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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 2279 p4p, 1713 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 58 p4p, 77 weight class). Monty Don is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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13 - 9 - 0 |
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7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop connects with a solid leg kick.
Don looks to land a right hand but Drop moved out of range.
Drop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drop looks to land a right hand but Don moved out of range.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drop cracks Don with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Don throwing a counter right hand but Drop manages to avoid it.
Drop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Don getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drop fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drop misses with a head kick.
Don takes one on the button.
Don avoids the head kick by Drop.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Drop avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop shoots for a double leg takedown but Don sprawls well. He's pushed Drop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Don misses the target.
Drop looks to throw a body kick
and Drop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Don connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drop's hands.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drop.
Don tries to counter with a takedown but Drop is quick to defend against it.
Don misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drop misses with a double jab
and Don counters with a takedown into side control.
Don has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drop!
Don looking to finish with strikes here!
Don with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drop is bucking up trying to escape but Don cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Don unloads with some shots from mount but Drop bucks and avoids them well.
Don looking to control but Drop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don won't let Drop get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Drop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drop just holding on.
Don unloads with some shots from mount but Drop bucks and avoids them well.
Don misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Don landing strikes from the mount.
Don working the ground and pound effectively.
Don landing strikes from the mount and Drop is in trouble!
Drop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Don looking to finish with strikes here!
Don avoids the attempt from Drop to control.
Drop regains half guard.
Don trying to control from half guard but Drop is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Don lands strikes from half guard.
Drop keeping hold of Don's head, controlling as best he can.
Drop trying to control here.
Drop is looking to improve his position.
Don has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Don landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don lands a heavy elbow.
Don scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Drop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drop is working to get back to half guard.
Don misses with a head shot.
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!
Don sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drop is looking to improve his position but Don isn't that keen on the idea.
Don lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drop taking shots to the head.
Drop is looking to get to half guard.
Don lands a heavy elbow.
Drop is rocked!
Drop wants to hold on but Don pushes him away.
Don looking to finish Drop with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drop!
Drop is still in real trouble! Can Don finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Don is landing with some decent strikes but Drop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Don dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drop misses with a body shot
and Don counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drop seems to have recovered his senses.
Don not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Don.
Don is trying to control. Drop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Don is pressing down on Drop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drop is holding on for now.
Don lands with a punch from half guard.
Don prevents Drop from standing back up.
Monty Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Don seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drop wants to control but Don is keeping busy.
Don is looking to take a break and control but Drop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drop is trying to stand back up but Don is controlling him
Drop wants to get back to full guard.
Don not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Don works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don scoring with strikes but Drop is staying in there.
Drop sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Don tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Don thows a huge punch but Drop dodges it nicely.
Drop is trying to get back to full guard.
Don seems to be working for a kimura but Drop defends the submission attempt.
Drop is looking to control Don's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drop avoid being mounted?
Don takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drop is controlling Don's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Don wants to free his trapped foot but Drop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop pushes Don off looking to stand but Don dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Don lands a nice short elbow.
Drop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Don works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Don is stalling here. Drop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Don 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.
Don tries to buck Drop off but Drop is having none of it.
Don is working hard here to advance position.
Don manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drop's best efforts.
Drop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Don's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Don to regain full guard.
Don looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Drop trying to control but Don is working from the bottom.
Don looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drop is one step ahead there.
Don has his foot on Drop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drop works his way back into a safe position though.
Don wants to sweep here but Drop controlling him for the moment.
Don might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drop stands up over Don, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Don has momentary wrist control but Drop slips an elbow through the middle.
Drop postures up.
Don keeping moving, preventing Drop from controlling successfully.
Don can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drop controls the pace.
Drop advances position into side control!
Drop is looking to take a break and control but Don is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drop scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Don dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drop is looking to chop away at Don's legs.
Drop lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Drop misses
and Don cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don slips under a jab from Drop.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Drop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drop throws a hook to the side of Don's head but Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drop was covering up waiting for the punch and Don finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Don throws a big right hand that misses.
Don pushes down on Drop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Don.
Don works his way into full mount!
Don raining down shots from the mount!
Drop tries to lock up and control but Don gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Don is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drop regains half guard.
Drop tries to roll over but Don keeps him under control.
Don drops an elbow to the side of Drop's head.
Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drop has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Don is on him like a limpet, forcing Drop back against the cage.
Don is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Don blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Drop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop scores with a knee to the head.
Don tries for a takedown. No joy.
Don is trying to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
A knee to the head by Drop.
It looks like Monty Don has been cut.
Drop turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Don is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop moves into full mount!
Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drop can do to turn this around?
Drop with good strikes from the mount here!
Drop working the ground and pound effectively.
Drop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drop landing strikes from the mount and Don is in trouble!
Don is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Drop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Don's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a big elbow.
Don is rocked!
Don tries to reverse the position but Drop maintains control.
Oh Don is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drop controlling the position easily from mount.
Don regains half guard.
Don seems to have got his legs back now.
Drop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Don does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin Drop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drop is working for a submission of some sort.
Drop prevents Don from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Drop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Don 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monty Don!
A relieved looking Monty Don thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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