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Event:
SPPS Evolution 9
Date: Jan 05, 2024 |
#R1# Smashotti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Little scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nice takedown defense from Smashotti. No joy for Little on that attempt. An attempted straight right counter from Smashotti misses the target.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Smashotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it. Little is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smashotti is defending well. Smashotti tries to pull guard but Little won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smashotti. Little is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Lorenzo Smashotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Little. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Little tightens his grip and picks Smashotti up, before dumping him to the ground. Smashotti manages to land in guard. Little stops Smashotti from standing up. Smashotti trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #ES# Smashotti pushes Little off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. 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 looping right. Smashotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1# Smashotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Little tries a quick counter leg kick but Smashotti is wise to it.#CL# Smashotti rushes Little and presses him up against the cage. Smashotti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Little just stands there and leans against the cage. Little is trying to drag Smashotti to the mat but Smashotti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smashotti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC# Smashotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Little throws a low kick but Smashotti avoids it. Little works over Smashotti's head and body with a nice combination. Lorenzo Smashotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Smashotti looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well. A lazy left from Little finds it's target. Smashotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.#CL# Smashotti darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.#BC# Smashotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Smashotti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smashotti as he avoids it easily. Smashotti misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Smashotti 's head but he takes it in his stride. Smashotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Little now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Smashotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Little scores with a decent looking hook. Smashotti stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL# Smashotti darts in and clinches Little up against the cage. Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smashotti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smashotti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2# Little breaks the clinch.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown. Smashotti tries to sprawl out of it but Little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smashotti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Little missing with a left hand there. Smashotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3# Sloppy strikes from Smashotti. Those never looked like landing. Smashotti lands with a right hand. Little shoots in looking for a takedown but Smashotti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Little's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Smashotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Little dips to his left and cracks Smashotti with an uppercut! Little misses with a takedown attempt - Smashotti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Smashotti misses with a looping left. Smashotti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smashotti duly obliges. A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Smashotti tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance. Little missing with a left hand there. Smashotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little lands the left hand. Smashotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2# Little shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little slips a nice elbow through Smashotti's hands, connecting with Smashotti's forehead. My spies in Doom\'s Gym inform me that Little has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Smashotti pushes Little off looking to stand but Little dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB2# Little is looking for a kimura but Smashotti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Little to get the leverage. Little lands with a punch from half guard. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Smashotti is looking to escape.#T4##SUB# Smashotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Little pulls his head out easily. Little lands with a punch from half guard. Smashotti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Little blocks the strikes from Smashotti.
Little looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2# Little seems to be working for a kimura but Smashotti defends the submission attempt. Smashotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little on the ground. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Little lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#Smashotti is rocked! Little has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Little slips a nice elbow through Smashotti's hands, connecting with Smashotti's forehead. Oh Smashotti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Smashotti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Little lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Smashotti! More strikes land and this one is all over! Little jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Little! Ty Little was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
SPPS Evolution 5
Date: Dec 08, 2023 |
#R1# Huang misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely. Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang throws a hook but Little avoids it easily. Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Huang throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Huang catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Huang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Huang. Little does a little dance to reset his feet. Little connects with a crisp jab. Little connects with the punch. Little chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huang can pounce on him.
Huang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Little. Good leg kick by Little. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huang counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Huang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily. Little was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Huang looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range. A cross from Huang lands. Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huang. Huang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1# Little dips to his left and cracks Huang with an uppercut! A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Huang looks like he wants to counter punch here. Huang catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Little loads up on a big right hand but Huang slips the punch. Huang lands with a right hand. Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huang counters with a stiff right hand. Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Huang lands a lovely overhand right. Little throws a body shot but no joy. Little misses with an uppercut. Little slips under a jab. Huang misses with a looping left. Little lands a really nice looking cross but Huang seems unphased.
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! Huang cracks Little with a good jab. Little misses with a looping left. Huang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little. Little staying out of range there. Little misses the jab. Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Despite the aggression on Huang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2# Huang looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely. Huang misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming. Huang lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Little misses with a wild body shot. Huang looks like he wants to counter punch here. A head kick misses from Little. Huang throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it. Huang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head.#CUT2#Ty Little's cut is getting worse. Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet. Huang misses with a head kick.
Huang throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily. Huang throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Little swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Huang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Little sizes up Huang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Little throws out a loose jab but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it. Huang connects with a body shot. Little misses with a straight left. Huang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Little misses with an uppercut
#CL2# and Huang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huang. Huang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T3# Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang is controlling him. Huang lands an elbow inside. I was talking to Little's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Huang pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang is controlling him. Huang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away. Little working hard to break the clinch. Huang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Little's defenses. #CUT2#Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Little takes an elbow to the temple. Little blocks an uppercut.
Huang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT2#Jeez, Ty Little's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage. Huang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ty Little's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Huang! A victorious Lee Huang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HFC 107: Cruz vs Dew
Date: Nov 05, 2023 |
#R1# Little jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2# Williams clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage. Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Little prevents it.
Williams looking for a takedown. #TD2# Williams gets a trip takedown into half guard. Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Williams drops an elbow to the side of Little's head. Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams. Little looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams wants to control but Little is keeping him busy. Williams stops Little from getting back to his feet.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1# Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Little wants to get back to his feet.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2# Little tries to sprawl but Williams drives through with a takedown into half guard. Williams not doing much here.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2# Little is trying to stand.
#SUB2# Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
Little is looking to escape. Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Williams controlling the pace. We've been hearing good reports from Little's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Ground and pound from Williams. #T3# Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next. It looks like Williams might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Williams controlling the action here. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Williams has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#TD2# A momentary lapse in concentration from Little enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Little manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Little is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Williams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC# Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4# Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Ty Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams.#CL2# Williams instigates a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch. Little looking to stall.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away. Little misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Little wants to break free but Williams has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC# Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williams shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2# Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams. Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2# and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that. Williams lands a couple of elbows. Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Little's head. Williams wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position. Williams slips nicely into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1# Williams is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now. Williams trying to control the pace. Williams trying to mount his opponent but Little defends it. Nice strikes from Williams there. Little pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Williams throwing shots but Little is blocking nicely. Williams wants to control but Little is keeping him busy. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Ground and pound from Williams. Williams prevents Little from standing back up.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Little scores with a jab.#TD2# Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard. Little avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3# Little has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle. Williams looking to pass the guard. Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots. Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Williams stays in close to Little's body and controls the position. Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.#T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position. Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2# Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Williams wants to pass to mount but Little is defending the position. Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Ground and pound from Williams. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3# A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#TD2# Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Williams wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving. Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Williams postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it. Little is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams. Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Little keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T1# Little connects with a single shot there.#TD2# Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Williams stays in close to Little's body and controls the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jaxon Williams has got the better of the ground game so far. Williams won't allow Little to get back to his feet. Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2# Williams is continuing to stall. Williams trying to control but Little is working from the bottom. Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Little displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams. Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3# Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Little tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it. Williams goes for a double leg but Little avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Little continues to drive forward. Ty Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Williams. Little stuffs the takedown. Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams has a takedown stuffed. Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut. Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little scores with a nice right hand.
