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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah McAdoo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McAdoo throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAdoo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McAdoo clinches up against the ropes.
McAdoo misses with a body punch.
McAdoo presses Little against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Little is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAdoo is defending well for now.
McAdoo tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing McAdoo back against the ropes.
McAdoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little 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.
Little has McAdoo pressed against the ropes, preventing McAdoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McAdoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McAdoo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little in his tracks.
McAdoo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the ropes.
Little goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAdoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
Little with a knee to the head.
It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAdoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McAdoo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
McAdoo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Little up against the ropes.
McAdoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAdoo.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAdoo misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a left to the body.
McAdoo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McAdoo throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McAdoo stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McAdoo slips a straight right by Little.
A nice side step and McAdoo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McAdoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Little misses with a looping right.
Omar Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McAdoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little needs to keep his hands up - McAdoo had a free shot at his head there.
McAdoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but McAdoo is out of range and Little settles back down.
McAdoo throws a body shot but no joy.
McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Little throws a chopping leg kick but McAdoo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McAdoo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAdoo misses with a body shot.
McAdoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Little.
McAdoo throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little tries to move into range but McAdoo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from McAdoo misses.
McAdoo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McAdoo misses with a body shot.
McAdoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Little takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McAdoo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little misses with a hook. McAdoo ducked under it nicely.
McAdoo's coach down at Devils Den New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McAdoo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McAdoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as McAdoo blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
McAdoo moves into the clinch.
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 breaks from the clinch.
Little moves away from the strike by McAdoo.
McAdoo slips a jab from Little.
Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
McAdoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Little looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McAdoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McAdoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAdoo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Little had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McAdoo fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McAdoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little on the side of the head.
McAdoo misses with a two punch combination.
McAdoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McAdoo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAdoo. McAdoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McAdoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAdoo fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAdoo swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAdoo throws out a counter right but Little avoids it with no problem.
Noah McAdoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo misses with a looping left.
Little looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Little slips a straight right by McAdoo.
Noah McAdoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
McAdoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Little throws a body kick that misses
and McAdoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McAdoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Good shot there by McAdoo.
McAdoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAdoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAdoo! But no joy.
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and McAdoo moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little throws an overhand right that lands on McAdoo's shoulder, as McAdoo tries to avoid the shot.
McAdoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little misses with a straight right.
McAdoo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McAdoo lands a body shot.
McAdoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McAdoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Little. Little obviously looking to wear him down.
McAdoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAdoo cracks Little with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Little.
McAdoo stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McAdoo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Little counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
McAdoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little throws the left hand but McAdoo avoids the punch easily.
McAdoo swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
McAdoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McAdoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
McAdoo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Little momentarily.
Little blocks a jab.
Little is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McAdoo.
McAdoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
McAdoo connects with a body shot.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little ducks under a wild hook from McAdoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAdoo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Little.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McAdoo avoids a kick to the body.
McAdoo is trying to counter with his kicks.
McAdoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Little.
McAdoo fails with a takedown attempt.
McAdoo shoots in looking for a takedown but Little manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McAdoo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Omar Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah McAdoo.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McAdoo slips a straight right by Little.
McAdoo misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
McAdoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Little slips a straight right by McAdoo.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McAdoo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Little on his heels. He'll look to pass Little's guard now, I'm sure.
Little trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Little is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McAdoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
McAdoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Little misses with an attempted mid kick.
McAdoo checks a leg kick.
McAdoo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McAdoo connects with a jab.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAdoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McAdoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Little looks for the body kick but McAdoo saw that one coming.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McAdoo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McAdoo is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McAdoo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Little's legs.
Little tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McAdoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Little is trying to improve his position.
McAdoo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Little is not content to let McAdoo control the position.
Little is looking for a sweep.
McAdoo trying to control the position but Little is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Little gets back to half guard.
Little is looking to improve his position.
Little holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Little is looking to improve his position.
Little won't allow McAdoo to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little trying to control here.
McAdoo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McAdoo. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAdoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Little half committed to a counter leg kick.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McAdoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAdoo.
McAdoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McAdoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Little but Little pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McAdoo.
Little throws a quick counter kick to the body but McAdoo avoids it.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little tries to work over McAdoo's front leg with a kick but McAdoo checks it.
A nice combination there by McAdoo.
Little throws a leg kick which misses McAdoo's front leg but catches the back leg as McAdoo tries to avoid it.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAdoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAdoo swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Little throws out a powerful jab.
McAdoo misses with a straight left.
McAdoo digs a good hook to Little's body.
McAdoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Little tries to move into range but McAdoo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McAdoo.
Little swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a leg kick but McAdoo moved away.
McAdoo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McAdoo lands with a straight right. Little didn't see that one coming.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but McAdoo is just out of range.
A jab from McAdoo finds it's way through Little's defenses.
McAdoo lands a right hook to the body.
McAdoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little takes one to the chin there.
Little gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McAdoo cracks Little with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.
Little avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAdoo cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo.
Little fires out a quick counter leg kick but McAdoo just manages to avoid it.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAdoo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Little.
McAdoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Little.
McAdoo blocks the body kick.
McAdoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McAdoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
McAdoo misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a low kick, right behind McAdoo 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Little on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McAdoo scores with a jab.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McAdoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAdoo. That did some damage!
McAdoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the ropes and back into range.
Little motions for McAdoo to come forward. Little throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McAdoo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McAdoo moves out of range of the body kick.
McAdoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah McAdoo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McAdoo takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McAdoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a good low kick that McAdoo was not able to check.
McAdoo throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McAdoo throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo misses with a body shot.
McAdoo throws a big shot that misses.
McAdoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McAdoo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo checks a low kick from Little.
Little takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McAdoo.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by McAdoo.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAdoo cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Little thumps McAdoo with a low kick.
McAdoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little misses with a hook
and McAdoo counters with a left to the body.
McAdoo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McAdoo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McAdoo takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
McAdoo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
McAdoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
McAdoo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
McAdoo missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAdoo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McAdoo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McAdoo throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little looks for the body kick but McAdoo saw that one coming.
McAdoo misses the shot to the body.
Little throwing a counter right hand but McAdoo manages to avoid it.
Little avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McAdoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
McAdoo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAdoo. That did some damage!
Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the body from McAdoo misses
and Little counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McAdoo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McAdoo wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McAdoo is trying to control the action in half guard but Little is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McAdoo is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Little.
Little is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Omar Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little looking for a guillotine here but McAdoo defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah McAdoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McAdoo 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 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah McAdoo!
After winning the bout, Noah McAdoo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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