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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Little checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortune throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and moves out of range.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little swinging wildly here.
Little has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fortune is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fortune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortune dodges the punch combination from Little.
Little throws a combination. Fortune tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fortune drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fortune is controlling him.
Fortune is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune scoring with some ground and pound.
Fortune is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fortune's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Little is looking to stand up but Fortune isn't so interested in that idea.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fortune is controlling him.
Little keeping full guard, as Fortune tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortune is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fortune controls the pace.
Little is looking to stand up but Fortune isn't so interested in that idea.
Fortune trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fortune trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortune controls from within his opponent's guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Fortune from controlling successfully.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fortune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fortune 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 must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fortune trying to keep a closed guard but Little is proving a slippery customer.
Fortune 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune avoids them all with ease.
Fortune misses with a low kick.
Fortune avoids a kick to the body.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune avoids them all with ease.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Fortune.
Little misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Little finds it's target.
Little works over Fortune's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a right and a left that Fortune avoids nicely.
Fortune lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortune avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fortune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Little.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little misses with the combination.
Little avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fortune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
Fortune tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Fortune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little looks to land a combination but Fortune avoids it well.
Fortune throws a big shot that misses.
Little misses with a low kick.
Fortune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little throws a series of punches but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune misses with a low kick.
Little tests Fortune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a solid leg kick but Little takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortune.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fortune fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Fortune has a takedown stuffed.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Fortune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little closes the distance but Fortune moves to the side
and Fortune counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Little!
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fortune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortune tries to score with some ground and pound. Little controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fortune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dalton Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Fortune's shoulder, as Fortune tries to avoid the shot.
Little throws a right hand that Fortune ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortune also avoids with ease.
Little throws a lazy head kick
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little won't be happy with that.
Fortune landing a few strikes.
Fortune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little regains half guard, as Fortune was trying to land strikes.
Fortune wants to take a breather but Little is having none of it.
Fortune 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Little taking shots to the head.
Fortune has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Little's face.
Fortune fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Little can do anything to dispel that myth.
Little is in a horrible position here. Fortune smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 is squirming around, avoiding Fortune's attempts to control the action.
Fortune is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fortune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grant Fortune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is squirming around, avoiding Fortune's attempts to control the action.
Fortune lands a big elbow.
Little is rocked!
Little takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Little is still in real trouble! Can Fortune finish him?
Fortune lands a big elbow - Little is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Little is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grant Fortune!
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