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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam McRae (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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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae misses with a hook.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Little.
McRae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
Little with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Little lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
McRae lands a right hand.
Little lands a nice uppercut.
Little works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
Little breaks from the clinch.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from McRae misses.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Little misses with a wild combination.
McRae tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Little.
McRae misses with a low kick.
McRae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Little tries a quick counter leg kick but McRae is wise to it.
Jab from McRae.
Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McRae is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for McRae.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McRae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Little misses with a left hand
and McRae counters with a one-two to the body.
McRae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McRae.
McRae checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McRae is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
Little misses with a double jab
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae tries to land a front kick but Little steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Little.
Little swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McRae misses with the combination.
McRae cracks Little with a good jab.
Little cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae moves into range and clinches up with Little.
McRae tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing McRae back against the ropes.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but McRae blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from McRae.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McRae takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
Little taking a breather.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omar Little 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 thuds a left hand into McRae's body.
McRae throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
McRae throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
McRae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Little throws a front kick aimed at McRae's knee but McRae avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Liam McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McRae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little slips a jab from McRae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little scores with a push kick.
McRae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Little clobbers McRae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae moves to clinch but Little breaks away
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
McRae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McRae throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Little catches McRae right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
McRae slips a jab from Little.
McRae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
McRae looks to land a body kick but Little moved away.
Little connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McRae tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McRae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a head kick.
Omar Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Little checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRae sets himself, and Little steps forward looking for the clinch! McRae avoids it this time.
McRae scores with a nice strike.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae checks the leg kick nicely there.
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little blocks a body shot from McRae.
McRae misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
McRae takes a knee right on the jaw!
Little lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Little.
Little lands a body shot.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little blocking some punches.
McRae scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McRae.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omar Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little blocking some punches.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McRae connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
McRae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McRae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as McRae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRae scores with a head kick. Little tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRae. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
Little wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
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.
That's time! McRae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little lands with a cross.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Little!
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.
McRae checks a low kick from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae thows a leg kick but Little checks it
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by McRae misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little tests McRae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McRae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McRae throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little lunges at McRae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRae's hand.
McRae works the jab nicely.
Little throws a quick inside leg kick.
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McRae.
McRae throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McRae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from McRae.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
Little misses with a body kick.
McRae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McRae's head backwards.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a straight right.
McRae misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McRae misses with a double jab.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
McRae wants to clinch.
Little looks for the body kick but McRae saw that one coming.
McRae is looking to counter the offense by Little and move into the clinch.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like McRae wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae digs a good hook to Little's body.
McRae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
McRae bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Little ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
Little feints a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McRae blocks the leg kick.
Little is looking to chop away at McRae's legs.
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.
That's time! McRae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRae counters with an outside leg kick.
McRae misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McRae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Little momentarily.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little misses with a looping right.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Little.
McRae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Little throws a solid leg kick but McRae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McRae misses.
Little catches McRae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McRae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McRae scores with a jab to the head.
McRae connects with a jab.
Little throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
Little lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little looks to land a body kick but McRae moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRae.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little dips to his left and cracks McRae with an 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!
McRae thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
McRae cracks Little with a good jab.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by McRae.
McRae lands with a nice body kick.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but McRae is out of range and Little settles back down.
An inside leg kick from McRae misses.
Little flicks out a counter leg kick but McRae steps away.
McRae swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae checks the leg kick.
Little throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
McRae is looking to clinch.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Little does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McRae misses with a leg kick.
Little tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McRae.
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from McRae misses.
Little throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Little connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Little tried to score with a low kick but McRae checks it.
McRae on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McRae swinging wildly here.
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 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McRae avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam McRae will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
McRae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McRae scrambles back to his feet.
McRae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Little has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McRae checks a leg kick nicely.
Little throws a wild body kick that McRae sees coming a mile off.
McRae seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McRae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McRae, pushing him back against the ropes.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from McRae.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
McRae works on Little's body with a couple of short punches.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little is looking to break free of the clinch but McRae has double underhooks.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Little tries to tie him up.
McRae misses with a body punch.
McRae lands a nice uppercut.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liam McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little with a knee to the head.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae scores with a hook to the body.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae digs a right hand underneath Little's ribcage. Little let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
Little tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae prevents a body shot from Little.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
McRae tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Little misses
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
McRae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McRae, as that shot connected.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
McRae shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McRae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRae lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
McRae drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McRae throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a nice leg kick.
McRae throws a leg kick but Little checks it.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little tries to counter by closing the distance.
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
McRae misses with the body kick
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Little!
Omar Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Liam McRae stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to Thank my manager Jeremiah Lukker and all you GREAT fans out there! I hope guys enjoyed the fight. I will get better!!'.
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