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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook comes to the cage accompanied by The Cure's Close To Me. 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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139 lbs
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134 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Van Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Little!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little has managed to clinch.
Little pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Little has Van Hook pulled in close to control his posture.
Little wants to stand up but Van Hook is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Van Hook just wasn't active enough.
Van Hook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Hook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little takes the fight into the clinch.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hook gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little shoots in but Van Hook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Hook pinned against the cage. Van Hook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kyle Van Hook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Little.
Little closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Little decides to stand and escape the position.
Little tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Hook swivels and escapes.
Kyle Van Hook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little pushes Van Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Hook lands with a nice body kick.
Little misses with a takedown
and Van Hook finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Hook tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Hook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Hook manages to break the clinch.
Van Hook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Little.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little looking for a takedown.
Little tries to pull guard but Van Hook won't allow it.
Van Hook is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Van Hook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Hook just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hook's brow.
Van Hook is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Little looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Hook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hook tries to break free but Little pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Hook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little clinches.
Van Hook managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Van Hook is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Van Hook avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Little connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hook's face.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Hook walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Craig Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hook throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little with a poor takedown
and Van Hook counters with a thumping low kick.
Little tries for a takedown but Van Hook circles away easily
and Van Hook makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Little really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Hook tries a low kick but Little avoids it.
Little closes the distance and pushes Van Hook back into the cage.
Little is looking to control Van Hook's arms but Van Hook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Little has his back to the cage.
Van Hook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little misses with an elbow strike.
Van Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Little with that takedown attempt.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Hook feints and then cracks Little's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Little down.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hook, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Little.
Kyle Van Hook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Little.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hook, pushing him back against the cage.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Hook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little has Van Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Hook is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Van Hook breaks the clinch.
Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hook blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Hook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Little has managed to clinch.
Little fails to pull guard.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Hook walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Hook tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little tries to pull guard but Van Hook won't allow it.
Little misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little looking to stall.
Little lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Little.
Little fails to pull guard.
Little softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Little wants a takedown.
Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Hook decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Little, up you get!
Craig Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little misses with a takedown
and Van Hook counters with a nice body kick.
Little is breathing heavily.
Little clinches up against the cage.
Van Hook tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Little tries for a takedown. No joy.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Hook just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Van Hook blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Little tries for a takedown but Van Hook manages to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hook avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Little tries to pull guard but Van Hook holds him up against the cage and eventually Little drops back down to his feet.
Little is trying to pull guard but Van Hook turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Hook gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hook is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Little tries to pull guard but Van Hook forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Hook breaks the clinch.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Hook misses with a kick to the body.
Little dives in and grabs Van Hook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Hook pushes down on Little's head and hops out.
Little moves into the clinch.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hook blocks an uppercut.
Van Hook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Van Hook in his tracks for a moment.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little lands a left hand.
Little tries to pull guard but Van Hook forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Hook walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kyle Van Hook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Little.
Van Hook scores with a kick to the midsection.
Little shoots for a takedown but Van Hook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Little takes a step back to recover.
Van Hook lands a nice looking kick to the body. Little takes a step back to recover.
Van Hook throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Hook leaves Little with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Little moves into the clinch.
Van Hook breaks the clinch.
Van Hook goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Hook throws a body kick that misses.
Little shoots and misses
and Van Hook counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Little avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Hook.
Little moves into range and clinches up with Van Hook.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little is trying to break free.
Little wants to stall.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Van Hook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Little.
Little tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Hook just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Little tries for a takedown but Van Hook circles away easily
and Van Hook counters with a low kick, right behind Little 's knee.
Van Hook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Hook throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off.
Little has his takedown stuffed
and Van Hook counters with a nice low kick that buckles Little's knee momentarily.
Van Hook throws a half hearted mid kick.
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Little jumps guard but Van Hook stands there with Little around his waist. Little gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook tries to circle away but Little has him pinned against the cage.
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Little crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Hook - the referee stops the clock and Little gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Hook. Little manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Little rushes Van Hook and presses him up against the cage.
Little has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Hook.
Little trying to stall but Van Hook improves his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little has his takedown stuffed
and Van Hook counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Hook throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hook feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Little's calf.
Van Hook stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyle Van Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little moves into the clinch.
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 Kyle Van Hook.
I think Little 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Little!
A very excited looking Craig Little made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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