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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratskin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Umbrella" with Lillasyster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Omar Little has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratskin throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Ratskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ratskin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ratskin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ratskin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Little kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ratskin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Little accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss.
Little postures up and lands a big shot to Ratskin's brow.
Little wants to pass the guard but Ratskin is keeping the position.
Ratskin controls Little momentarily but Little frees himself.
Little throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Little working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ratskin's head.
Ratskin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Little keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin takes Little's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Little is in trouble.
Little tries to roll but Ratskin sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ratskin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ratskin is riding his opponent, not letting Little buck him off.
Little tries to escape the position.
Ratskin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ratskin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Little is in bad spot here.
Ratskin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Little.
Little just trying to survive but Ratskin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ratskin trying to control.
Little has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
I really don't envy Little right now.
Good control from Ratskin.
Let's hope that Ratskin 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.
A lull in the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Ratskin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Ratskin.
Ratskin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Ratskin lands a jab to the nose.
Little cracks Ratskin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Alexander Ratskin has been cut.
Donk. Ratskin catches Little right on the button with a cross.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Ratskin lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Ratskin misses with a two punch combination.
Ratskin looks gassed!
Ratskin lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Little drops his shoulder and cracks Ratskin with a huge uppercut! Ratskin goes down! Can Little finish him?
Ratskin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little loads up on a big left hand. Ratskin felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Little looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ratskin can't hide his disappointment, as Little celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Little!
Omar Little retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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