Little works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2# Williams closes the distance and clinches. Little scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4##BC# Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2# Williams gets the takedown into side control. Williams taking a break here but Little is having none of it and regains half guard. Williams is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Williams stalling. #SUB2# Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Little defends the submission attempt. Ty Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jaxon Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Little trying to control but Williams postures up.
And that's the end of the fight! Ty Little showed his dominance in that final round. I think Williams 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Williams! A victorious Jaxon Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HFC 103: Bond vs Dorado
Date: Oct 14, 2023 |
#R1# Deckel slips under a jab from Little. Despite the aggression on Deckel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Little throws a lazy right hand but Deckel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Deckel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Deckel slips under a jab. Deckel moves out of range of the strikes. Deckel looks for a takedown but Little sprawls well.#TD2# Deckel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Little was covering up waiting for the punch and Deckel finishes the takedown easily into guard. Little keeping full guard, as Deckel tries to pass. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Deckel trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Little keeping full guard, as Deckel tries to pass. #T1##SU2# Deckel stands up from guard. Let's bang! Little connects with a single shot there. Little connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Little. Little connects with a single shot there. Little digs a good hook to Deckel's body.
Deckel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Little misses with a hook. Deckel ducked under it nicely. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. Deckel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little. Deckel takes one to the chin there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Deckel walks into a left hand. #TD# Little fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deckel sprawls well initially but Little persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T2# Deckel is looking to improve his position.
Deckel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Little is working away from the top position though. Little prevents Deckel from improving his position.#SUB2# Deckel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2# Deckel looking for submissions off his back.#T3##SU# Little decides to stand up. Little throws a shot from downtown. Deckel moves away and avoids it. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. Little cracks Deckel with an open hand slap. Little jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deckel staying out of range there. Deckel wants to counter the offense by Little and move into the clinch position. Deckel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Deckel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Little is fending him off so far but Deckel persists. Nope, Little circles away and we're back to standing. Deckel throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side. #T4# Little's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deckel under the eye. Little catches Deckel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Deckel throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Little misses with a straight right. Deckel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A jab from Little misses. Deckel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Deckel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deckel. Deckel circles away out of range and recomposes himself. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Deckel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Little is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The crowd cheers as Little lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deckel doesn't seem phased though. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little feints a jab promting Deckel to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Deckel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#TD# Little shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Little was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Little wants to stand but Deckel has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Little throws a shot to the body.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deckel's hands. Deckel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away. Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deckel can do to turn this around? Little lands with a good body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Deckel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Little connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Little. Deckel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deckel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Deckel scrambles back to his feet.#T1##TD# Little closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Deckel quickly recovers to half guard. Deckel desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2# Deckel looking for submissions off his back. Deckel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Deckel regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2# Little is looking to stand up but Deckel won't let him. Little preventing the sweep. Deckel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Little manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Little controls Deckel momentarily but Deckel frees himself. Deckel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard. Little wants to get back to his feet but Deckel is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Topf Deckel has got the better of the ground game so far. Deckel advances to half guard. #T3# Little won't allow Deckel to pass to mount. Deckel content to control rather than advance. Little is trying to stand back up but Deckel is controlling him
Deckel tries to pass to full mount but Little defends it. Deckel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2# Deckel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Little sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2# Deckel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU2# Deckel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Little to stand up. Deckel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little feints a jab promting Deckel to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Deckel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Deckel staying out of range there.#TD2# Deckel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Deckel wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position. Deckel passes into half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Deckel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ty Little will probably get the nod. That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3# Little loads up on a big right hand but Deckel slips the punch. Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Deckel's head backwards.#TD2# Deckel looking to score a takedown here. Little is defending well but Deckel drives through and ends up in Little's guard.#SU2# Little is working an open guard so Deckel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Deckel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A jab from Little misses. A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Little throws a shot from downtown. Deckel moves away and avoids it. Little throws a right hand that Deckel ducks under and follows up with a left that Deckel also avoids with ease. Deckel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Jab, jab by Little - just one landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2# Deckel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Deckel sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1# Little is in trouble now - Deckel has advanced to mount! We've been hearing good reports from Little's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Deckel wants to take Little's back but he can't do it this time. Little's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Deckel wants to take Little's back here but Little is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#T2# Little is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Deckel has taken his back.
What can Little do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Little is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB2# Little preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Deckel. Little is in bad spot here.
#SUB2# Deckel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Little knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Little for a finish. Little prevents Deckel from getting a body triangle. Well, with Deckel on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Little is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T3##SUB2# Deckel working for a choke but Little is defending well. #SUB2# Deckel is persistently looking for the submission but Little is defending it well.
#SUB2# Deckel is looking for a choke. Little gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Little manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. #T4# Little postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deckel is on top in guard.
#REVB# Deckel pushing down on Little's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Ty Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2# Deckel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Topf Deckel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Deckel is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight! Topf Deckel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Little has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Little! Ty Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Bounty Tournament 4
Date: Aug 06, 2023 |
#R1# Little lands with a straight right. Paulson didn't see that one coming. Little throws a leg kick but Paulson moved away. Little throws a hook to the side of Paulson's head but Paulson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Little fails to land the takedown. Paulson drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Little lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Nice defenses there by Paulson. Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulson but Paulson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Paulson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Paulson slips under a jab from Little.#CL2# Paulson rushes Little and presses him up against the cage. Paulson prevents Little from breaking the clinch. Paulson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Paulson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
Paulson leaning against his opponent.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1# Paulson lands a shoulder strike. Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Little won't want to take too many of those. Paulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head. Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Little blocks it with crossed arms. A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch. Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson has Little pressed against the cage, preventing Little from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Paulson keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Paulson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away. Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Paulson prevents Little from breaking the clinch.#T2# Paulson lands a knee to the head.
#BC# Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Paulson has Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Paulson is controlling him. I was talking to Little's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulson obliges. Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Little lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Little is breathing heavily. Paulson misses with a knee to the head. Paulson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head. Stalling in the clinch from Paulson.
Paulson working Little over with knees to the body.#T3# Paulson gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Paulson with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Ty Little's cut is getting worse. Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Little tries to circle away but Paulson has him pinned against the cage. Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head. Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4# Little tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Little. That's going to take a lot out of him. Paulson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Little blocks it.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
#BC# Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Little darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Paulson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Paulson moves away from the strike by Little. Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2# and Paulson moves into the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ty Little'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.#R2# Decent striking displayed by Little there. Nice defenses there by Paulson. A jab from Little misses. Paulson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2# Paulson instigates a clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Paulson is leaning against Little and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Little takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jake Paulson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment. Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1# Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson stalls. Knees to the body from Paulson.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment. Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Little blocks it with crossed arms. Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#BC# Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Nice shot by Little. Little misses with a wild combination.
Paulson misses the shot to the body. Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little. Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand. #T2# Little throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot. Paulson wants to counter with a clinch but Little pushes him away. This has been an exciting period of action! Paulson swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little misses with a straight left. Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paulson is able to avoid easily. A good leg kick by Little. Paulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Little misses with a hook. Paulson ducked under it nicely. Paulson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Little. Paulson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Paulson tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Little.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2# Paulson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Little has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment. Paulson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
#T3# Paulson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Paulson misses with a knee to the head. Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC# Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Paulson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Paulson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ty Little is winning the standup battle so far. The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2# Paulson has managed to clinch.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Little's face.
