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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 2801 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Tom Tuttle (ranked 112 p4p, 141 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttle closes the distance and clinches.
Tuttle scores with a hook to the body.
Drop struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuttle controls his hands.
Tuttle lands an elbow just above Drop 's eye.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Tuttle lands a body punch.
Tuttle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Tuttle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Drop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the head but Drop blocks with his arms.
Tuttle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drop blocks a body shot from Tuttle.
Tuttle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drop is defending well for now.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Tuttle misses with a knee to the head.
Tuttle lands a hook that snaps the head of Drop backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuttle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drop or not.
Tuttle throws an elbow that misses.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuttle throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drop dodges an elbow strike from Tuttle.
Tuttle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuttle can't find room to land a body shot as Drop controls the action.
Tuttle throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuttle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuttle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drop is defending well for now.
Drop avoiding damage as Tuttle throws knees to the body.
Tuttle misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuttle.
Drop throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuttle.
Tuttle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuttle.
Tuttle blocks an elbow strike.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Tuttle is blocking nicely.
Drop dodges an elbow strike from Tuttle.
Drop tightens his grip and picks Tuttle up, before dumping him to the ground. Tuttle manages to land in guard.
Drop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Drop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tuttle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drop cracks Tuttle with a solid left hand.
Drop chips away with some ground and pound.
Drop 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.
Tuttle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drop is controlling him.
Drop with a nice head shot there.
Drop controlling from the top position.
Tuttle working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tuttle's head.
Drop wants to control from the top but Tuttle keeps moving.
Drop stays in close to Tuttle's body and controls the position.
Tuttle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drop is controlling him.
Tuttle is looking to stand back up but Drop counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tuttle.
Drop winds up and cracks Tuttle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drop prevents Tuttle from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle taking some punishment here, with Drop in his half guard.
Drop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drop 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.
Tuttle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drop is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drop lands strikes from half guard.
Drop slips a nice elbow through Tuttle's hands, connecting with Tuttle's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Tuttle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drop throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuttle.
Tuttle clinches up with Drop and pushes him back against the cage.
Tuttle has a couple of punches blocked by Drop.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuttle is defending well for now.
Tuttle working aggressively here.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Drop avoids the damage to the body.
Drop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tom Tuttle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tom Tuttle has been cut.
Drop landing knees to the body.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Drop on the inside.
Tuttle swings wildly with an uppercut but Drop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tuttle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tuttle gets a clinch.
Tuttle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuttle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drop.
Drop lands a left hand.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Drop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuttle is defending well for now.
Drop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drop blocks the elbow strike.
Tuttle tries a body shot but Drop blocks it.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Tuttle is breathing heavily.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Tuttle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop has picked Tuttle up - he's going for a ride! Drop dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tuttle is looking for a sweep. Drop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drop stalling.
Drop has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drop has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drop controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop unloading with bombs!
Drop lands a big shot there that rocks Tuttle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drop content just to control the position here.
Drop lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tuttle hang on?
Drop landing strikes from the mount.
Drop looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
A nice elbow there by Drop.
Tuttle is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tuttle goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Drop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Martin Drop!
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hype
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FIGHT
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