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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazarov's choice of entrance music: "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
18 - 8 - 2 |
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195 lbs
29 - 15 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Nazarov cracks Little with a good jab.
Nazarov throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little takes a swing at Nazarov's ribcage but misses.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nazarov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazarov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Little moves away from the strike by Nazarov.
Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazarov counters with a three punch combo that has Little backing up. Little nods at Nazarov to acknowledge the strikes.
Little tries to clinch up but Nazarov circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazarov! But no joy.
Little throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range.
Nazarov takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range and Little settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Little moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nazarov, pushing him back against the cage.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little thows a leg kick but Nazarov checks it
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Nazarov as he checks the leg kick.
Nazarov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazarov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little connects with a right hand. Nazarov shakes it off.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nazarov in his tracks.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nazarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Little cracks Nazarov with a good jab.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazarov.
Nazarov drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Little misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Little.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Nazarov moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazarov 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.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Nazarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Omar Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarov.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Nazarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Little looks to land a body kick but Nazarov moved away.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov avoids the body shot from Little.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little slips a jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little tried to counter with a leg kick but Nazarov avoided it.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nazarov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
A jab from Little finds it's way through Nazarov's defenses.
A cross from Nazarov lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Little misses with a straight right.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nazarov wants to control but Little is keeping him busy.
Nazarov misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nazarov tries to advance to mount but Little denies him.
Nazarov in side control, throwing shots but Little defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little can't do much from the bottom here.
Little tries to buck Nazarov off but Nazarov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarov cracks Little with a big elbow.
Nazarov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Little is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Little is trying to control Nazarov's posture but Nazarov avoids it.
Little is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nazarov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nazarov throws a strike aimed at the side of Little's head but Little avoids it well.
Nazarov tries to move to full mount but Little actually manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nazarov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Little can't escape the position.
Little tries to hold on but Nazarov pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Little tries to lock up and control but Nazarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nazarov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nazarov landing punches.
Nazarov thowing shots but they're missing.
Little is trying to escape the mount.
Nazarov misses with a head shot.
Nazarov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little hang on?
Vadim Nazarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Little working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Little is looking to improve his position but Nazarov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nazarov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Little is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarov dominating with strikes here.
Nazarov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Little because Nazarov loaded up on that one.
Little is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov looking to control but Little is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Little avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Little's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Little is trying desperately to improve position.
Nazarov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nazarov landing shots from mount.
Little avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nazarov.
Nazarov dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nazarov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Little scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nazarov blocks the low kick.
Nazarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Little pushes Nazarov off looking to stand but Nazarov dives back in and keeps control.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazarov.
Little pushes Nazarov off and gets back to his feet.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazarov missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Little connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nazarov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Nazarov.
Little misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Nazarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick but Nazarov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Nazarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Little tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Little defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little looks to land a left hand but Nazarov moved out of range nicely.
Little swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Nazarov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazarov somewhat.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazarov off the cage and back into range.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Nazarov lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Little misses with a hook.
Nazarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Little swivels and escapes.
Little appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nazarov checks the leg kick.
Little connects with a crisp jab.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Little has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Little slips a straight right by Nazarov.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Little showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
After winning the bout, Omar Little thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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