#CUT2#Jeez, Ty Little's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Little won't want to take too many of those. Little is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4# Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson is struggling to control the position. Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Little's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ty Little's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Paulson! An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Paulson thanked Un-Kaged Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
Bounty Tournament 3
Date: Jul 16, 2023 |
#R1# Illir shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Illir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Little manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Little misses with a head kick.
And Illir tries to counter it with a takedown but Little pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2# Illir gets a takedown into half guard. Illir is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now. #SUB2# Illir is working for a kimura but Little is defending it quite comfortably.
Little has his hands clasped together around Illir's back. He's all about the action. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Illir looks to land a strike but Little avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T1# Illir stops Little from standing up. Illir tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard. Little wants to get back to his feet but Illir is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Illir. Illir sitting in guard here, content to control. Illir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Illir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard. Illir throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely. Illir throwing strikes from guard but Little blocks nicely. #T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Little wants to stand but Illir is controlling the position. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. A nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat of the thigh.
Little scores with a jab. Illir acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD2# Illir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Illir's corner is telling him to maintain position. Little wants to stand up but Illir is controlling him. Little can't keep his opponent in guard - Illir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3##SUB2# Illir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Illir wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2# Illir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Illir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Illir is taking a breather. Little says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Illir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4##SUB2# Illir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Illir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Illir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Illir is taking a breather. Little says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Illir working over Little with some ground and pound. Little looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2# Illir is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Illir is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Illir dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Little misses with a straight left. #TD2# Illir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Illir. Mehdi Illir has got the better of the ground game so far. Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Illir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Little is looking to escape. Illir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Illir is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Illir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Illir wants to advance to full mount but Little doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Little being controlled here, momentarily. #T1# Illir landing some decent shots from guard. Illir passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2# Illir is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well. Little wants to get back to his feet. Little defending against the ground and pound. #T2# Illir throwing shots but missing, from side control. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Illir is continuing to stall.#SUB2# Illir is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Little looks calm but he's in trouble here. Illir gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Little is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Illir lets go of the hold and Little can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mehdi Illir! A victorious Mehdi Illir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
WFC 45: Chai v Kruger
Date: Jun 17, 2023 |
#R1# Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nayati. Nayati circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Little is defended easily by Nayati. Nayati changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Nayati takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD# Nayati darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Nayati sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Little defending well though. Nayati thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Little's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nayati missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Little on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Little taking some punishment here, with Nayati in his half guard. Nayati takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1# Nayati missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Nayati thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Little is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nayati scores with a couple of nice shots.#ES2# Little kicks off Nayati and gets to his feet. #TD# Nayati shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nayati was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Nayati scoring with punches and elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nayati working the body and head with strikes. Sloppy strikes there by Nayati. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nayati landing strikes. Nayati in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB# Nayati has an Americana. Little didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nayati is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nayati hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adriel Nayati! Adriel Nayati retains his lightweight title! Adriel Nayati thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
WFC 41: Chai v Kadurov
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1# Little loads up on a big right hand but Carden slips the punch. Donk. Carden catches Little right on the button with a cross. Carden moves out of range of the strikes. Little slips a jab from Carden. Carden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Carden misses with a straight right. Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carden is out of range. Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Carden off the cage and back into range. A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Carden misses the shot to the body. Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Carden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little. Carden throws a hook but Little avoids it easily. Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Good exchange - Little coming out on top. Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it. Carden misses the jab. Carden throws a body shot but no joy. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carden sees it coming and avoids it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Carden getting the better of the striking in that exchange. We've been told by Carden's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. A jab from Little does it's job there.#T1# Carden misses with a straight right. Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little moves out of range of the strikes. Little scores with a punch to the head. Carden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little. Jab, jab by Carden - just one landing. 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 shot from downtown. Carden moves away and avoids it. Little is looking to slow Carden down with leg kicks. Little misses with a hook. Carden ducked under it nicely. A jab from Little misses. A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target. Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carden.
A cross from Little lands. Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little moves away from the strike by Carden. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it. It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2# Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carden. Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target. Carden misses the jab. Carden connects with a looping right hand.
Carden connects with the punch. Carden throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot. Little slips a jab from Carden. Carden sizes up Little with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Carden slips under a jab. Ty Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Little misses with an uppercut. Carden takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses. Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Carden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Carden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little only half commits to the counter leg kick. Little connects with a right hand. Carden shakes it off. Carden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carden.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Carden is out of range. Little throws a leg kick that is checked and Carden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Carden scores with a nice head shot. Little cracks Carden with a good jab.#T3# Carden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Carden. Little misses with a straight left. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Carden throws a hook but Little blocks it. Little throws out a counter right but Carden avoids it with no problem. A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination. Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Carden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carden moves into range and connects with a jab. Carden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carden. Carden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Carden does a little dance to reset his feet. Carden checks a leg kick. Carden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. A jab from Little misses. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carden. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A little feinted left hand from Carden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Carden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Carden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. A left lands for Carden.#T4# Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little misses with a looping left. Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carden. Carden circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Carden swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carden moves away. Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it. Carden lands with a shot to the body. Little misses with an uppercut. Little throws a right and a left that Carden avoids nicely. We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Carden throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot. Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing. Carden slips under a jab from Little. Carden moves out of range as Little strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little throws a lazy right hand but Carden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Carden throws a jab but it's blocked by Little. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Little will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little. Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it. Carden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little. An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target. Little looks to land a left hand but Carden moved out of range nicely. Carden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A swing and a miss from Carden. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. #TD# Carden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Carden with the ground and pound but Little regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #SUB# Carden is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Little works his way to full guard. Good work. Little is pulling down on Carden's head to control his posture. #T1# Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Carden is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control. Carden postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it. Carden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Carden throws an elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carden's guard. Nice move by Little!#REVB# Little trying to control but Carden is working from the bottom. Carden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2# Carden has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up. Carden looking for a sweep. Not yet Carden, not yet. Little has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carden is proving hard to escape from. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3# A jab from Little misses. Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carden on the side of the head. Carden lands a nice shot to the body.
Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little. Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Little throws a hook but Carden avoids it easily. Carden avoids the body shot from Little.
Carden wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance. Little connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carden's hands. Little throws an off balance right hand
and Carden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carden. Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Little misses with a head kick.
Little lands a nice shot that snaps Carden's head back.
Carden misses with a straight right. #TD# Little gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carden to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Carden is stalling in the full guard. Little wants to stand and escape but Carden is having none of it. Carden chips away with some ground and pound. Carden lands a couple of decent looking shots. Carden is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control. Carden is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Carden looking to pass the guard. Carden throws a big right hand that misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Carden will probably get the nod. That's time! Carden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3# Little throws a series of punches but Carden moves out of range. Carden appears to be looking for a big counter. Little lands a jab to the nose. Little throws a looping overhand right but Carden ducks down to avoid it. Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Carden slips a straight right by Little. Little misses with a right hand and Carden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Little moves away from the strike by Carden. Carden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little. An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target. Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carden is able to avoid easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little throws a sloppy head kick and Carden moves out of range easily. Little throws a right hand that misses
and Carden counters with a lovely straight right hand! Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little. Carden misses the jab. A nice side step and Little releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Little throws a hook to the side of Carden's head but Carden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Carden jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1# Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nice shot by Carden. A big right from Carden misses. Carden looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range. #CL# Little gets tackled into the cage by Carden. Carden maintains the clinch. #BC2# Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Carden staying out of range there. A punch combination from Little misses. Carden looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely. Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carden throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Carden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Carden wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance. Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Carden. Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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. Little misses with a wild body shot. Carden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it. Little blocks a jab. Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Carden throws a jab but it's blocked by Little. A big left from Little misses. Carden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A swing and a miss from Little. Carden misses with a straight left. Carden misses with a body shot.
