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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (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 . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
Little lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Little but Little pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Little catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little's coach down at Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Little's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
A jab lands there for Little.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Little wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Little manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Little.
Little dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Little throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzalez feints and as Little raises his hands in defense, Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Little clinches with his opponent.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Little forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Little to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Little to the mat but Little just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination.
Little is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Little finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Gonzalez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Little manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Little!
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Little is trying to stand up.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonzalez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Devon Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little wanted to stand there but Gonzalez had control of the position.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Little in close.
Gonzalez pulls Little in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Gonzalez shoots in.
Little misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Little.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Little stuffs the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez tightens his grip and picks Little up, before dumping him to the ground. Little manages to land in guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez 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 wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Little sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Little throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Little misses with a head kick.
Devon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Little's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Little wants to stand and escape but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzalez trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez stands and throws Little's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Little is defending the strikes.
Dalton Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Gonzalez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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