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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 2688 p4p, 242 weight class) and Ramon Jofre (ranked 1347 p4p, 142 weight class). Randy Drought could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Jofre's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Drought!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Jofre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Jofre is just out of range.
We've been told by Drought's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drought swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Drought misses.
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Jofre is just out of range.
Jofre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drought swings widly with a right hand
and Jofre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drought staying out of range there.
Drought throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jofre! But no joy.
Jofre's corner calls for a 1-2. Jofre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jofre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jofre throws an overhand right that lands on Drought's shoulder, as Drought tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jofre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drought was well out of range. Poor timing from Jofre.
Jofre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drought.
Jofre moves away from the strike by Drought.
Drought misses with a wild body shot.
Jofre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought scores with a jab to the body.
Jofre throws a body punch but Drought moves out of range.
Drought misses with an uppercut. Jofre saw that one coming.
Jofre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jofre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Jofre does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Drought misses the target.
Randy Drought seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drought walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drought.
Jofre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drought misses with a body shot
and Jofre counters with a stiff right hand.
Jofre moves out of range of the strikes.
Drought lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jofre circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Drought throws a body shot but no joy.
Jofre scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jofre pushes Drought up against the cage in a clinch.
Jofre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drought misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jofre.
Jofre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drought tries to throw a body punch but Jofre avoids it by throwing Drought back against the cage.
Jofre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drought wants to stall.
A short left from Jofre.
Jofre blocks a body shot from Drought.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jofre on the inside.
Drought is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jofre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jofre stalling against the cage.
Drought is trying to break free.
Jofre tries to break free but Drought pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drought fails to land.
A body shot lands from Jofre.
Jofre is looking to break free of the clinch but Drought has double underhooks.
Jofre struggles to land a body shot inside as Drought controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jofre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jofre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jofre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drought backwards.
Jofre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drought lands with a light punch inside.
Jofre has Drought pressed against the cage, preventing Drought from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drought lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jofre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drought backwards.
Drought breaks the clinch.
A combination from Drought does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jofre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drought tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jofre was well out of range. Poor timing from Drought.
Drought uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jofre.
Drought slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Jofre dominated that round.
That's time! Drought's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drought looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drought connects with a nice looking jab.
Randy Drought is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jofre misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Jofre.
Ramon Jofre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drought misses with a hook. Jofre ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Jofre misses.
Drought wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drought takes one to the side of the head.
Jofre moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Jofre misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drought throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jofre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jofre misses with a straight right.
Jofre throws a jab when Drought was well out of range.
Jofre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drought wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought lands the left hand.
Jofre throws a jab when Drought was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Jofre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drought tests Jofre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drought misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jofre! But no joy.
Jofre lands a nice shot that snaps Drought's head back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jofre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Jofre is just out of range.
Jofre misses with a looping left.
Jofre misses with a series of wild punches.
Drought throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jofre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought throws a poor cross that misses
and Jofre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drought throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drought looks to throw the jab but Jofre is out of range.
Jofre throws a hook but Drought blocks it.
Jofre looks to throw the jab but Drought is out of range.
Drought takes a swing at Jofre's ribcage but misses.
Drought throws a lazy right hand but Jofre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Jofre misses.
A little feinted left hand from Drought on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drought swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jofre to counter with a crisp jab.
Drought misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jofre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drought moves out of range as Jofre strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drought avoids the body shot from Jofre.
It looked like Drought wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drought is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jofre.
Drought throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drought punishes Jofre's body with a nice straight punch.
Drought scores with a hook.
Drought connects with a right hand. Jofre shakes it off.
Jofre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drought.
Drought misses with the combination.
Jofre throws out a counter right but Drought avoids it with no problem.
Jofre looks to throw the jab but Drought is out of range.
Drought swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jofre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jofre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drought.
Drought lands a nice looking body shot.
Jofre misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jofre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drought throws out the jab.
Jofre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Jofre is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jofre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jofre throws an overhand right that lands on Drought's shoulder, as Drought tries to avoid the shot.
Drought appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drought throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drought feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jofres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Drought.
Drought appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drought falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jofre counters with a nice uppercut.
Jofre lands a glancing blow to the side of Drought's head.
Drought throws a shot from downtown. Jofre moves away and avoids it.
Drought misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Drought misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramon Jofre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drought throws a right hand that Jofre ducks under and follows up with a left that Jofre also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jofre! But no joy.
Jofre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drought momentarily.
Drought falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jofre counters with a straight right hand.
Jofre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jofre misses with a hook. Drought ducked under it nicely.
Jofre throws a shot from downtown. Drought moves away and avoids it.
Jofre ducks under a wild hook from Drought.
Drought thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drought throws a series of punches but Jofre avoids them all with ease.
Jofre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Drought.
Drought misses with an uppercut
and Jofre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jofre moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought looks to throw the jab but Jofre is out of range.
Drought throws a combination that misses
and Jofre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drought throws a jab but it's blocked by Jofre.
Drought slips a jab and a cross from Jofre.
Drought throws a big counter combination but Jofre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drought throws a body punch but Jofre moves out of range.
Drought walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drought rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jofre counters with a straight right hand.
Drought throws the left hand but Jofre avoids the punch easily.
Jofre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drought finds it's way round the side to connect with Jofre's head.
Jofre sizes up Drought with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Jofre.
Drought is rocked!
Jofre with a jab.
Oh Drought is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drought looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Jofre engages and cracks Drought with a massive lead left hook - Drought tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Jofre is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramon Jofre!
An out of breath Ramon Jofre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Randy Drought stepped up to the mic, saying 'Not the results i wanted. Very disappointed. '.
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FIGHT
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