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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Scott (ranked 2290 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 47 p4p, 98 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by I DON'T GIVE A FUCK. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drop throws an elbow but misses.
Drop trying to land knees to the body.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop misses with an elbow strike.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Drop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
I was talking to Scott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop working Scott over with knees to the body.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Drop with a knee to the head.
It looks like Xander Scott has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to stall but Drop improves his position.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Scott lands a left hand.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott lands a right hand.
Scott working aggressively here.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
Drop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scott is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Scott lands a right hand.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Drop controls the action.
Drop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Drop.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop blocks a body shot from Scott.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drop crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Drop tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drop as Scott tries to tie him up.
Scott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scott tries to stall but Drop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott is trying to maintain a safe position but Drop gets an underhook and turns Scott into the cage.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a knee to the head.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scott lands a left hand.
Drop with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott cracks Drop with a nice body shot.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Drop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott taking a breather.
Scott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drops head.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Scott.
Scott taking a breather.
Drop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Xander Scott's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drop clinches with his opponent.
Drop trying to land knees to the body.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Scott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scott looking to slow down the pace here.
Scott avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Drop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Drop blocks a body shot from Scott.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Scott on the inside.
Scott presses Drop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin Drop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Scott has Drop pressed against the cage.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
Drop trying to land knees to the body.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Scott.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott digs a right hand into Drop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drop's gas tank.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Scott.
Scott lands a right hand.
Scott tries to stall but Drop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drop takes a shot to the head.
Scott trying to control the position but instead, Drop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scott into the cage.
Drop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Drop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Scott.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Drop.
Drop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott just leaning against Drop, taking a breather.
Scott is pushing Drop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Scott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Scott on the inside.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott pushes Drop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Scott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott has Drop pressed against the cage.
Scott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Scott's cut.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drop keeps the fight on the outside.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Scott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drops head.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scott.
Drop blocks an uppercut.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scott has Drop pushed against the cage.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Scott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott taking a breather.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott managing to block the 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.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop is rocked!
Scott avoiding damage as Drop throws knees to the body.
Drop is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Drop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drop tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Scott as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Scott.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
Scott taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drop.
A short right from Scott.
Scott lands a big right hand that drops Drop! The killer instinct kicks in and Scott finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Scott!
After the fight, Xander Scott was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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