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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little has chosen Muse - Knights Of Cydonia as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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151 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little tries to clinch up but Gotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Little.
Gotti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gotti 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.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gotti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Little stuns Gotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little avoids a kick to the body.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Little throws a good cross that connects.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Gotti jabs at Little's body.
Gotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Little.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Little throws a hook to the side of Gotti's head but Gotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Gotti. Those never looked like landing.
Gotti slips under a jab.
Little looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gotti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotti scores with a head kick.
Gotti lands with a good body shot.
Little throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gotti.
Little avoids the head kick by Gotti.
Gotti staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotti circles away quickly and effectively.
Little getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick from Little.
Gotti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Little eats them both and turns towards Gotti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gotti is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Gotti 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.
Gotti won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gotti'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John Gotti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little tries to clinch there but Gotti circles away.
Gotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Little lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Little dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Gotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Little lands.
Gotti connects with a leg kick. Little looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Little works Gotti's body with a nice hook.
Gotti takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little wants to clinch up but Gotti keeps it at a distance.
Gotti avoids the head kick by Little.
Gotti takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Gotti blocks a jab.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Little.
Gotti is looking to wear down Little with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Gotti pushes him off.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Gotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti takes one on the button.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little slips under a jab.
Little leaves Gotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gotti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
Little slips under a jab.
Little throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gotti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little avoids the body shot from Gotti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Gotti circles away.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little throws an off balance right hand
and Gotti counters with a right hand to the body.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Little forces Gotti back against the cage and clinches.
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 tries to break the clinch but Gotti is controlling the position.
Gotti is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
Little tries to circle away but Gotti has him pinned against the cage.
Little blocks a body shot from Gotti.
Gotti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gotti has Little pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gotti pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Little tumbling to the mat - Gotti dives into Little's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti prevents Little from getting back to his feet.
Gotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotti won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Gotti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because John Gotti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalton Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Little.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Dalton Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Gotti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gotti lands a body shot.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Gotti cracks Little with a right hand to the side of the head.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gotti.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotti moves away.
Gotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gotti looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti 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.
Gotti punishes Little's body with a nice straight punch.
Gotti thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti avoids a kick to the body.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Gotti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gotti checks a leg kick.
Gotti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Little misses
and Gotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Little's knee momentarily.
Little moves out of range as Gotti strikes.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Gotti moves away and avoids it.
Gotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Little lands the left hand.
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Gotti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Little stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Gotti throws a low kick but Little moves out of range easily.
Gotti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Gotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gotti clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gotti misses with a body shot.
Little bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little clinches with his opponent.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Gotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gotti blocks the body kick.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Little.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Little.
An inside leg kick from Little misses.
Gotti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Little throws a lazy body kick
and Gotti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dalton 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalton Little!
An out of breath Dalton Little thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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