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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes into the arena with Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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179 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silfversberg catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silfversberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Little thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silfversberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Silfversberg throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little scores with a takedown into Silfversberg's guard.
Silfversberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
Silfversberg wants to control the position but Little says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silfversberg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Little tries to pass to full mount but Silfversberg defends it.
Little prevents Silfversberg from improving his position.
Little passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silfversberg!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silfversberg is bucking up trying to escape but Little cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg wants to hold on but Little pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little with good strikes from the mount here!
Little with a couple of short strikes.
Silfversberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've been hearing good reports from Little's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silfversberg trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Silfversberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Little's guard.
Silfversberg is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little tries to roll over but Silfversberg keeps him under control.
Silfversberg is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little wants to improve his position but Silfversberg is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Little sees it coming and defends easily.
Little is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Little manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Little is pulling down on Silfversberg's head to control his posture.
Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silfversberg is one step ahead there.
Silfversberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silfversberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silfversberg wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Little wants to hit a switch here but Silfversberg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Little there!
Silfversberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silfversberg wants to control but Little has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Silfversberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Little has hold of Silfversberg's hands but Silfversberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Little manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Little looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silfversberg wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Silfversberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silfversberg is one step ahead there.
Silfversberg looking to pass the guard.
Silfversberg preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silfversberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little tries to work over Silfversberg's front leg with a kick but Silfversberg checks it.
A good leg kick by Little.
Little looking to score a takedown here. Silfversberg is defending well but Little drives through and ends up in Silfversberg's guard.
Omar Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Little trying to control but Silfversberg is working from the bottom.
Silfversberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Little lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfversberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Little pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silfversberg is keeping the position for now.
Silfversberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Little is aware though and is defending well.
Little passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silfversberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silfversberg trying to control here.
Little misses with a head shot. Silfversberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silfversberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silfversberg can do to turn this around?
Little advances position into side control!
Silfversberg is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Little working the body and head with strikes.
Silfversberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silfversberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Little but great work by Silfversberg.
Little is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Silfversberg stalls from top position.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to roll over but Silfversberg keeps him under control.
Little is working hard here to advance position.
Silfversberg wants to pass to mount but Little is defending the position.
Silfversberg trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silfversberg lands a nice short elbow.
Little has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silfversberg is working away from the top position though.
Little regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silfversberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silfversberg lands a couple of elbows.
Little had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silfversberg defends it easily.
Silfversberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Little can't keep his opponent in guard - Silfversberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silfversberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little is looking to control Silfversberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little avoid being mounted?
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 Omar Little will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silfversberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Little.
Little throws a front kick aimed at Silfversberg's knee but Silfversberg avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silfversberg! But no joy.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silfversberg.
Little blocks a jab.
Little fails with the takedown.
Little shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silfversberg pinned against the cage. Silfversberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silfversberg checks it well.
Little throws a leg kick which misses Silfversberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Silfversberg tries to avoid it.
Silfversberg throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little thows a leg kick but Silfversberg checks it
and Silfversberg counters with a straight right hand.
Little misses with a takedown attempt
and Silfversberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silfversberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Little's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Little seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silfversberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silfversberg tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.
Silfversberg trying to control here.
Silfversberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Little manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silfversberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Little manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silfversberg manages to get himself to full guard.
Silfversberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Little trying to control but Silfversberg is working from the bottom.
Little looking to pass the guard.
Silfversberg wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
Little throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Silfversberg, not yet.
Little throws a big right hand that misses.
Little wants to control from the top but Silfversberg keeps moving.
Little content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Little throws a big right hand that misses.
Silfversberg keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Silfversberg.
Little throws an elbow that misses. Silfversberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Little's guard. Nice move by Silfversberg!
Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg postures up and lands a big shot to Little's brow.
Omar Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silfversberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little controls Silfversberg momentarily but Silfversberg frees himself.
Jakob Silfversberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silfversberg is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Little looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silfversberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Silfversberg.
I think Little 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
Omar Little managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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