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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukki Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . The key to victory for Dalton Little has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
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152 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukki Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Makkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for Makkonen on that attempt.
Makkonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Makkonen 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 looks to land a right hand but Makkonen moved out of range.
Little misses with a low kick.
Little throws a hook but Makkonen avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Little looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makkonen throws a combination that misses
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little lands a head shot.
Little attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Little throws a right hand that Makkonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Makkonen also avoids with ease.
Little scores with a hook.
Makkonen misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makkonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makkonen somewhat.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukki Makkonen.
Little feints and then cracks Makkonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makkonen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
Makkonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Little throws a series of punches but Makkonen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Makkonen.
Makkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Little lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makkonen doesn't seem phased though.
Makkonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Makkonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Little tries to bum rush Makkonen with a series of wild strikes but Makkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab lands there for Little.
Little looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Makkonen throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makkonen shoots in but Little avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makkonen shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Makkonen walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen slips a jab and a cross from Little.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Makkonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Little throws a hook but Makkonen blocks it.
Dalton Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little feints a jab promting Makkonen to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Makkonen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Little misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Little.
Makkonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makkonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Makkonen 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. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makkonen.
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makkonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Little utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Little keeping full guard, as Makkonen tries to pass.
Makkonen is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Little keeping moving, preventing Makkonen from controlling successfully.
Makkonen throwing strikes but missing.
Makkonen controlling from the top position.
Little knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makkonen on the ground.
Makkonen advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Little pushes Makkonen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Makkonen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makkonen is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makkonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Little!
Makkonen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Little has worked his arm free - good work by Little!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukki Makkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Makkonen shoots in.
Little lands a jab-cross combination.
Little lands a jab to Makkonen's midsection.
No joy there for Makkonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makkonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Makkonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little moves away from the strike by Makkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a series of punches but Makkonen moves out of range.
Makkonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Makkonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Makkonen is defended easily by Little.
An inside leg kick from Little misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Makkonen's head back.
Makkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkonen slips a straight right by Little.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little leaves Makkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukki Makkonen.
Makkonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Makkonen 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 straight punch to the body, keeping Makkonen at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Little takes a swing at Makkonen's ribcage but misses.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Makkonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makkonen looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Little scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makkonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little misses with a body kick.
Dalton Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makkonen on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makkonen back to the cage. Little follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makkonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makkonen is out of range.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Makkonen does no damage.
Little throws out a loose jab but Makkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Makkonen does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little slips under a jab.
Makkonen goes for a double leg but Little avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Little continues to drive forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton Little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalton Little!
After winning the bout, Dalton Little thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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