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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov has chosen "Fade to Black" by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 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
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov misses with a hook.
Nazarov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Little misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Nazarov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Nazarov with a hook.
Little moves forwards but Nazarov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little misses with a hook.
Little staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
A swing and a miss from Nazarov.
Little is looking to counter punch.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little looks to land a left hand but Nazarov moved out of range nicely.
Nazarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazarov works Little's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Little's head coaches at Wolf Training Lair that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Little.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little feints a jab promting Nazarov to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nazarov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Little.
Good exchange - Little coming out on top.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Nazarov avoids it.
Nazarov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Little defends it well.
Little lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Little.
Little cracks Nazarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nazarov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarov connects with a crisp jab.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omar Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nazarov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Nazarov lands a jab to the head.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
Nazarov drives through with a takedown into Little's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Nazarov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nazarov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Little has control of Nazarov's left arm, preventing Nazarov from doing any damage.
Little's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Nazarov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nazarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Little wants to stand up but Nazarov is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Nazarov.
Nazarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Nazarov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Little misses with a hook
and Nazarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Nazarov finds it's way through Little's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice cross by Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Nazarov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nazarov shoots in but Little avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazarov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nazarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Little is controlling Nazarov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nazarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Little keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov prevents Little from standing back up.
Little is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarov sits in half guard.
Nazarov is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Little trying to hold on to Nazarov's head to control him but Nazarov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazarov is keen to just control but Little is a slippery customer.
Little trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nazarov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Little to the mat! Little manages to get full guard.
Little is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nazarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Little keeping moving, preventing Nazarov from controlling successfully.
Little wants to stand and escape but Nazarov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Little is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little wants to stand but Nazarov is controlling the position.
Little is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nazarov misses with a jab to the body
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Nazarov.
A good leg kick by Little.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazarov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little lands a right hook to the body.
Little moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarov misses with a combination
and Little counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nazarov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Little swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
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 Nazarov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazarov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nazarov throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Nazarov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Little.
Omar Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Little swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Nazarov looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazarov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarov feints the counter takedown.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Nazarov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Little.
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazarov is just out of range.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Little displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Omar Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a head kick.
Nazarov thuds a left hand into Little's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Nazarov scores with a sloppy right hand. Little should have avoided that one.
Little misses with an uppercut. Nazarov saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Little tries to clinch up but Nazarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazarov throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazarov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazarov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Little under the eye.
Little catches Nazarov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nazarov misses with a two punch combination.
Little lands with a straight right. Nazarov didn't see that one coming.
Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little.
Nazarov slips under a jab from Little.
A cross from Nazarov lands.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazarov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Nazarov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nazarov duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little scores with a hook.
Nazarov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nazarov is rocked!
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Little feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nazarov sprawling to the canvas! Nazarov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Little finish him?!
Nazarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Little tries to counter by clinching up but Nazarov breaks away and moves out of range.
Little defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nazarov seems to have recovered his senses.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Nazarov both land. Nice combination.
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.
I think Nazarov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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