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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Onaskanitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onaskanitch comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Heigh Ho. Druff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Awol Nation - Sail. This should be a great matchup!
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279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Onaskanitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Druff!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Onaskanitch.
Druff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Druff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Onaskanitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Druff.
Nice straight punches there by Onaskanitch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Onaskanitch.
It looks like Dan Druff has been cut.
Onaskanitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Druff.
Druff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Druff tries to move into range but Onaskanitch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Onaskanitch shoots in and bounces Druff off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Onaskanitch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Druff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Druff has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Druff trying to control the position from guard on top but Onaskanitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onaskanitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Druff on the ground.
Onaskanitch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Druff is working Onaskanitch over with some ground and pound from side control.
Druff controls the position.
Onaskanitch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Onaskanitch tries to get out of the position.
Druff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Druff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Druff tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Druff is looking to take a break and control but Onaskanitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Druff cracks Onaskanitch with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Onaskanitch is not content to let Druff control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onaskanitch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Druff connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff tries to advance to mount but can't.
Onaskanitch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Onaskanitch wants to control but Druff postures up.
Druff working the ground and pound.
Onaskanitch looks to move to half guard but instead Druff has passed into mount! Damn!
Druff working Onaskanitch over with strikes here.
Druff trying to control but Onaskanitch is having none of it.
Druff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Onaskanitch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onaskanitch is trying desperately to improve position.
Onaskanitch defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Druff.
Druff working Onaskanitch over with strikes here.
Druff with a couple of short strikes.
Druff with shots to the head and body - Onaskanitch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Druff dominating with strikes here.
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!
Druff looking to secure an arm triangle but Onaskanitch defends it well.
Druff wants to control the pace but Onaskanitch is squirming around nicely.
Druff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Druff working for a submission but Onaskanitch is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff lands a heavy elbow.
Druff cracks Onaskanitch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Onaskanitch wants to hold on but Druff pushes him away.
Druff lands a couple of good shots and Onaskanitch has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Druff is hanging on to Onaskanitch's back as he tries to escape.
Onaskanitch wants to control his opponent's hands but Druff gets his hands free.
Druff controlling well, preventing Onaskanitch from escaping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Druff scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Will Druff go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Druff scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Druff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Druff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Onaskanitch tries to bum rush Druff with a series of wild strikes but Druff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Onaskanitch digs a good hook to Druff's body.
Onaskanitch misses with a looping right.
Onaskanitch scores with a body shot.
Onaskanitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Onaskanitch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Druff doesn't seem bothered though.
Druff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dimitri Onaskanitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onaskanitch stuffs the takedown.
Druff shoots for a takedown but Onaskanitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Onaskanitch works Druff's body with a nice hook.
Druff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onaskanitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Druff.
Druff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Onaskanitch is fending him off so far but Druff persists. Nope, Onaskanitch circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimitri Onaskanitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Druff.
Druff is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Onaskanitch sizes up Druff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Druff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Onaskanitch defends well and Druff ends up having to push Onaskanitch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Onaskanitch lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Onaskanitch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Onaskanitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Druffs head.
A short right from Onaskanitch.
Onaskanitch is trying to trip Druff. He has hold of a leg but Druff is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Onaskanitch persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Druff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Onaskanitch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Druff keeping moving, preventing Onaskanitch from controlling successfully.
Onaskanitch scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onaskanitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Druff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onaskanitch distracts Druff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Druff keeping moving, preventing Onaskanitch from controlling successfully.
Onaskanitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Druff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onaskanitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Druff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onaskanitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onaskanitch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Druff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Onaskanitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onaskanitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Druff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onaskanitch landing some decent shots from guard.
Onaskanitch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onaskanitch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Druff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Druff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Onaskanitch preventing the sweep.
Druff is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Onaskanitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onaskanitch throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onaskanitch looking to sit in guard and control but Druff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Druff controls from within his opponent's guard.
Druff trying to control the position from guard on top but Onaskanitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Druff sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dan Druff has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Onaskanitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Druff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Onaskanitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Druff'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. This is the final round!
Onaskanitch misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Onaskanitch. Beautiful body shot.
Dimitri Onaskanitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Onaskanitch throws a hook but Druff blocks it.
Onaskanitch misses with a hook
and Druff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Onaskanitch misses with a hook to the body
and Druff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Druff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Druff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Onaskanitch misses.
Onaskanitch misses with a hook to the body
and Druff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Druff trying to control the position from guard on top but Onaskanitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onaskanitch looking to control.
Druff drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Druff seems to have locked his on tight now - Onaskanitch screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Druff, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dan Druff!
A victorious Dan Druff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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