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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick. Little has chosen Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
16 - 11 - 2 |
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178 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cook lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cook throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Little scores with a head kick. Cook tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cook throws a one two combo.
Cook scores with a jab. Little acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Little decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cook's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cook has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cook tries to improve position but can't.
Little happy to just control the position for now.
Cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Little cracks Cook with a big right hand but Cook just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cook prevents Little from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is trying to control Little's posture but Little avoids it.
Cook taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Cook's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Cook tries to bench press Little off him but Little keeps the position.
Little thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cook manages to get back to half guard.
Cook trying to control but Little postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Little is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Little lands strikes from half guard.
Little is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cook tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.
Little is thwarting Cook's attempts to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cook moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook wants to control but Little passes easily into half guard.
Cook is not content to let Little control the position.
Cook trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Little manages to pass to mount!
Little is landing with some decent strikes but Cook is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cook manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cook holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Little thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Little is pushing down on Cook's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cook is fighting to maintain full guard but Little has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Little performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cook regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Little.
Little wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Little accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook pulls Little in close to his closed guard and prevents Little from doing any damage or advancing position.
Little pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Cook.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
Cook moves out of range of the leg kick from Little.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Little.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Little misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Little moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Cook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cook looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Cook lands a lovely overhand right.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dane Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Little.
Little tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Little somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little slips under a jab.
Cook cracks Little with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Dane Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cook misses with a hook.
Little misses with a body kick.
Cook connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Little down.
Cook jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cook misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dane Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dane Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cook misses the body punch
and Little counters with a big head kick but Cook shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Cook misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook sizes up Little with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cook trying to control here.
Cook is refusing to be controlled, as Little sits in half guard.
Cook trying to control but Little postures up.
Little is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cook doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Little.
Cook is not content to let Little control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook controlling the position for now.
Omar Little has got the better of the ground game so far.
Little thows a huge punch but Cook dodges it nicely.
Cook works his way to full guard. Good work.
Little preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cook has momentary wrist control but Little slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cook lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Little!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Cook dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cook misses with a combination
and Little counters with a leg kick.
Cook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Cook scores with a shot to the body.
Cook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Little slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Cook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook throws a leg kick
and Little counters with a thumping low kick.
Little tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Little somewhat.
Cook throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cook tries to avoid it but Little manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cook to the ground. Cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Cook misses the jab.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Cook punishes Little's body with a nice straight punch.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Dane Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Little.
Cook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Little is out of range and Cook settles back down.
Cook clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Little.
Cook misses with a hook.
Cook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Little is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cook.
Little decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Little works his way into side control.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Little lands a decent elbow from side control.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Cook trying to remain calm as Little controls from the top position.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cook keeps working.
Little tries to advance position but instead Cook slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook controls Little momentarily but Little frees himself.
Little is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cook working a defensive guard but Little manages to pass into side control anyway.
Little working the strikes but Cook uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Little.
Little is working for a kimura but Cook is defending it quite comfortably.
Cook is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Little scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Little.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Little thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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