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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alen Marcenaro (ranked 4343 p4p, 3446 weight class) and Kida Tanaka (ranked 425 p4p, 340 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marcenaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Tanaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alen Marcenaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kida Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcenaro has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Marcenaro controls the action.
Tanaka throws an elbow that misses.
Marcenaro digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marcenaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcenaro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanaka defends it nicely.
Marcenaro 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 Alen Marcenaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kida Tanaka has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Marcenaro.
Marcenaro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcenaro lands a body punch.
Marcenaro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marcenaro jumps guard and drags Tanaka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marcenaro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcenaro is working an open guard so Tanaka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcenaro looks for a takedown but Tanaka sprawls well.
Marcenaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Marcenaro shoots in for a takedown but Tanaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcenaro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanaka.
Marcenaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcenaro is breathing heavily.
Marcenaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro prevents Tanaka from standing back up.
Marcenaro decides to stand and escape the position.
Tanaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcenaro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Alen Marcenaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marcenaro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marcenaro tries to clinch up.
Marcenaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka tries to keep at a distance but Marcenaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcenaro misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanaka to keep the fight standing.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcenaro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcenaro.
Marcenaro tries to pull guard but Tanaka holds him up against the cage and eventually Marcenaro drops back down to his feet.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Marcenaro has the dominant position.
Marcenaro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marcenaro breaks the clinch.
Tanaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcenaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcenaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcenaro is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marcenaro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanaka but Tanaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcenaro is just out of range.
Tanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcenaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka throws a shot to the body.
Tanaka connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Marcenaro misses.
Marcenaro rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka misses with an elbow strike.
Marcenaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcenaro is looking to land body kicks.
Marcenaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanaka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcenaro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanaka - the referee stops the clock and Marcenaro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanaka. Marcenaro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab lands there for Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a really nice looking cross but Marcenaro seems unphased.
Tanaka catches Marcenaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kida Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kida Tanaka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcenaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
Alen Marcenaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcenaro darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcenaro drags the fight down to the ground.
Tanaka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marcenaro controlling the position.
Tanaka wants to stand but Marcenaro is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcenaro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcenaro'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.
Tanaka wants to stand but Marcenaro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marcenaro has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tanaka has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marcenaro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka is trying to push Marcenaro away but Marcenaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tanaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcenaro avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcenaro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Marcenaro avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Marcenaro tries to land a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks with his arms.
Tanaka letting Marcenaro take a breather here.
Alen Marcenaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marcenaro breaks the clinch.
Marcenaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kida Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marcenaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Marcenaro missing with knees to the body.
Marcenaro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Marcenaro jumps into guard, dragging Tanaka to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcenaro is pulling down on Tanaka's head to control his posture.
Tanaka stands up from Marcenaro's guard - Tanaka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kida Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka keeps Marcenaro at a distance using the push kick.
Marcenaro misses with a takedown attempt - Tanaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been informed that Tanaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marcenaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcenaro rather than just go for the knockout.
Tanaka lands with a good body shot.
Tanaka scores with a leg kick.
Marcenaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Marcenaro off balance momentarily.
Tanaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcenaro manages to avoid it.
Marcenaro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanaka.
Tanaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marcenaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Marcenaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marcenaro or perhaps it was just good defense by Tanaka, which made it look bad.
Tanaka delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcenaro tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Marcenaro with a poor takedown
and Marcenaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanaka throws a nice head kick!
Tanaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters circling a little - Tanaka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marcenaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcenaro walks into a jab.
Marcenaro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marcenaro.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcenaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kida Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kida Tanaka's cut.
That's time! Marcenaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marcenaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcenaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcenaro missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcenaro has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcenaro avoids the damage to the body.
Marcenaro breaks the clinch.
Marcenaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marcenaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcenaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcenaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Marcenaro blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Marcenaro breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka looks to land a combination but Marcenaro avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanaka lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcenaro darts in looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets double underhooks and turns Marcenaro into the cage.
Tanaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Marcenaro avoids the elbow strike from Tanaka, against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marcenaro is keeping busy.
Marcenaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcenaro won't allow it.
Tanaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcenaro tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Tanaka tries to break the clinch but Marcenaro is controlling the position.
Marcenaro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tanaka after a bit of a struggle.
Marcenaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanaka.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marcenaro is trying to drag Tanaka to the mat but Tanaka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Marcenaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcenaro takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro has Tanaka pressed against the cage, preventing Tanaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marcenaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Marcenaro.
A frustrated look appears on Tanaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcenaro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanaka tries to stall but Marcenaro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcenaro avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Marcenaro blocks it.
Tanaka lands a nice elbow.
Marcenaro manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka throws a front kick that sends Marcenaro stumbling back into the cage.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcenaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tanaka digs a good hook to Marcenaro's body.
Marcenaro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tanaka's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcenaro prevents Tanaka from getting back to his feet.
Marcenaro trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marcenaro is controlling him.
Marcenaro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcenaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcenaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marcenaro shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanaka misses with a double jab.
Tanaka connects with a crisp jab.
Tanaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcenaro. Marcenaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick.
Marcenaro wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marcenaro has Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcenaro looking to stall.
Alen Marcenaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kida Tanaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Marcenaro avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kida Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kida Tanaka!
Our winner, Kida Tanaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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