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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ebert (ranked 2184 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 90 p4p, 109 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop takes the fight into the clinch.
Ebert lands an uppercut.
Drop can't find room to land a body shot as Ebert controls the action.
Drop swings wildly with an uppercut but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drop walks away with a smile on his face. Ebert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Ebert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy body kick from Drop
and Ebert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ebert slips under a jab from Drop.
Ebert lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drop throws a big shot that misses.
Ebert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
Drop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ebert.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drop moves out of range as Ebert throws a body kick.
Ebert tries to land a front kick but Drop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ebert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ebert blocks a head kick by Drop.
Drop misses with an uppercut. Ebert saw that one coming.
Drop misses with an uppercut
and Ebert counters with a left to the body.
Ebert avoids the body shot from Drop.
Ebert lands with a shot to the body.
Drop avoids the body shot from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Ebert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ebert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ebert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ebert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ebert slips under a jab from Drop.
Drop looks to land a body kick but Ebert moved away.
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop darts in and clinches Ebert up against the cage.
Drop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Ebert is blocking nicely.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop prevents a body shot from Ebert.
Ebert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ebert.
Ebert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
Ebert prevents a body shot from Drop.
Ebert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drop to keep the fight standing.
Ebert jumps guard.
Ebert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drop tries to stand but Ebert is controlling from the bottom.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ebert escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drop wants to stand but Ebert has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drop throws a head kick but Ebert moves out of range.
Ebert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert needs to keep his hands up - Drop had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Drop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ebert seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drop can turn it around.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 Jason Ebert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ebert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ebert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drop was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebert.
Drop throws out a counter right but Ebert avoids it with no problem.
Ebert looks to land a body kick but Drop moved away.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drop misses with a hook
and Ebert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drop.
Ebert feints a jab promting Drop to slip. Ebert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ebert digs a good hook to Drop's body.
Drop pushes Ebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ebert backwards.
Ebert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ebert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drop misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ebert lands the left hand.
Ebert with the inside leg kick.
Ebert staying out of range there.
Drop misses with a looping right.
Ebert misses with a double jab.
Drop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ebert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ebert just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop throws a wild body kick that Ebert sees coming a mile off.
Ebert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drop misses with a kick to the body.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Ebert avoids it.
Ebert is looking to wear down Drop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drop.
Drop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Drop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
Ebert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebert works over Drop's head and body with a nice combination.
Ebert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ebert.
Ebert connects with a leg kick.
Ebert swats away the attempt to clinch by Drop.
Sloppy strikes from Ebert. Those never looked like landing.
Ebert cracks a nice hook into Drop's ribs.
Ebert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drop misses with an uppercut.
Ebert avoids the head kick by Drop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a two punch combo.
Drop tries to clinch but Ebert moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ebert.
Ebert slips a jab from Drop.
Drop throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert throws a right hand that Drop ducks under and follows up with a left that Drop also avoids with ease.
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebert looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drop! But no joy.
Ebert tries to score with a low kick but Drop moves his leg out of the way.
Jason Ebert is winning the standup battle so far.
Ebert avoids the body shot from Drop.
Ebert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drop misses with an uppercut.
Drop looks to land a body kick but Ebert moved away.
Drop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Drop does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop lands a leg kick that knocks Ebert off balance momentarily.
Ebert lands a jab-cross combination.
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ebert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ebert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ebert lands with a nice body kick.
Drop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ebert. Ebert obviously looking to wear him down.
Drop just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop misses with a two punch combination.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drop throws a front kick that sends Ebert stumbling back into the cage.
Drop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drop tries to clinch but Ebert is having none of it.
Ebert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drop.
Drop throws an overhand right that lands on Ebert's shoulder, as Ebert tries to avoid the shot.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head 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 Jason Ebert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ebert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Drop there.
A punch combination from Ebert misses.
Ebert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ebert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ebert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ebert scores with a hook to the body. Drop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drop lands with an overhand left.
Ebert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drop.
Drop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ebert keeps Drop at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ebert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Nice body punch from Ebert.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
Drop lands a big head kick that sends Ebert tumbling to the mat! Drop takes a step backwards and waves Ebert back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ebert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Drop.
Ebert is rocked!
Drop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ebert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Ebert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebert fails to land with a series of punches.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ebert seems to have got his legs back now.
Ebert throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch but Ebert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Drop does no damage.
Drop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ebert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ebert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drop avoids the body shot from Ebert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drop moves out of range of the body kick.
Ebert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ebert lands a body shot.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Ebert avoids it.
Jason Ebert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ebert throws a series of punches but Drop avoids them all with ease.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ebert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drop swings for the body but Ebert moves out of range.
Drop moves into the clinch successfully.
Drop misses with the head strike.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ebert.
Drop landing knees to the head.
Drop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ebert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drop just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Drop.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ebert blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
Ebert manages to pull guard.
Ebert seems keen to control Drop's posture.
Drop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop wants to stand but Ebert is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martin Drop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebert trying to keep a closed guard but Drop is proving a slippery customer.
Drop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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 Jason Ebert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ebert, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ebert!
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