Little lands a lovely overhand right. Carden throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily. Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Little throws a hook but Carden blocks it. Some wild striking there from Little.
#T3# Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. No luck for Carden with that takedown attempt. Carden looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range. Little falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Carden throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carden sees it coming and avoids it easily. Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it. Carden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Carden's head. Carden slips under a jab. Carden is looking to counter punch. Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Carden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Little misses the jab. A big left from Little misses. It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Carden moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nice shot by Little. A shot to the liver by Carden. Beautiful body shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. 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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carden momentarily.
#T4# Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carden. Carden misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely. Carden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Little does a little dance to reset his feet. Little catches Carden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL# Carden clinches. Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Carden won't allow it.
#BC2# Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Little slaps away a takedown attempt from Carden, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Carden. That's going to take a lot out of him. Carden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little. Carden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Carden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Little looks to land a right hand but Carden moved out of range. Carden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Carden staying out of range there. Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carden.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carden.
And that's the end of the fight! Ty Little comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Little 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ty Little! After the fight, Ty Little was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
WFC 38: Hulk v A.Thorgard 3
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1# Chichilla misses with a body shot.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chichilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Little scores with a nice right hand.
Chichilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Little. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Little!
Little misses with an uppercut. Chichilla saw that one coming. Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot. Chichilla throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little misses with an uppercut
and Chichilla counters with a stiff right hand. Chichilla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chichilla. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chichilla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chichilla. Chichilla throws a body shot but no joy. Chichilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily. Little is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot. Little throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range. Chichilla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head. Little scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Little misses with an uppercut. #T1# Donk. Little catches Chichilla right on the button with a cross. Little throws a hook but Chichilla blocks it. Chichilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little takes one to the chin there. Chichilla blocks a jab. Chichilla looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla. Little misses with a takedown attempt and Chichilla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Little. Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Little works the jab nicely. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chichilla checks a leg kick. The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Chichilla throws a body shot but no joy. Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chichilla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Little paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Little throws the left hand but Chichilla avoids the punch easily. Little ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla.#T2# Little throws a big shot that misses. Chichilla stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Little misses with a hook. Chichilla half committed to a counter leg kick. Chichilla drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Chichilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Chichilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little works the jab nicely. Little is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chichilla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Chichilla throws a body shot but no joy. Little misses with a double jab.
Little throws a jab when Chichilla was well out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Chichilla misses the target. Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chichilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chichilla misses with a wild body shot. It seemed like Little was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chichilla misses with a low kick.
Chichilla misses with a wild body shot. Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3# Chichilla 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. Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chichilla looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Chichilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Little staying out of range there. Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chichilla. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chichilla sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chichilla looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range. Little clobbers Chichilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Chichilla walks into a left hand. Little looks to land a left hand but Chichilla moved out of range nicely. Chichilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chichilla. A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Little scores with a decent looking hook. Chichilla moves away from the strike by Little. A quick step to the side and Chichilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Chichilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut. Chichilla looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chichilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.#T4# Little works Chichilla's body with a nice hook. Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Chichilla counters with a nice uppercut. Chichilla moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab. Chichilla misses with a hook. Little might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Chichilla lands with a cross. We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Little looks to land a left hand but Chichilla moved out of range nicely. Chichilla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little on the side of the head. Little misses with a right hand and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick misses from Little. A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target. Chichilla throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chichilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Little misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little throws a hook but Chichilla avoids it easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Little. Little throws a leg kick enabling Chichilla to counter with a crisp jab. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Little will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ty Little's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# Chichilla lands with a nice body punch. A swing and a miss from Chichilla. Chichilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little. Little throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Chichilla. Little shoots for a takedown but Chichilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Little swings for the body but Chichilla moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Little moves forwards but Chichilla connects with a nice, crisp jab. Little moves out of range of the strikes. Chichilla misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely. Little misses with a jab to the body
and Chichilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little misses with a straight left. Little misses the jab. Chichilla is looking to counter punch. Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chichilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Little misses with an uppercut. Chichilla walks into a jab.#T1# Little lands the left hand. Chichilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands. Chichilla avoids the body shot from Little.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Chichilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Little scores with a jab. Chichilla acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Chichilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Chichilla throws a body punch but Little moves out of range. Chichilla moves away from the strike by Little. Chichilla tries to clinch but Little moves out of range. Little ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla. Little throws a leg kick but Chichilla sees it coming and moves out of range. Chichilla throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it. Chichilla missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Chichilla. Chichilla throws a body punch but Little moves out of range. Chichilla loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch. Little throws a lazy right hand but Chichilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2# The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away. Chichilla moves out of range as Little strikes. It looked like Chichilla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little. Chichilla misses with a low kick.
Little throws a jab when Chichilla was well out of range. Chichilla takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses. A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Little misses with a two punch combination.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chichilla digs a good hook to Little's body.
Little throws out a loose jab but Chichilla uses good head movement to avoid it. Chichilla on the wrong end of a nice hook. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chichilla, as that shot connected.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Chichilla seems unphased.
Chichilla swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Chichilla defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand. Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chichilla throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it. Chichilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3# Little throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little throws a leg kick but Chichilla moved away. Chichilla with a hook. Little scores with a nice head shot. Chichilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away. Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chichilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Little. Chichilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The fight stays on the outside here - Chichilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Chichilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Chichilla connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off. Chichilla swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4# Chichilla slips a jab from Little. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Little lands with a cross. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice uppercut there from Chichilla. Chichilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Little misses with a wild combination.
Chichilla throws a body shot but no joy. Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup. Little avoids the body shot from Chichilla.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Chichilla seems unphased.
Chichilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chichilla tried to counter with a leg kick but Little avoided it. A jab from Little finds it's way through Chichilla's defenses. Chichilla defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand. Little misses with a straight left. An attempted straight right counter from Chichilla misses the target. Chichilla moves out of range of the strikes. Chichilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ty Little'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. This is the final round!#R3# Little avoids the body shot from Chichilla.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Chichilla seems unphased.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Chichilla slips the punch. Chichilla on the wrong end of a nice hook. Chichilla misses with a straight right. Chichilla misses with a wild body shot. Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A looping hook to the body misses from Chichilla. Little does a little dance to reset his feet. Chichilla throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily. Chichilla lands a lovely overhand right. Chichilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little is looking for the big counter here. The crowd cheers as Little lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chichilla doesn't seem phased though. Chichilla throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range. No joy there for Chichilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chichilla throws a hook but Little blocks it. Chichilla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chichilla tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance. Chichilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1# Chichilla is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chichilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Chichilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking. Chichilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Chichilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Little wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Little staying out of range there. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Little! But no joy. Chichilla connects with a leg kick. Little misses with a left hand and Chichilla counters with a nice uppercut. Jab by Chichilla. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little misses with an uppercut
and Chichilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Little misses with a right hand and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#That has opened up Ty Little's cut even more. Little misses with a hook. Chichilla moves out of range as Little strikes.#T2# Chichilla misses the shot to the body. Little throws a big shot that misses. A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target. Little lands a jab to the head.
