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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schultz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Dutch Schultz has been cut.
Schultz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schultz moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Little.
Schultz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz backing away here, and Little unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
A head kick misses from Schultz.
Schultz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Schultz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Little manages to circle out of the way.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schultz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schultz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schultz thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schultz's knee momentarily.
Schultz lands with a cross.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schultz digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz lands with a cross.
Schultz tries to land a front kick but Little steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Little jabs at Schultz's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Little.
Schultz misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Schultz throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Little scores with a jab to the head.
Little throws a leg kick but Schultz checks it.
A cross from Schultz lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Schultz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schultz misses with a kick to the body
and Little counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Schultz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses the jab.
Schultz jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schultz!
Schultz misses with a body punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schultz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schultz swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little jabs Schultz right on the nose. Schultz blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Little.
Nice body kick there by Little.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Little.
Jab by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a thumping low kick.
Little misses with a body kick.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schultz at a distance.
Little with a jab.
Schultz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schultz misses with the body kick
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schultz is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Little.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schultz is rocked!
Schultz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh Schultz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
Little attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Little has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schultz misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Schultz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Little scores with a hook.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dutch Schultz's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Schultz misses
and Little counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schultz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little throws a front kick that sends Schultz stumbling back into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Schultz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Little. Little obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Little moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Little lands a nice looking kick to the body. Schultz takes a step back to recover.
Schultz misses with a double jab.
Schultz is looking to land body kicks.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little wants to clinch up but Schultz keeps it at a distance.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schultz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Schultz sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.
Little throws a good cross that connects.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Little checks a low kick from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a head kick.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Schultz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
Schultz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schultz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Schultz does it's job there.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Schultz sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! Schultz avoids it this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a good low kick that Schultz was not able to check.
Schultz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Schultz off balance momentarily.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schultz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little connects with a leg kick. Schultz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schultz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Schultz throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Schultz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Schultz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Dutch Schultz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little throws a leg kick which misses Schultz's front leg but catches the back leg as Schultz tries to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little slips under a jab.
Schultz drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Little.
Schultz takes one to the side of the head.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little slips under a jab from Schultz.
Little looks to land a body kick but Schultz moved away.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Little counters with a leg kick.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schultz.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the ropes.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schultz tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Little takes a shot to the head.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Little - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz is working Little over against the ropes.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Little.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Schultz tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Schultz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Little.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Little landing knees to the head.
Little lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Little putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Little misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Little.
Little lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Little.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Omar Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Schultz gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz misses with a body punch.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little prevents a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little breaks from the clinch.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses the shot to the body.
Little counters with a body kick.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Little is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Schultz. Beautiful body shot.
Little avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Little misses with a low kick.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Little.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Little connects with a looping right hand.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Schultz as he connects with a hook.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Little scores with a nice strike.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Little misses with a low kick.
Schultz throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little is looking to score with low kicks.
Schultz works Little's body with a nice hook.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schultz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a lazy head kick
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Schultz misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little connects with the punch.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
A little feinted left hand from Schultz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Schultz swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz moves out of range of the body kick.
Little drops his hands momentarily and Schultz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schultz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Schultz.
Schultz tries to land a body kick
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schultz.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Schultz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws out a loose jab but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Little makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schultz looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Donk. Little catches Schultz right on the button with a cross.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
Nice jab there from Little.
Little lands a high kick!
Schultz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schultz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Little counters with a thumping low kick.
Little moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dutch Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Little.
Little blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Little tests Schultz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
Little throws a big counter head kick but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schultz throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a solid body kick.
Schultz walks into a jab.
Schultz misses with a looping right.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schultz lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
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!
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little cracks Schultz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Schultz down.
Little is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schultz.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Schultz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Schultz misses with the body kick
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schultz thinking.
Schultz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little is looking for the big counter here.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Schultz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schultz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
A cross from Schultz lands.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schultz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schultz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Schultz thuds his right hand into Little's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schultz misses with an uppercut.
Little tries to counter by closing the distance.
Little moves out of range as Schultz throws a body kick.
Schultz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schultz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Little momentarily.
Schultz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a body shot
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little lands a high kick!
Jeez, Dutch Schultz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz throws a body kick that misses.
Little tries to clinch there but Schultz circles away.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Schultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz with a nice cross.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Schultz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Schultz misses.
It seemed like Little was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Schultz as he connects with a hook.
Little throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schultz's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Schultz's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Schultz misses with a jab to the body
and Little counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schultz's knee momentarily.
Schultz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Little.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Schultz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Little lands a jab to Schultz's midsection.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Schultz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the body from Schultz misses
and Little makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Schultz really felt that one!
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dutch Schultz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Little!
Omar Little is the new welterweight champion!
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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pop
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