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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Brasnof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff's entrance music is Awol Nation - Sail. A fine choice. Nicolai Brasnof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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233 lbs
8 - 14 - 1 |
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205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolai Brasnof!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasnof lunges at Druff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Druff's hand.
It looks like Dan Druff has been cut.
Druff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brasnof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Brasnof.
Druff slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Brasnof.
Druff takes one to the side of the head.
Brasnof connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brasnof tests Druff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brasnof throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brasnof scores with a body shot.
Brasnof fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Druff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasnof changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasnof scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Druff tries to score with a low kick but Brasnof moves his leg out of the way.
Brasnof lands with a hook. Druff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brasnof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasnof scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Brasnof.
Druff shoots in for a double leg but Brasnof sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brasnof is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Brasnof.
Nicolai Brasnof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Druff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Brasnof. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brasnof.
Druff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brasnof connects with the punch.
Druff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasnof connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nicolai Brasnof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brasnof lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brasnof throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Druff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brasnof scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Brasnof blocks the leg kick.
Brasnof connects with a single shot there.
Brasnof throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brasnof tests Druff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brasnof lands a slapping body shot.
Brasnof lands an overhand right.
Brasnof digs a good body shot into Druff's ribs.
Brasnof feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Druffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brasnof cracks Druff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Druff moves forwards but Brasnof connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brasnof sprawls well. Brasnof wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Druff gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brasnof.
Druff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brasnof tries to avoid it but Druff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brasnof to the ground. Brasnof escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Druff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brasnof wants to get back to his feet but Druff drags him back down.
Druff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brasnof's legs.
Brasnof explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Druff throws a big shot that misses.
Druff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brasnof stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Brasnof was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasnof fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brasnof connects with a body shot that sends Druff's belly button to the back.
A cross from Brasnof lands.
A punch lands to the side of Druff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brasnof throws a one two combo.
Brasnof lands a jab to the nose.
Brasnof listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Druff is rocked!
Brasnof scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Druff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brasnof drops Druff with a big left hand and mounts him. Druff is in big trouble!
Druff is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasnof sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Druff seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Brasnof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Druff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brasnof drops Druff with a left right combo! Brasnof follows him down to the ground into side control.
Brasnof has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A shot to the liver by Brasnof. Beautiful body shot.
Brasnof fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasnof leaves Druff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brasnof scores with a nice head shot.
Druff dives in for a single leg takedown but Brasnof sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Druff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brasnof but Brasnof pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasnof scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasnof connects with a crisp jab.
Brasnof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Druff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brasnof finds it's way round the side to connect with Druff's head.
Brasnof dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasnof feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Druffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brasnof misses with a wild combination.
Druff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brasnof finds it's way round the side to connect with Druff's head.
Brasnof cracks a nice hook into Druff's ribs.
A cross from Brasnof lands.
Brasnof works over Druff's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasnof keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brasnof coming out on top.
Brasnof changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brasnof lands with a cross.
Druff tries to move into range but Brasnof moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brasnof swinging wildly here.
Druff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Druff shoots in and drives through. Brasnof sprawls well.
Nicolai Brasnof seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Druff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brasnof bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Druff! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Druff striking off his back but it's not causing Brasnof any problems.
Brasnof slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brasnof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brasnof gets to his feet - Druff follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof cracks Druff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Druff drops his hands momentarily and Brasnof takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brasnof scores with a jab. Druff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dan Druff's cut is getting worse.
Druff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brasnof scores with a jab.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brasnof and Druff goes tumbling to the canvas! Brasnof follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasnof passes to side control.
Brasnof just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff regains half guard.
Druff is trying to control but can't.
Brasnof looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Druff tries to get to full guard but Brasnof has control of the leg.
Brasnof postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Druff to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Druff walks into a jab.
Brasnof scores with a body shot.
Brasnof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Brasnof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Druff'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brasnof connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brasnof darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brasnof thuds a left hand into Druff's body.
Druff seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Brasnof shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Druff is backing up but Brasnof catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Druff covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Brasnof Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolai Brasnof!
Nicolai Brasnof decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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