Little throws a hook to the side of Chichilla's head but Chichilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Little throws a leg kick that is checked and Chichilla counters with an outside leg kick.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Chichilla moves away and avoids it. Little looks to throw the jab but Chichilla is out of range. Little misses with a hook. Chichilla ducked under it nicely. A jab from Little misses. Little misses with a few strikes there.
Chichilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla lands with a shot to the body. Little throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it. Little misses with a hook
and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Little throws a lazy right hand but Chichilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3# Little misses with a hook. Chichilla ducked under it nicely. Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chichilla circles away quickly and effectively. Chichilla slips under a jab. Chichilla looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range. An inside leg kick from Little misses. A big left from Little misses. Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Little throws a combination that misses and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Papi Chichilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Chichilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Little lands a jab to the nose. Little uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chichilla has time to react. Chichilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Jab, jab by Chichilla - just one landing. Little throws a series of punches but Chichilla moves out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Little avoids a kick to the body.
Chichilla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4# Little throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it. Chichilla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Little throws the left hand but Chichilla avoids the punch easily. Little swings for the body but Chichilla moves out of range.
Chichilla throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it. A jab from Chichilla misses. Little throws a right hand that misses
and Chichilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking. A slow jab from Chichilla misses its intended target. Chichilla lands a right hook to the body.
Chichilla slips a straight right by Little. Little throws a big shot that misses. Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Chichilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ty Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chichilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chichilla takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses. Little slips a jab from Chichilla. Chichilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
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 Papi Chichilla. 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Little! After the fight, Ty Little was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
WFC 35: Gomi v Lacasa II
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1# Trills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Little lands with a shot to the body. Little works the jab nicely. Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Trills is just out of range. Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trills slips under a jab. Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely. A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target. Trills fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Little is out of range. Trills 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. Little throws an off balance right hand
and Trills counters with an inside leg kick. Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Nice jab there from Little. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Little takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Little checks a leg kick. Trills throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Trills keeps Little at a distance using the push kick. Trills takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good work by Little as he checks the leg kick. Little seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1# Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws a body kick that misses. Trills checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away. Trills walks into a jab. Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trills on the side of the head. Little throws an overhand right that lands on Trills's shoulder, as Trills tries to avoid the shot. Little throws an off balance right hand
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Trills connects with a leg kick. Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Trills keeps Little at a distance using the push kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Trills, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Trills against the cage but Trills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Little scores with the left hand. Trills knows he should have avoided that one. Little throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it.#T2# Little misses the shot to the body. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little moves out of range of the body kick from Trills.
Trills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jab, jab by Little - just one landing. Little punishes Trills's body with a nice straight punch. Trills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little throws a head kick but Trills moves out of range.
Trills is trying to counter with his kicks. Trills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Trills ducks under a wild hook from Little. A slow jab from Little misses its intended target. Trills avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away. Little misses with a straight right. Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A head kick misses from Trills. A solid leg kick lands there for Trills.
Trills takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trills has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trills there as he acknowledges the shot. A head kick from Trills lands but Little takes it in his stride. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. #T3# Trills checks a leg kick. Trills throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily. Little throwing a counter right hand but Trills manages to avoid it. Little misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trills!
A nice leg kick from Trills, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trills scores with a leg kick.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trills. That one must have hurt. An inside leg kick from Trills misses. Trills scores with a leg kick.
Trills defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand. Trills finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trills 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. Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Trills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Little sets himself, and Trills steps forward looking for the clinch! Little avoids it this time. This has been an exciting period of action! Trills throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4# Trills slips a jab from Little. Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Little walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trills checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Trills scoring well with a low kick there.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trills in his tracks. Little checks the leg kick. Trills tries to score with a low kick but Little moves his leg out of the way. Trills lands a nice looking body kick. Little avoids a kick to the body.
Little goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A solid leg kick lands there for Trills.
Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Little looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Trills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little digs a good hook to Trills's body.
Little connects with the punch. Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Trills misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Little takes a swing at Trills's ribcage but misses. Trills blocks a jab. Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little tried to score with a low kick but Trills checks it. Little lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Little jabs Trills right on the nose. Trills blinks but takes it well. A telegraphed right hand from Trills misses the target. Ty Little is winning the standup battle so far. Trills misses with a body kick. Trills looks for the body kick but Little saw that one coming. Little works Trills's body with a nice hook. A cross from Little lands. Little throws a body punch but Trills moves out of range. Trills fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little. Nice uppercut there from Little. Little misses with a body shot.
Trills was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Trills throws a leg kick but Little moved away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Trills avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little lands a jab to Trills's midsection. Trills takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1# Trills throws a quick inside leg kick. Trills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target. Little lands a right hook to the body.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trills can do to turn this around? Trills tries to clinch but Little is having none of it. Little swings widly with a right hand
and Trills counters with a thumping low kick. Little misses with an uppercut. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trills 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. Trills takes one to the side of the head.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely. Little lands a nice shot that snaps Trills's head back.
Little avoids the head kick by Trills.
Little scores with a jab. Trills acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Little will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Trills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills. Little fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Trills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Trills has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Trills ducks under a wild hook from Little. A swing and a miss from Little.#T2# A swing and a miss from Little. Trills doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Trills walks into a straight right hand from Little. Trills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Little looks to throw the jab but Trills is out of range. Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Trills throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range. Trills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Little missing with a left hand there. Trills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little checks a leg kick. Little misses with a low kick.
Jab by Little. Little lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trills moves away. Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range. Trills connects with an inside leg kick. Trills scores with a head kick.
#T3# Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
A good leg kick by Little. Trills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trills throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side. A chopping leg kick lands by Trills. Trills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Little misses with a body shot.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Trills throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off. Little throws a shot from downtown. Trills moves away and avoids it. Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Trills throws a quick inside leg kick. Trills moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A clash of legs there as Trills blocks the low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Little lands a lovely overhand right.#T4# A big left from Little misses. Trills blocks a jab. A jab from Little misses. Trills only half commits to the counter leg kick. Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trills counters with a nice body shot. Trills throws a leg kick that misses. Little tests Trills's chin there with a solid looking shot. Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trills moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Trills 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. A low kick lands for Trills.
Trills connects with an inside leg kick. Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Trills tries a head kick but it misses.
