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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion lands with a shot to the body.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orion's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orion's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Little looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little looks for the body kick but Orion saw that one coming.
Orion slips under a jab.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orion is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion tries a low kick but Little avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Orion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Little makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Little connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orion scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
Orion wants to slow Little down by chopping away at his legs.
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little lands a head shot.
Little avoids the head kick by Orion.
Little has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orion.
Orion avoids the head kick by Little.
Little fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion 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 Little has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Little and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Little.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orion motions for Little to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Little tries to work over Orion's front leg with a kick but Orion checks it.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Little moved away.
Little takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion lands a body shot.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Orion.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion moves away from the strike by Little.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
Orion is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Orion is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Little.
Orion blocks a body shot from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little breaks the clinch.
Orion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
Little moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Orion throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Little lands a front kick.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
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 Omar Little will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orion.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Orion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Little blocks it well.
Little thows a body kick. Orion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orion lands with a nice body kick.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orion throws out the jab.
Little connects with a high kick.
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
Little scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little misses with a straight left.
Orion avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Little blocks the low kick.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Little gets a clinch.
Orion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Orion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Orion throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
It looked like Little was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orion.
Little scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Little is able to avoid easily.
Orion lands a high kick!
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion misses with a straight left.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Little checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Little.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Little.
Little throws a wild body kick that Orion sees coming a mile off.
Orion swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
A big right from Orion misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Orion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Little with a body shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Good exchange - Little coming out on top.
Good shot there by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Orion
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Orion misses with a straight left.
Orion misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
And Little counters with a quick kick to the body but Orion blocks it.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Orion should have avoided that one.
Little is looking to chop away at Orion's legs.
Orion slips a jab from Little.
Orion throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Orion tries to land a leg kick but Little saw it coming and moves away.
Little forces Orion back against the cage and clinches.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Orion.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Orion misses with a leg kick.
Orion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Little misses.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little works Orion's body with a nice hook.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Little misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion checks the leg kick.
Little looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Orion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little slips a straight right by Orion.
Little lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little throws a leg kick
and Orion counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orion blocks a head kick by Little.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Nice straight punches there by Orion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orion.
Orion throws a sloppy body shot
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Orion lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Orion motions for Little to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Orion.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little is looking to counter punch.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little avoids the body shot from Orion.
Little went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Orion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little avoids the body shot from Orion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Orion backs away, Little returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orion. That did some damage!
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little thuds a left hand into Orion's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Little looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Little thuds a left hand into Orion's body.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Little counters by moving into the clinch.
Orion pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Little crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
Little is stalling here.
Orion tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Little lands a right hand.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Omar Little.
Well Little has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Omar Little!
In his post fight interview, Omar Little started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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