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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 7082 p4p, 434 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 5183 p4p, 386 weight class). Drought comes into the arena with Pray For Me blaring out of the sound system. Randy Drought could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Backman's chin.
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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
9 - 5 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drought throws a combination. Backman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drought throws a looping overhand right but Backman ducks down to avoid it.
Backman cracks Drought with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drought throws a shot from downtown. Backman moves away and avoids it.
Backman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drought ducks right into an uppercut from Backman.
Drought looks to score with a jab to the body but Backman is just out of range.
Backman digs a good body shot into Drought's ribs.
Nice cross by Drought.
Backman throws out a powerful jab.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Backman is just out of range.
Drought misses with a few strikes there.
Backman slips a straight right by Drought.
Backman connects with the punch.
Drought drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought misses with a hook
and Backman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Backman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drought.
A combination from Backman does no damage.
Backman moves out of range of the strikes.
Drought misses with a jab, cross combination.
Backman throws a nice looking combination but Drought bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drought tries to counter by clinching up but Backman breaks away and moves out of range.
Drought misses with a looping right.
As Drought backs off Backman throws a huge counter combo but Drought manages to avoid it all.
Drought takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drought misses with a body shot.
Backman looks to throw the jab but Drought is out of range.
Drought is looking for a counter combo.
Backman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drought on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Backman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice combination there by Backman.
Backman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Backman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought throws a body shot but no joy.
Drought throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drought throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Backman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Backman moves away.
Backman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drought misses with a body shot.
Backman scores with a nice head shot.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
Backman scores with a jab. Drought acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drought is rocked!
Backman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drought had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Backman's corner calls for a 1-2. Backman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Drought is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drought showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Backman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Backman.
Drought seems to have got his legs back now.
Drought checks a leg kick.
Backman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Backman punishes Drought's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman jabs at Drought's body.
Drought displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Backman misses.
Drought attempts a counter takedown but Backman avoids it well and moves away.
Drought misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Backman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drought takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drought cracks Backman with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Drought misses.
A cross from Backman lands.
Backman lands a jab-cross combination.
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 left and a right that both miss
and Backman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drought uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Backman.
Backman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Backman swinging wildly here.
Backman tries to clinch there but Drought circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drought ducks under a wild hook from Backman.
A swing and a miss from Drought.
Backman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drought throws a hook but Backman blocks it.
Backman avoids the body shot from Drought.
Drought's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Backman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drought scrambles back to his feet.
Drought on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drought tries to keep at a distance but Backman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drought breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Backman moves away from the strike by Drought.
Backman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drought keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Drought misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Backman slips under a jab.
Drought on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Backman tries to clinch but Drought moves out of range.
Drought throws a looping overhand right but Backman ducks down to avoid it.
Drought is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drought dodges the punch combination from Backman.
Drought lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Backman circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Backman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Backman.
Drought misses with a body punch
and Backman counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Backman throws a leg kick
and Drought counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Backman clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drought tries to break free but Backman pushes him back against the cage.
Backman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drought is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Backman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drought pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drought walks into a jab.
Drought misses with a wild body shot.
Drought tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Backman was well out of range. Poor timing from Drought.
Backman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drought is out of range.
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.
Backman scoring well with a low kick there.
Backman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Backman lands with a nice body punch.
Drought swinging wildly here.
Backman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Backman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drought takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drought throws a series of punches but Backman avoids them all with ease.
Backman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Backman lands.
George Backman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backman swinging wildly here.
Backman forces Drought back against the cage and clinches.
Backman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drought up against the cage.
Backman digs a right hand underneath Drought's ribcage. Drought let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Backman controlling the action here for a moment.
Backman being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Backman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Backman avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Backman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Backman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drought tries a body shot but Backman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Backman digs a right hand into Drought's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drought's gas tank.
Backman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Backman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Backman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drought backwards.
Drought misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Backman.
Backman blocks a body shot from Drought.
Backman effectively controlling the action here.
Backman keeps control of Drought as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Drought - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Backman lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Drought checks a low kick from Backman.
Backman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Backman misses.
Backman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Backman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drought scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Backman. That snapped Drought's head back.
Drought takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drought throws a one two combo.
Backman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drought missing with a left hand there. Backman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Backman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Backman lands with an overhand left.
Drought misses with the combination.
Backman has Drought up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Backman fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Drought.
Backman lands a shot to the body.
Backman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drought backwards.
Drought looking to stall.
Drought stalling against the cage.
Drought blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Backman stalling in the clinch.
Backman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman misses with a punch to the body.
Drought wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Backman has him pressed against the cage.
Drought working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drought tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Backman's elbow.
Drought breaks from the clinch.
Drought tries to keep at a distance but Backman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drought has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Backman on the inside.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Drought.
Backman struggles to land a body shot inside as Drought controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Backman.
Backman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drought backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Drought.
Drought is trying to break the clinch but Backman is controlling him.
Drought breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drought takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Backman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drought drops his hands momentarily and Backman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Backman clobbers Drought with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drought cracks Backman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Backman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drought takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drought takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Backman cracks Drought with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Backman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drought finds it's way round the side to connect with Backman's head.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Drought finish him?
Backman slips under a jab.
Backman blocks a jab.
Drought sets himself, and Backman steps forward looking for the clinch! Drought avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman looks to score with a jab to the body but Drought is just out of range.
Backman misses with a wild body shot.
Backman seems to have recovered his senses.
Drought takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Backman! Drought is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Backman!
An out of breath George Backman 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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