Lined up against David Lembo as the title fight on Saturday's card, Littlefield's opponent was pulled, authorities scratching him from competing due to registration issues and leaving the event without a marquee fight.

By and large, promoter Jason Steward and coach Dave Littlefield tried to keep their fighter in the dark and in the zone, but when the news eventually got to him he said he was "pretty devastated".

After exploring and exhausting every possibly loophole, Littlefield's team were at all a loss until a selfless act from fellow professional Shannen Manton allowed Littlefield, the main drawcard for the bumper crowd, to fight.

Manton, after travelling from his base in Wollongong to be in Orange and just moments away from competing, stepped aside to let Littlefield take his place, with the Orange pro jumping up two weight divisions.

"I didn't really like taking someone else's opponent, I like to think I'd do the same thing if I was fighting in someone else's home town and their opponent was pulled," Littlefield said.

He, as well as the rest of Littlefield's team, heaped praise on Manton for standing aside at the last minute, thanking him for the selfless act.

However, it also meant Littlefield jumped into the ring with little to no preparation to take on Manton's original opponent Jon Ake, who weighed in earlier in the week at nearly 77 kilograms compared to Littlefield's 68.9kg.

The challenge of going up two weight divisions can't be understated, either, with Littlefield saying "the extra mass adds up the longer the fight goes".

Fighting a heavier opponent meant a change of tactics, with the lighter fighter encouraged to stay on the outside instead of following his natural instinct to get in close over the fight, which was shortened from six rounds to four.

"It was a challenge, I had the change the game plan. I did want to go forward but being on the back foot worked well for that fight."

Once again, stablemate Charlie Bubb proved a help in training, with the heavier kickboxer Littlefield's sparring partner and again proving a chance to prepare for the unexpected.

Being on home turf was an added boon for Littlefield, with the crowd at Saturday's fight double that of the previous Towac bout.

"When I'm fighting in Orange, it's the happiest I've ever been," Littlefield said.

"Everyone here doesn't usually see my fight, and people who come along to see a fight on the undercard will sometimes stick around and that means a lot."

Bubb also won his fight despite copping a broken nose early in the first round against the far more experienced Asher Wolf, but after stitches was able to take a close victory.

The Muay Thai fighter said the atmosphere was "awesome" when the locals' names were read out, and praised the crowd for driving him on.

"Every time you laid a punch you could feel the energy grow and it made you want to make the fight better, more interesting," he said.

Bubb said the first round was blistering and unexpected, but was able to land more punches in the third and fourth round.

Littlefield's father Dave said Towac Park was "packed to the rafters".

"Last time we had one of those we had 400 people, on Saturday it was close to 800 so it's nice to have the support of the community and local businesses," he said.

"Hopefully it'll keep growing and we can keep it going."

No date's been set for a return to Towac Park, but the younger Littlefield is aiming to set up a fight in Wollongong next month.

"I'm keen to keep going," he said.