Little throws a low kick but Trills avoids it. Trills moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little throws out a loose jab but Trills uses good head movement to avoid it. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Trills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Little stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Trills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Little dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3# Trills throws a quick inside leg kick. The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little misses with an uppercut. Trills dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little lands a lovely overhand right. Trills throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trills has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Trills's head. Trills blocks a jab. Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Trills might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Little has got the better of the exchanges. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little throws out a loose jab but Trills uses good head movement to avoid it. Trills appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A jab from Little does it's job there. Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Trills counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking. Trills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Trills slips a straight right by Little.#T1# Little throws a hook but Trills blocks it. Trills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Little looks to land a combination but Trills avoids it well. Trills fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little. Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Little misses with a hook. Trills ducked under it nicely. Little looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. An inside leg kick lands from Trills. Little misses with an uppercut. Trills saw that one coming. Little misses with an uppercut. Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Trills scores with a push kick. Little scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trills doesn't seem bothered though. Trills throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trills throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trills circles away quickly and effectively. Trills with a nice calf kick. Trills with the inside leg kick. Trills throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T2# Trills misses with a body shot.
Trills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills. Trills flicks out a counter leg kick but Little steps away. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills. Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Trills throws a half hearted mid kick. Trills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Trills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trills.
Trills checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trills feints a counter leg kick. Little checks a leg kick nicely. Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Trills throws a nice outside leg kick. Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Trills checks a low kick from Little. Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3# Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. An inside leg kick from Trills misses. Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range. Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trills circles away quickly and effectively. Trills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Trills throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trills with a nice calf kick. Little throws a front kick aimed at Trills's knee but Trills avoids it well. Little throws a hook but Trills avoids it easily. Trills is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trills. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trills sees it coming and avoids it easily. Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trills. Trills obviously looking to wear him down.
Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Trills counters with an inside leg kick. Little throws an overhand right that lands on Trills's shoulder, as Trills tries to avoid the shot. Trills tries to counter by closing the distance. Trills lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts. A slapping leg kick lands for Trills.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Little scores with a three punch combo!
#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Trills avoids the head kick by Little.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Trills. Little throws a looping overhand right but Trills ducks down to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Trills. Little looks to land a right hand but Trills moved out of range. Trills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Trills lands a leg kick that knocks Little off balance momentarily. Trills with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ailin Trills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trills in his tracks. Trills scoring well with a low kick there.
Trills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trills connects with an inside leg kick. Little tests Trills's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ty Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Trills throws a nice head kick!
Little slips a straight right by Trills. Trills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ailin Trills. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Little! After the fight, Ty Little was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
WFC 33: Dude v Mferi
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1# Black avoids the body shot from Little.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut. Little throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it. Black with the counter takedown but Little avoids it easily. Little misses with a hook
#TD2# and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that. Black's corner is telling him to maintain position. It looks like Black might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Black slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1# The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Black is putting a hurting on Little here, landing some big shots from side control. Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. We've been hearing good reports from Little's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Little dodges the ground and pound from Black. Black moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB2# Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Little rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Little! #T2##SUB2# Little avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Little stays in close to Black's body and controls the position. #SUB2# Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Little is aware though and is defending well. Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Little trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Black is trying to keep Little in close.
Little preventing the sweep. #T3# Little has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from. Little trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SUB2# Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Black trying to keep a closed guard but Little is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2# Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Little doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Little manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Little wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet. Little wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. #SUB2# Black pushes a forearm under Little's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Little is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devon Black! Devon Black thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
WFC 30:Jaimie Hopson v Johnson
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1# Little has a takedown stuffed. Little takes one to the chin there. Malikai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Little misses with an uppercut. Malikai saw that one coming. Little lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malikai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Little stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Some wild striking there from Little.
Malikai misses with a series of wild punches.
Little was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Little catches Malikai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Little tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malikai.
Malikai misses with a double jab.
Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Little. Malikai scores with a leg kick.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Malikai misses with a straight left. #T1# Malikai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Malikai backs away, Little returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Little throws a lazy right hand but Malikai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Little tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malikai defends well and Little ends up having to push Malikai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2# Malikai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasir Malikai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Malikai stuffs the takedown. Malikai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little. Malikai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Little slips under a jab. A punch combination from Little misses. Malikai's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Malikai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Malikai is looking for the big counter here. Little throws a right and a left that both miss. Malikai misses with a straight right. Malikai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Little is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malikai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Little swings widly with a right hand
letting Malikai counter with a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little misses with a looping right. Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#Little is rocked! A nice leg kick from Malikai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malikai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Little lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Malikai. Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Malikai scores with a decent looking hook.#T2# Little misses with a lunging right hand
#KD2# and Malikai counters with a nice right hand that sends Little toppling to the canvas! Little scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malikai finish him?!#CUT2#Ty Little's cut is getting worse. Malikai misses with a series of wild punches.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Malikai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Crunch! Little slams his shin into Malikai's torso. Little seems to have got his legs back now. Little throws a hook but Malikai blocks it. Little on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Little throws a jab when Malikai was well out of range. Malikai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Malikai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Little connects with a single shot there. Malikai slips a straight right by Little. Malikai throws a right and a left that both miss. Malikai slips under a jab. Little throws a hook to the side of Malikai's head but Malikai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Decent striking displayed by Little there. Little defending well as Malikai loads up on a big left hand. A slapping leg kick lands for Malikai.
Little is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Little lands with a right hand. Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malikai throws a combination. Little tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T3# Malikai moves out of range of the strikes.#TD# Little shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Little controlling the pace. #SU# Little escapes and gets back to his feet. Malikai works Little's body with a nice hook. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little blocks a jab. A little feinted left hand from Little on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A decent looking cross lands there for Malikai. Malikai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A right-left combo lands from Malikai. #CUT2#Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Little slips under a jab. Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Malikai throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease. Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Little. Malikai cracks Little with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Little misses with a wild combination.
Little lands the left hand. Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malikai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Little shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malikai as he jumps to the side. Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Little misses with a head kick.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Malikai slips a jab from Little. Little closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malikai circles away. Malikai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Malikai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Malikai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Malikai dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ty Little'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.#R2# Malikai feints and then cracks Little's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Little down. Malikai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malikai. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malikai!
Malikai moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab. Little throws a head kick that misses. Malikai throws a counter combo. Little will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malikai.
Little is looking for a counter combo. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Malikai leaves Little with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Little misses with a hook
#KD2# and Malikai counters with a crisp one two that drops Little! Malikai thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Little to his feet! Little is in big trouble! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Little misses with a straight left. Malikai drops Little with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Little! Malikai dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Malikai! Nasir Malikai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
WFC 26: Johnson vs Muller
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1# No luck for Rowen with that takedown attempt. A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Rowen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little throws a chopping leg kick but Rowen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Rowen is looking to counter punch. Little uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rowen has time to react. Little looks to land a left hand but Rowen moved out of range nicely. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Brendan Rowen has been cut. Rowen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rowen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Little scores with a jab. Rowen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC2#Rowen is rocked! Little lands with a shot 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 scores with a punch to the head. Oh Rowen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Little connects with a combination that backs up Rowen into the cage. Little lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rowen's guard. Rowen is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Little bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Little! A less than humble Ty 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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Event:
WFC 22: Dias vs Puck
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1# Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Wolf blocks a head kick by Little.
#TD# Wolf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wolf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB# Wolf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Wolf creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Little sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Wolf working the head with strikes. Little wants to get back to his feet.#T1# Wolf creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Little sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. We've been hearing that Wolf has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Little is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Wolf seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB# Wolf is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
Nice strikes from Wolf there. Little looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wolf content to control rather than advance. Wolf thows a huge punch but Little dodges it nicely.
