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AMW 5 - Little vs. Samson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Romerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Romerio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox swings for the body but Romerio moves out of range.
Fox tries to clinch up.
Romerio gets a takedown into half guard.
Fox wants to get back to full guard but Romerio has mounted him!
Romerio wants to finish this one by submission but Fox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Romerio.
Romerio working for a guillotine from mount but Fox is in no mood to give up.
Romerio has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fox is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Romerio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Hogle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogle.
Hogle fails with the takedown.
Hogle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a right hand that Hogle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogle also avoids with ease.
Hogle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hogle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hogle tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogle dives in and grabs Hughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes down on Hogle's head and hops out.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Hogle avoids them all with ease.
Hogle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Hogle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Hogle's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Hogle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hogle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hughes's half guard.
Hogle is breathing heavily.
Hughes is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hughes is trying to stand back up but Hogle is controlling him
Hogle thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hogle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hogle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hogle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hogle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Hogle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shane Hogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogle misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hogle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Hogle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Hogle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Hogle avoids it well.
Hogle rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Hogle.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Hogle has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hogle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hogle tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hogle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hogle gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Hogle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
Hogle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hogle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raul Hughes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogle throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes tries to clinch but Hogle is having none of it.
Hogle throws a combination that misses
and Hughes counters with a three punch combo that has Hogle backing up. Hogle nods at Hughes to acknowledge the strikes.
Hogle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Hogle throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogle.
Hogle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogle prevents Hughes from standing back up.
Hogle thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hogle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hughes tries to bum rush Hogle with a series of wild strikes but Hogle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hogle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hogle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes stalks Hogle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hogle's face. Hogle staggers backwards, shaken.
Hughes stuns Hogle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hogle has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hogle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogle with a poor takedown
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Hogle avoids it well.
Hughes misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogle slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogle misses with a combination
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Hogle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shane Hogle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes tries to bum rush Hogle with a series of wild strikes but Hogle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hogle misses with the combination.
Hogle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hughes at a distance.
Hogle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hogle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogle.
Hogle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Shane Hogle will probably get the nod.
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!
Hughes throws a right hand that Hogle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogle also avoids with ease.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hogle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hogle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogle misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hogle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogle fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Hogle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogle fails to land the takedown.
Hogle closes the distance and clinches up with Hughes, looking for a takedown. Hogle pushes Hughes against the cage but Hughes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hogle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogle fails with the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Hogle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Hogle persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hogle closes the distance and clinches up with Hughes, looking for a takedown. Hogle pushes Hughes against the cage but Hughes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hogle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hogle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Hogle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hogle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hughes!
Hogle working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Hughes slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Hogle thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogle.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with Hogle in his half guard.
Hogle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raul Hughes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Dubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubbs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dubbs throws a big right hand that misses.
Dubbs passes Easton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dubbs trying to pass the guard but Easton defending well.
Dubbs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dubbs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Easton defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dubbs in particular looking to stall.
Dubbs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Easton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubbs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Easton keeps working.
Dubbs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dubbs is trying to control the action in half guard but Easton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Easton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dubbs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dubbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Easton wants to clinch.
Dubbs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Easton circles away.
Easton tries to clinch but Dubbs moves out of range.
Easton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dubbs is breathing heavily.
Dubbs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Easton but Easton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Easton throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dubbs is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brad Easton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliffenberger comes into the arena with Roll 'em Up blaring out of the sound system. Clinton Jaxon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Jaxon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffenberger instigates a clinch.
Spliffenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaxon is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Jaxon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spliffenberger up against the cage.
Spliffenberger looking to throw knees to the head but Jaxon is blocking nicely.
Jaxon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spliffenberger regains guard.
Spliffenberger is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jaxon rolls with it to try and escape but Spliffenberger cranks on the arm and Jaxon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaydub Spliffenberger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Yumbo Yack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxim Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yumbo Yack!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yack swats away the attempt to clinch by Diamond.
Yack misses with a looping left.
Yack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diamond defends it nicely.
Yack moves into the clinch.
Yack pulls guard successfully.
Yack is pulling down on Diamond's head. It's preventing any offense from Diamond, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yack doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diamond has managed to get both his arms back between Yack's legs - danger averted.
Yack tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yack is keeping the position for now.
Yack is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diamond is aware though and is defending well.
Yack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yack is trying to control. Diamond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diamond trying to control from the bottom.
Yack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diamond's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yack looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diamond is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yack controlling from the full mount.
Yack trying to control but Diamond is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yack looking to ground and pound but Diamond is blocking nicely.
Yack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yack wants to control the pace but Diamond is squirming around nicely.
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diamond because Yack loaded up on that one.
Diamond is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yack has isolated one of Diamond's arms. Diamond looking to fight him off but Yack twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yumbo Yack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson has chosen Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Samson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samson thuds a left hand into Little's body.
Samson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little throws a hook but Samson avoids it easily.
Little throws out a loose jab but Samson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Little lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samson connects with a single shot there.
Samson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Omar Little has been cut.
Samson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samson closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Little avoiding damage as Samson throws knees to the body.
Samson misses with an elbow over the top.
Little is trying to drag Samson to the mat but Samson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Little is trying to drag Samson to the mat but Samson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little tries for a takedown but Samson manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson taking a breather.
Little is trying to drag Samson to the mat but Samson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Little is breathing heavily.
A short left from Samson.
Little lands a takedown into guard.
Samson has control of Little's left arm, preventing Little from doing any damage.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
Little might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Little can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson goes for an armbar but Little turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Little.
Little postures up.
Little throws and elbow that misses. Samson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Little's guard. Nice move by Samson!
Samson throws a big right hand that misses.
Samson content to stall in guard here.
Samson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little pulls Samson in to control the position.
Samson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Little looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Little looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Little!
Samson regains half guard, as Little was trying to land strikes.
Little missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Little throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Little lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to hold on to Little's head to control him but Little postures up.
Little throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samson wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Little landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Little is working away from the top position though.
Samson moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Little cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Samson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Little's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Little throws a hook to the side of Samson's head but Samson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little cracks Samson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sammy Samson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Little was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Little with the ground and pound from mount.
Little lands a big elbow.
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!
Little postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Samson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Little goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Omar Little!
Omar Little is the new heavyweight champion!
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