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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes to the cage accompanied by The Joker. Roger Little has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Little moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Little moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Little lands a nice hook to Tamad's body. Tamad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Tamad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little scores with a hook.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little clinches.
Little working aggressively here.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little jumps guard but Tamad stands there with Little around his waist. Little gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Tamad blocking some punches.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Little has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short uppercut from Little.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Little scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamad's elbow.
Little lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Little up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Little as the two fighters clinch.
Little being controlled against the cage.
Tamad pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamad.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Little.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Tamad controls the action.
Tamad slows down the pace here.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Tamad controlling the action here for a moment.
Tamad blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little dominated that round.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Little.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Tamad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Tamad.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tamad blocking some punches.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tamad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tamad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Little.
Little tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamad.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tamad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Little lands a right hand.
Little misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad breaks the clinch.
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamad leaning against his opponent.
Tamad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Roger Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tamad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Little scores with a jab. Tamad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little.
Little takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Roger Little has been cut.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Little wants to counter the offense by Tamad and move into the clinch position.
Little tries to clinch up
and Tamad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roger Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tamad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamad misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little tries to bum rush Tamad with a series of wild strikes but Tamad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tamad.
Little is rocked!
Tamad fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little misses with a hook to the body
and Tamad counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that.
Tamad stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Tamad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamad's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roger Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Little tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tamad trying to control from half guard but Little is working away.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad stalling.
Little is looking to control Tamad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little trying to control from the bottom.
Tamad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tamad continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Tamad with a hook.
Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little pulls guard effortlessly.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little wants to stand up but Tamad is controlling him.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Little keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamad slips under a jab from Little.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Tamad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roger Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tamad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Little closes the distance but Tamad moves to the side
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamad.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamad finish him?
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Tamad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Little throws a right hand that Tamad ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamad also avoids with ease.
Little darts in and clinches Tamad up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad wants to break free but Little has control.
Come on Tamad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Little seems to have recovered his senses.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamad misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Little!
Roger Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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