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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 2974 p4p, 278 weight class) and Karl Kneeland Jr (ranked 3716 p4p, 322 weight class). Drought comes to the cage accompanied by Pray For Me. Kneeland Jr has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 3 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kneeland Jr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drought.
Kneeland Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drought.
Kneeland Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooh!!! Kneeland Jr has knocked Drought down with a huge combo! Kneeland Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Drought back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Randy Drought has been cut.
A shot to the body from Kneeland Jr misses
and Drought counters with a series of strikes. Kneeland Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drought misses with the combination.
Drought getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kneeland Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeland Jr lands an uppercut.
Kneeland Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Drought wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kneeland Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeland Jr misses with some punches.
Kneeland Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drought throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drought swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drought blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought moves away from the strike by Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drought misses with a hook.
Drought slips under a jab.
Kneeland Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drought throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kneeland Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Drought blocks the body kick.
Kneeland Jr misses with a straight left.
Drought lands with a right hand.
Kneeland Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drought in his tracks.
Drought scores with a decent looking hook.
Drought throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a right hand but Drought moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeland Jr tests Drought's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drought scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought throws a shot from downtown. Kneeland Jr moves away and avoids it.
Drought moves out of range of the strikes.
Kneeland Jr walks into a straight right hand from Drought.
Kneeland Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drought.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drought.
It looks like Karl Kneeland Jr has been cut.
Drought throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drought avoids the body shot from Kneeland Jr.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drought.
Drought misses the shot to the body.
Kneeland Jr tries to score with a low kick but Drought moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drought!
Kneeland Jr throws a right hand that Drought ducks under and follows up with a left that Drought also avoids with ease.
Drought uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneeland Jr.
Jab by Drought.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneeland Jr moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr throws a combination that misses
and Drought counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kneeland Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drought has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drought and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Drought finds it's way through Kneeland Jr's defenses.
Kneeland Jr misses the shot to the body.
Kneeland Jr dodges the punch combination from Drought.
Drought is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kneeland Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneeland Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drought misses with a looping left.
Kneeland Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drought, pushing him back against the cage.
Drought pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drought leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kneeland Jr fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Drought - that landed with a thud.
Kneeland Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Drought.
Kneeland Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Drought controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kneeland Jr fails to land.
Drought breaks from the clinch.
Drought scores with the left hand. Kneeland Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kneeland Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Drought seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drought throws a lazy right hand but Kneeland Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kneeland Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneeland Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeland Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Droughts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drought misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Kneeland Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kneeland Jr throws out a loose jab but Drought uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeland Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drought counters with a one-two to the body.
Drought fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Randy Drought is winning the standup battle so far.
Drought shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drought is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drought lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kneeland Jr backs up against the cage.
Kneeland Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drought finds it's way round the side to connect with Kneeland Jr's head.
A shot to the liver by Kneeland Jr. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeland Jr is looking to clinch but Drought is avoiding it.
Drought gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kneeland Jr takes a swing at Drought's ribcage but misses.
Kneeland Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kneeland Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kneeland Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kneeland Jr misses the jab.
Kneeland Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Drought circles away.
Nice body punch from Kneeland Jr.
Drought throws a hook to the side of Kneeland Jr's head but Kneeland Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought lands a jab.
Drought misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Drought is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneeland Jr misses the target.
Drought misses the shot to the body.
Karl Kneeland Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drought takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kneeland Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drought circles away quickly and effectively.
Drought swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kneeland Jr throws a jab when Drought was well out of range.
Drought swings for the body but Kneeland Jr moves out of range.
Kneeland Jr digs a good body shot into Drought's ribs.
Drought avoids the body shot from Kneeland Jr.
Drought is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneeland Jr moves away.
Kneeland Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kneeland Jr throws the left hand but Drought avoids the punch easily.
Drought was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kneeland Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drought misses with an uppercut. Kneeland Jr saw that one coming.
Kneeland Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kneeland Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drought is looking to counter punch.
Drought circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Drought.
Kneeland Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drought.
Kneeland Jr misses with a combination
and Drought connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kneeland Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drought lands the left hand.
Drought moves out of range of the strikes.
Kneeland Jr throws a looping overhand right but Drought ducks down to avoid it.
Drought showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kneeland Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Drought misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drought misses with a double jab.
Kneeland Jr scores with a hook to the body. Drought takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kneeland Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drought looks to land a left hand but Kneeland Jr moved out of range nicely.
Kneeland Jr throws out a loose jab but Drought uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeland Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Drought takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kneeland Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drought.
Drought throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kneeland Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drought throws a shot from downtown. Kneeland Jr moves away and avoids it.
Kneeland Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drought is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr throws a solid leg kick but Drought takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kneeland Jr.
Drought takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drought blocks a jab.
Kneeland Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Drought circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drought thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drought uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drought throws a lazy right hand but Kneeland Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drought lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Karl Kneeland Jr's cut even more.
Drought lands a jab to Kneeland Jr's midsection.
Drought moves out of range as Kneeland Jr strikes.
Drought misses with a wild combination.
Randy Drought is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kneeland Jr takes a swing at Drought's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drought throws a looping overhand right but Kneeland Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Kneeland Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kneeland Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Drought will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Drought catches Kneeland Jr right on the button with a cross.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a left hand but Drought moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Kneeland Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drought jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drought scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kneeland Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drought lands with a nice body punch.
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland Jr is just out of range.
Kneeland Jr blocks a jab.
Drought takes one on the button.
Drought uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneeland Jr.
Drought swings for the body but Kneeland Jr moves out of range.
Drought swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drought avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Kneeland Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr misses with an uppercut. Drought saw that one coming.
Drought takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drought misses with a double jab.
Kneeland Jr defending well as Drought loads up on a big left hand.
Drought ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneeland Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kneeland Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drought doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kneeland Jr misses with a head kick.
Drought throws a right hand that misses
and Kneeland Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drought misses with a double jab.
Drought throws out a powerful jab.
Drought misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kneeland Jr moves away from the strike by Drought.
Kneeland Jr misses with a hook.
Kneeland Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drought blocks a leg kick.
Drought tries to bum rush Kneeland Jr with a series of wild strikes but Kneeland Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kneeland Jr dodges the punch combination from Drought.
Kneeland Jr tests Drought's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kneeland Jr misses with a low kick.
Drought is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneeland Jr.
Drought uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneeland Jr.
A jab from Kneeland Jr misses.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a right hand but Drought moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drought lands with a straight right. Kneeland Jr didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kneeland Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drought tries to counter by clinching up but Kneeland Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Drought lands with a hook. Kneeland Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kneeland Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kneeland Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drought throws a right and a left that Kneeland Jr avoids nicely.
Drought uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneeland Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drought. Kneeland Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drought lands a nice hook to Kneeland Jr's body. Kneeland Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drought looks to land a right hand but Kneeland Jr moved out of range.
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland Jr is just out of range.
Kneeland Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Kneeland Jr misses the target.
Kneeland Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drought is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr pushes Drought up against the cage in a clinch.
Drought blocking some punches.
Kneeland Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drought pushes Kneeland Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeland Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeland Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeland Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Drought.
Stalling in the clinch from Drought.
Kneeland Jr tries to throw a body punch but Drought avoids it by throwing Kneeland Jr back against the cage.
Drought works on Kneeland Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Drought breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drought misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kneeland Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drought takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Drought.
I think Drought has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Drought!
A victorious Randy Drought thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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