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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 2114 p4p, 256 weight class) and Daniel Harding (ranked 4599 p4p, 440 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Harding!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton moves out of range of the leg kick from Harding.
Harding has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dalton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton is looking to control Harding's arms but Harding gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dalton has his back to the ropes.
Harding scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dalton tries to work over Harding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harding throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalton.
Harding lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Dalton breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Dalton.
Nick Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Harding moved away.
Harding tries a quick counter leg kick but Dalton is wise to it.
Donk. Dalton catches Harding right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton tried to score with a low kick but Harding checks it.
Dalton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding is looking to chop away at Dalton's legs.
Dalton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harding stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Harding.
Dalton connects with a nice looking jab.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Dalton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harding swings for the body but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dalton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton misses with a hook
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harding lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dalton throws an off balance right hand
and Harding counters with a series of strikes. Dalton will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding misses with a straight right.
A jab from Dalton does it's job there.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Harding.
Harding 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.
Dalton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harding misses with a left hand
and Dalton counters with a straight right hand.
Dalton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harding throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harding throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dalton counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harding misses with a hook to the body
and Dalton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harding.
Dalton tried to score with a low kick but Harding checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Dalton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Harding.
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Harding.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harding manages to break the clinch.
Dalton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harding doesn't seem bothered though.
Harding throws a looping overhand right but Dalton ducks down to avoid it.
Harding avoids the body shot from Dalton.
A clash of legs there as Harding blocks the low kick.
Dalton missing with a left hand there. Harding was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harding was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton throws a right hand that Harding ducks under and follows up with a left that Harding also avoids with ease.
Dalton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harding throws a lazy head kick
and Dalton counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton looks to land a combination but Harding avoids it well.
Harding throws a front kick aimed at Dalton's knee but Dalton avoids it well.
Harding swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dalton to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Harding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harding moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
Harding misses with a kick to the body
and Dalton counters with a nice uppercut.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dalton misses the target.
Dalton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harding has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dalton.
Harding has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dalton.
Dalton throws a push kick but Harding slaps the foot to one side.
Dalton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Dalton lands a nice shot that snaps Harding's head back.
Harding misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dalton connects with a body shot that sends Harding's belly button to the back.
Dalton connects with a solid leg kick.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalton.
A punch combination from Dalton misses.
Harding has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harding drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harding stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dalton.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Dalton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harding scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton dominated that second round.
That's time! Dalton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Dalton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Dalton misses
and Harding counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Harding throws the left hand but Dalton avoids the punch easily.
Harding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dalton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Nick Dalton is winning the standup battle so far.
Harding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Dalton tries to work over Harding's front leg with a kick but Harding checks it.
Dalton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harding can do to turn this around?
Harding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dalton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harding scrambles back to his feet.
Harding throws a head kick that misses.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding cracks a nice hook into Dalton's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harding, as that shot connected.
Dalton connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dalton does it's job there.
Harding lands a nice hook to Dalton's body. Dalton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harding takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Harding tenderised Dalton's leg. Dalton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dalton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
Harding lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harding on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dalton. Dalton obviously looking to wear him down.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses
and Harding counters with a nice leg kick.
Harding thumps Dalton with a low kick.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Harding on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Dalton finds it's target.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dalton if he has to take too many more of those.
Harding is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dalton rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding misses with the body kick
and Dalton counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding thuds his right hand into Dalton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harding misses with a straight right.
Dalton is looking to counter punch.
Dalton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harding looks for the body kick but Dalton saw that one coming.
Dalton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harding's hands.
Harding's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dalton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dalton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harding slips under a jab from Dalton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dalton, as that shot connected.
Dalton scores with a nice head shot.
Dalton blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harding looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dalton lands with a shot to the body.
Harding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalton.
Dalton lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Harding.
Well Dalton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Nick Dalton!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Nick Dalton!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nick Dalton!
Nick Dalton wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Nick Dalton, 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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