Little keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3# Little regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wolf. Little looking for a sweep. Not yet Little, not yet. Wolf controls from within his opponent's guard. Wolf postures up and lands a big shot to Little's brow. Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Wolf wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Little connects with a looping right hand.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away. Little throws a lazy uppercut
#TD# and Wolf counters with a nice double leg into guard. Little pushes Wolf off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Little slips a jab from Wolf. Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch. Little throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range. Wolf takes one on the button. A big right from Little misses. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf. Good exchange - Little coming out on top. Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily. A combination from Little does no damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Little will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# A punch combination from Little misses. Wolf staying out of range there. Wolf throws a body punch but Little moves out of range. Wolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little moves out of range of the strikes. Wolf moves out of range as Little strikes. Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little slips under a jab from Wolf. Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little. A jab from Wolf misses. Wolf throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily. Wolf stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Donk. Little catches Wolf right on the button with a cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wolf defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand. Wolf blocks a jab. Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little. Little loads up on a big right hand but Wolf slips the punch. Little throws out a powerful jab.#T1# Nice uppercut lands for Wolf. That snapped Little's head back.
Little lands the left hand. Wolf misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Little does it's job there. Little throws a hook to the side of Wolf's head but Wolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD# Wolf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wolf showed some decent athleticism there. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall. Little wants to get back to his feet. Well, if Wolf is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2# Little is looking to improve his position.
Wolf 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. Wolf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Wolf prevents Little from standing back up.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Wolf slips under a jab. Little throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target. Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3# Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wolf moves out of range of the strikes. Little throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD# Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Wolf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Little tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg. Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf. Wolf sitting and controlling from the half guard. Jero Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Wolf prevents Little from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4# Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf. Little is trying to stand up here but Wolf is controlling him well. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB# Wolf is looking for a kimura but Little is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wolf to get the leverage. Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Wolf wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Wolf checks a leg kick. Wolf looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range. Wolf throws a hook but Little blocks it. Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Little throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it. Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Wolf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ty Little will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Wolf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Little works over Wolf's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#It looks like Jero Wolf has been cut. Little misses with an uppercut
#TD# and Wolf counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little won't be happy with that. Little managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Wolf working the ground and pound. Little is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wolf asserts his dominance and retains side control. Little tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Little can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Little but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T1##SUB# Wolf jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Little is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Little and Wolf has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wolf controls the position. Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Little trying to remain calm as Wolf controls from the top position.#SUB# Wolf is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well. Wolf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Little is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Wolf scores with punches from side control. Little is not content to let Wolf control the position. Wolf is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Wolf lands some shots froms side control. Little is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3# Wolf taking a breather here. #SUB# Wolf swings around for an armbar but Little sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wolf's guard. Wolf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolf tries to get out of the position. Little has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wolf is proving hard to escape from. Little won't allow Wolf to sweep him here. Little postures up.
Wolf wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Jero Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##SU2# Little stands and steps away. Wolf gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Wolf misses with a wild body shot. Wolf moves out of range of the strikes. Wolf leaves Little with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Little throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it. Wolf slips a jab from Little. Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Ty Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. That kick from Little tenderised Wolf's leg. Wolf is trying to keep his angry face on. A head kick misses from Little. No luck for Little with that takedown attempt.
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 Jero Wolf. I think Little 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
WFC 18: Dias vs Licht
Date: Dec 10, 2022 |
#R1# Little swings widly with a right hand
and Bentley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Little really felt that one! Bentley lands a nice looking body kick. Bentley scores with a kick to the body.
Bentley ducks right into an uppercut from Little. Bentley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Little tenderised Bentley's leg. Bentley is trying to keep his angry face on. Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little lands with a right hand. Bentley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bentley. Bentley throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Little misses with a looping left. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bentley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bentley.
Little throws a big shot that misses. We've been told by Little's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bentley slips a jab from Little. Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bentley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Bentley defending well as Little loads up on a big left hand. Bentley feints a counter leg kick. Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.#ROC#Bentley is rocked!#T1# Bentley gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Little gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Little! Ty Little decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
WFC 16: Avangyan vs Alexander
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1# Little throws the left hand but Carden avoids the punch easily. Little connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Little throws a leg kick #CL# and Carden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Carden keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A hook to the body from Carden.
Carden misses with a body punch.
#BC2# Little breaks the clinch.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carden. No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Carden slips under a jab from Little. Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Carden is just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carden moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab. Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carden.
Carden 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 throws a body punch but Carden moves out of range. Carden looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Carden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT#It looks like Ty Little has been cut.#T1# 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. Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carden.
Carden stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Little. Carden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little. Carden fails in his attempt to clinch. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little avoids the body shot from Carden.
#CL# Carden forces Little back against the cage and clinches.#BC# Carden manages to break the clinch.
Little misses with an uppercut. Carden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Carden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carden slips under a jab from Little. Little looks to land a left hand but Carden moved out of range nicely. Carden slips a jab from Little. Carden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Little tenderised Carden's leg. Carden is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL# Carden takes the fight into the clinch. #T2# Carden working some nice short punches in the clinch. Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC# Carden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Decent striking displayed by Little there. Carden throws a hook but Little avoids it easily. Carden is looking to wear down Little with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Carden missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little looks to throw the jab but Carden is out of range. Carden tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carden. Carden looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range. Carden avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Carden cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carden counters with a nice uppercut. #T3# Little with a jab. Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Carden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Carden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Carden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little. Little tries to land a front kick but Carden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. The fighters circle momentarily. Carden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Carden is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Little dips to his left and cracks Carden with an uppercut! Little lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Carden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little. Little lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Little swings away with a leg kick that misses. Carden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Carden on the wrong end of a nice hook. Little scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T4# Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carden is able to avoid easily. Carden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Little fails to land the takedown.#CL# Carden pushes Little up against the cage in a clinch. Carden dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Little blocking some punches.
Carden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away. A nice left hand lands by Carden.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Carden has him pressed against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2# Little decides to pull guard. Carden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Little's head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ty Little will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ty Little's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Little misses with a leg kick. Little misses with an uppercut. Carden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away. Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Carden throws a hook but Little blocks it. A jab lands there for Little.#CL# Carden clinches with his opponent.
Carden lands an uppercut. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Little is looking to break free of the clinch but Carden has double underhooks. Carden stalling in the clinch.
Carden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carden throws a head punch that misses. Little wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC# Carden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carden's head. Carden lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas Carden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1# Little clobbers Carden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Carden misses with a series of wild punches.
Little tries to counter with a clinch but Carden shakes him off and moves away. Carden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Little does a little dance to reset his feet. Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Carden. Carden tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Little throws a poor cross that misses
and Carden counters with a straight right hand. Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Carden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Carden throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range. Little throws a chopping leg kick but Carden manages to avoid taking any serious damage. We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Carden throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carden throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Carden throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely. Some wild striking there from Little.
It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2# Little throws a jab when Carden was well out of range. Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little. Carden takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses. Carden tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance. Carden needs to keep his hands up - Little had a free shot at his head there. Little ducks under a wild hook from Carden. Little cracks Carden with a right hand to the side of the head. Little looks to throw the jab but Carden is out of range. Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. A jab from Little does it's job there. Carden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carden throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely. Little loads up on a big right hand but Carden slips the punch.#CL# Carden moves into the clinch successfully.
