicely.
Dratchev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dratchev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dratchev landing with the ground and pound.
Dratchev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Dratchev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dratchev working some strikes from top position.
Kronke wants to stand but Dratchev is controlling the position.
Dratchev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kronke looking for a sweep. Not yet Kronke, not yet.
Dratchev landing some decent shots from guard.
Kronke has control of Dratchev's left arm, preventing Dratchev from doing any damage.
Dratchev throwing strikes from guard but Kronke blocks nicely.
Dratchev looking to pass the guard.
Kronke 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dratchev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dratchev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dratchev connects with a couple of short punches.
Dratchev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kronke's head.
Dratchev forces his way into half guard.
Kronke is looking for a sweep. Dratchev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Dratchev connects with a nice short shot to Kronke's temple.
Dratchev prevents Kronke from improving his position.
Dratchev thows a huge punch but Kronke dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kronke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dratchev prevents Kronke from getting back to his feet.
Dratchev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dratchev connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dratchev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dratchev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kronke wants to sweep here but Dratchev controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev distracts Kronke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dratchev with a nice head shot there.
Dratchev lands a couple of digs.
Dratchev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kronke can't keep his opponent in guard - Dratchev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kronke controlling the position for now.
Kronke is trying to stand back up but Dratchev is controlling him
Kronke wants to improve his position but Dratchev is controlling well.
Dratchev lands with a punch from half guard.
Dratchev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kronke is trying to stand up here but Dratchev is controlling him well.
Dratchev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kronke is trying to stand up here but Dratchev is controlling him well.
Dratchev drops an elbow to the side of Kronke's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronke controlling the position well.
Kronke is trying to stand.
Dratchev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dratchev stops Kronke from getting back to his feet.
Dratchev thows a huge punch but Kronke dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Dratchev.
Dratchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kronke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dratchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kronke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kronke pushes Dratchev off looking to stand but Dratchev dives back in and keeps control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dratchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kronke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kronke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dratchev.
Dratchev thows a huge punch but Kronke dodges it nicely.
Dratchev wants to pass the guard but Kronke is defending well.
Kronke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dratchev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kronke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dratchev being controlled here momentarily.
Kronke wants to stand up but Dratchev is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surkho Dratchev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dratchev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kronke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kronke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dratchev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kronke to see if he's OK.
Dratchev working the head with strikes.
Kronke is looking for a sweep.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Dratchev drags him back down.
Dratchev working away.
Kronke sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke pushes Dratchev off looking to stand but Dratchev dives back in and keeps control.
Dratchev moves into full mount! Kronke won't be happy about that!
Dratchev breaks from Kronke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dratchev unloading with bombs!
Dratchev raining down shots from the mount!
Dratchev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dratchev lands a big shot there that rocks Kronke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dratchev with the ground and pound from mount.
Dratchev prevents Kronke from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Dratchev.
Kronke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kronke is in a horrible position here. Dratchev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dratchev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kronke tries to reverse the position but Dratchev maintains control.
Kronke tries to lock up and control but Dratchev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke is trying to escape the mount.
Kronke wants to control but Dratchev is having none of it.
Kronke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kronke is bucking up trying to escape but Dratchev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kronke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dratchev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kronke gets back to half guard.
Kronke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dratchev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dratchev lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Dratchev there.
Kronke taking some punishment here, with Dratchev in his half guard.
Dratchev slips a nice elbow through Kronke's hands, connecting with Kronke's forehead.
Kronke wants to control but Dratchev is keeping busy.
Dratchev working Kronke over with strikes.
Kronke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev winds up and cracks Kronke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dratchev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kronke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dratchev is working away from the top position though.
Kronke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kronke is looking for a sweep. Dratchev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dratchev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kronke has his hands clasped together around Dratchev's back. He's all about the action.
Kronke wants to control but Dratchev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dratchev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kronke keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dratchev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dratchev working Kronke over with strikes.
Kronke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dratchev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kronke's head.
Dratchev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kronke taking some punishment here, with Dratchev in his half guard.
Kronke taking some punishment here, with Dratchev in his half guard.
Dratchev winds up and cracks Kronke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dratchev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kronke is trying to stand back up but Dratchev is controlling him
Dratchev thows a huge punch but Kronke dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke is looking for a sweep. Dratchev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dratchev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kronke looking for submissions off his back.
Dratchev working Kronke over with strikes.
Kronke tries to get to full guard but Dratchev has control of the leg.
Dratchev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kronke defending well though.
Kronke taking some punishment here, with Dratchev in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surkho Dratchev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dratchev, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surkho Dratchev!
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energy
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