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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Little has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelley.
Little throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelley tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Little. Little circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley lands with a good body shot.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
Kelley lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Omar Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Little throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Little misses with a looping right.
Little scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley digs a good hook to Little's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kelley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelley is out of range and Little settles back down.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Little throws a front kick aimed at Kelley's knee but Kelley avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
Kelley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
Little throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick from Little.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Little is looking to score with low kicks.
Little misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
Little lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Kelley throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelley.
Little scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Kelley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Little will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Kelley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Kelley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Little lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Kelley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Little just manages to avoid it.
Little tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelley swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Little catches Kelley right on the button with a cross.
Little scores with a nice strike.
Little throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Little lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Kelley lands but Little takes it in his stride.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little tries to clinch there but Kelley circles away.
Kelley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little misses with a low kick.
Kelley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Kelley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley throws a quick counter head kick but Little was just out of range.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Little.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Little slips a jab from Kelley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
A head kick misses from Little.
Kelley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Little thows a body kick. Kelley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a good, hard body kick but Kelley shrugs it off.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Little's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little avoids the head kick by Kelley.
Little feints a counter leg kick.
Kelley throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelley misses its target.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Little replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kelley blocks it well.
Little tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
Nice defenses there by Kelley.
Kelley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Little misses with a straight left.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Kelley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelley throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kelley. That one must have hurt.
Kelley connects with a looping right hand.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Little thinks about the counter body kick.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Little.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Little.
Little prevents Kelley from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Kelley misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Little.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Little lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Little.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little landing knees to the head.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Little is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelley is keeping busy.
Little lands a nice uppercut.
Kelley avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Kelley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelley tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Kelley.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Kelley trying to stall but Little improves his position.
Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little blocking some punches.
Kelley can't break the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kelley is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley breaks the clinch.
Kelley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelley throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Kelley.
Kelley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Little lands a front kick.
Little with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Omar Little just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Kelley checks a leg kick nicely.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little looks for the body kick but Kelley saw that one coming.
Little ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Kelley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelley, as that shot connected.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little lands the left hand.
Little tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelley on the side of the head.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Kelley seems unphased.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Little scores with a nice body kick.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelley is out of range and Little settles back down.
Kelley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Kelley moves his leg out of the way.
Kelley cracks the inside of Little's front leg.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Little's legs.
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelley as he connects with a hook.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelley. That did some damage!
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
Little slips under a jab from Kelley.
Kelley connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
Kelley throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the ropes and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Little checks a low kick from Kelley.
Little tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelley is wise to it.
A lazy body kick from Kelley
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Omar Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelley throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little blocks a jab.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Kelley off balance momentarily.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley is looking to score with low kicks.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Kelley lands with a cross.
Liam Kelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelley takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Kelley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick from Little lands but Kelley takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Little avoids it.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Kelley moves out of range of the leg kick from Little.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little connects with a leg kick. Kelley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little thumps Kelley with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley misses the jab.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
Kelley checks a low kick from Little.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Little.
Well Little has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
A less than humble Omar Little misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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