Little letting Carden take a breather here. Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3# Little has had enough of the clinch but Carden keeps him there for the moment. Carden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#BC# Carden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab. Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Little throws a hook to the side of Carden's head but Carden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Carden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL# Carden clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage. Carden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little is trying to break free. Carden stalling against the cage.
Little tries to pull guard but Carden won't allow it.
#T4# Little working hard to break the clinch. Carden struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Carden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little blocks a body shot from Carden. A nice right hand lands inside from Carden. #TD2# Little drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Carden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Carden content to stall in guard here. Little looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carden is one step ahead there. Carden controls from within his opponent's guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Carden will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ty Little's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3# Little takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Little throws a looping overhand right but Carden ducks down to avoid it. Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Little connects with a solid leg kick. Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Carden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carden walks into a stiff left hand from Little. A big left from Carden misses. Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little. Little throws a right hand that Carden ducks under and follows up with a left that Carden also avoids with ease. 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 throws the left hand but Carden avoids the punch easily. Little cracks Carden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Little drops his hands momentarily and Carden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Carden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
A punch lands to the side of Carden 's head but he takes it in his stride. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carden sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1# Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Carden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it. Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Little misses with a straight left. Nice uppercut there from Little.#CL# Carden takes the fight into the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Carden. Carden stalling in the clinch.
Carden struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Carden has him pressed against the cage. Carden prevents Little from breaking the clinch. Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Carden leaning his opponent against the cage. Carden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carden seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T2# Carden lands a right hand. Carden lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Carden.
#TD2# Little jumps guard and drags Carden to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Carden working some strikes from top position. Carden's corner is telling him to maintain position. Carden wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.#T3# Carden trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carden's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Carden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Carden with a nice head shot there. Little is looking to stand up but Carden isn't so interested in that idea. Carden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Carden content to stall in guard here. #T4# Carden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Carden postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it. Carden trying to move into half guard but instead Little has managed to sweep!#REVB# The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2# Little decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carden, up you get! Carden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup. Little takes a body punch but keeps moving. Carden missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little throws the left hand but Carden avoids the punch easily. Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carden. Little catches Carden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Carden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ty Little. I think Little 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Little! In his post fight interview, Ty Little started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. The defeated Thomas Carden had this to say: 'It was a rough night out here, hats off to my opponent. Ima head back to the farm and get back to work. I ain't going out like this again. '. |
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Event:
WFC 11: Ichirou vs Rocky
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1# Rodriguez moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab. Little throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Little throws a right and a left that both miss. Little throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily. Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Little throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it. Rodriguez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Little sprawls and moves away. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch. Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Little manages to get underhooks.
#TD# Rodriguez pulls Little into guard.
Little stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez. Little trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Little is looking to stand up but Rodriguez won't let him. #T1##SUB# Rodriguez looking for a triangle here. Little is fighting it but it looks tight! Rodriguez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Little is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gregory Rodriguez! Gregory Rodriguez made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'RoboCop is coming for EVERYONE!! The Lightweight division is MINE'. |
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Event:
WFC 5: Oprescu vs Mokaev
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1# Little throws a good cross that connects.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sitsongrit slips a jab from Little. Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses. Sitsongrit clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Little stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit. Little thows a left - swing and a miss! Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away. Little throws a combination that misses and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body. Little scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check. Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick. Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. Little looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range. Sitsongrit with a jab. Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.#T1# Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Little misses with a looping left. Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Little throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it. Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit. Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL# Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches. Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land. Little managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body. Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Little tries to break free but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage. Sitsongrit lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Little. #T2# Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little avoids it. Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Sitsongrit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Little. Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now. Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment. Sitsongrit misses with an elbow over the top. Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body. Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
#T3# Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little working hard to break the clinch. Little wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Little is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks. Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow that misses.
Little blocks an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Little. Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Little is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4# Little wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.#BC# Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sitsongrit pushes Little away with a front kick. Little ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Little might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little. Sitsongrit thumps Little with a low kick. Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side. Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it. Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses. Little digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs. No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing. Little tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot. Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit. A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet. Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nice cross by Little. Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Little misses with a looping right. Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup. A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Little clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit. This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Little moved away. Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Little.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?#T1# Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Little does a little dance to reset his feet. Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sitsongrit lands an overhand right. Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily. A countering left hand to the body from Little misses. Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick. Little misses the jab.#CL# Sitsongrit instigates a clinch. Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards. Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment. Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body. Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.#T2# Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
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! Sitsongrit prevents Little from breaking the clinch. Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head. With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses. Sitsongrit tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with an elbow strike.
Little can't break the clinch.
Little blocks an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Little tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.#T3# A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit. Little can't break the clinch.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses. Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC# Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Little throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Little off balance momentarily. Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming. Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. As Little backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4# Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Little's midsection. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Little throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily. Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick. Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Little connects with a crisp jab. Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Little cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A big right from Little misses. Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Little just manages to avoid it. Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Little misses with a looping right. Nice jab there from Little. Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily. Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily. Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little on the side of the head. Little pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Little follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3# Little lands an overhand right. Little misses with an uppercut. It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Little misses with a hook. Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Little tries to catch it but that hurt him. Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Little doesn't seem bothered though. Sitsongrit thumps Little with a low kick. Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it. Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Little lands a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big right from Little misses. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range. Little has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit. Little misses the jab. Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing. Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1# A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A big left from Little misses. Little misses with a hook. Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL# Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch. Little is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Little is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him. Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chalamthong Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far. Little can't break the clinch.
#BC# Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range. Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Little avoided it. Sitsongrit cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Little in his tracks momentarily. Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
#T2# Little misses with a left hand and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little. Sitsongrit blocks a jab. Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Little cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively. Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL# Sitsongrit instigates a clinch. #BC# Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Little throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Little misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely. A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Little scores with a body shot.
#T3# Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top. Little's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.#CL# Sitsongrit clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage. Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike. Little dodges an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Ty Little has been cut. Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little backwards. #BC# Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Little chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Little lands a body shot.
Little with a hook. 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! A cross from Sitsongrit lands. Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4# Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot. Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Little if he has to take too many more of those.
Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Little takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off. That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on. A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target. Little missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Sitsongrit moves out of range as Little strikes. Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick. Ty Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming. Little on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chalamthong Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Little misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight! Chalamthong Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sitsongrit 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalamthong Sitsongrit! |
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Event:
WFC 2: Ichirou vs Edwards
Date: Aug 20, 2022 |
#R1# Jab by Little.#TD2# Mullen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Little!#SUB2# Mullen is trying to get an arm triangle but Little is defending well. Mullen throws a strike aimed at the side of Little's head but Little avoids it well. Mullen controls the position. Mullen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Little is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Mullen staying calm. Mullen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T1# Mullen scoring with punches from side control. Little is trying to get back to his feet. Mullen controlling from side mount. Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Mullen slows the pace down. #T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mullen scoring with punches and elbows. Mullen throwing strikes but Little manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Mullen tries to buck Little off but Little is having none of it. Mullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mullen keeps trying to improve his position. Mullen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Mullen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Mullen tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Mullen keeps control of the position for the meantime. Mullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Little knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mullen on the ground. Mullen moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mullen can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2# Little is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mullen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Little is looking to defend but Mullen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Little! Mullen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Little taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Mullen! |
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