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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dalton (ranked 3962 p4p, 5132 weight class) and Kida Tanaka (ranked 390 p4p, 457 weight class). Kida Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabriel Dalton's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kida Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka lands a high kick!
A head kick from Tanaka lands but Dalton takes it in his stride.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dalton.
Nice sprawl there from Tanaka as Dalton shoots in.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dalton moves out of range easily.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Dalton.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tanaka!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalton.
Tanaka moves in looking to clinch but Dalton pushes him off.
Dalton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tanaka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Dalton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tanaka wants to stall.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kida Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka throws a right hand that Dalton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dalton also avoids with ease.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dalton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dalton tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Dalton wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Dalton.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton looks for a takedown but Tanaka sprawls well.
Tanaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dalton is looking to counter the offense by Tanaka and move into the clinch.
Tanaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalton doesn't seem bothered though.
Tanaka throws a lazy head kick
and Dalton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dalton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Dalton throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanaka throws a head kick but Dalton moves out of range.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton shoots in but Tanaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dalton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tanaka is trying to defend but Dalton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Tanaka is trying to stand up here but Dalton is controlling him well.
Dalton wants to pass to mount but Tanaka is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dalton in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to get back to his feet.
Tanaka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dalton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tanaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalton in his tracks.
Dalton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanaka misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Dalton avoids them all with ease.
Kida Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dalton circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kida Tanaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dalton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tanaka's half guard.
Dalton stops Tanaka from getting back to his feet.
Dalton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dalton slows the pace down in half guard.
Tanaka pushes Dalton off looking to stand but Dalton dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dalton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Dalton off balance momentarily.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tanaka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dalton controlling from side mount.
Dalton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanaka, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton staying calm.
Dalton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tanaka!
Dalton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dalton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tanaka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Tanaka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dalton.
Dalton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tanaka tries to buck Dalton off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalton controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Dalton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dalton lands a heavy elbow.
Tanaka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Tanaka wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Dalton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Dalton checks it.
Kida Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dalton slips a jab and a cross from Tanaka.
Tanaka feints and then cracks Dalton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dalton down.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dalton has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalton avoids it.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dalton avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
Dalton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalton wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanaka won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka wants to stall.
Dalton is trying to pull guard but Tanaka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanaka to keep the fight standing.
Dalton is trying to break free.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Dalton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka can't break the clinch.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Tanaka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tanaka throws a head kick that Dalton semi-blocks.
Dalton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dalton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton blocks the elbow strike.
Dalton keeps control of Tanaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dalton trying to control the position but instead, Tanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dalton into the cage.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Tanaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalton.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dalton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanaka - the referee stops the clock and Dalton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanaka. Dalton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dalton dives in and scores a takedown into Tanaka's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanaka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Dalton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a combination
and Dalton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dalton.
Tanaka has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dalton has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dalton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dalton is trying to break free.
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dalton is defending well for now.
Dalton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tanaka is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kida Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kida Tanaka!
Kida Tanaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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