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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 2926 p4p, 360 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 2314 p4p, 289 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Nick Dalton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Dalton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris tries to clinch but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dalton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Dalton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris gets a clinch.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dalton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Dalton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dalton lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Dalton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalton lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris lands with a hook. Dalton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Dalton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dalton misses with a body kick.
Dalton works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Dalton misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Dalton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris moves to clinch but Dalton breaks away
and Dalton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dalton.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Harris misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dalton throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Dalton throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dalton's head but Dalton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton misses the jab.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dalton with a body shot.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Dalton takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalton under the eye.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalton tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Dalton's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dalton throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dalton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris clinches.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Dalton with a hook.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Dalton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
Dalton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris moves out of range as Dalton throws a body kick.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dalton momentarily.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dalton to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dalton throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris pushes Dalton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris lands a body punch.
Dalton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Dalton can't break the clinch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalton misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Nice shot by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris slips under a jab from Dalton.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dalton - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dalton. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Dalton misses the shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dalton.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dalton takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Dalton throws a big shot that misses.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Dalton shakes him off and moves away.
Dalton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris clinches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Dalton throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nick Dalton is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalton throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Dalton's head.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton walks into a left hand.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Dalton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris drives through and clinches with Dalton against the ropes.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the ropes.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dalton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Dalton looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalton.
Dalton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Dalton cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dalton. Dalton obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dalton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris slips a jab from Dalton.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves forwards but Dalton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Harris.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris tries to clinch there but Dalton circles away.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Dalton pushes him off.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Nick Dalton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalton throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a right and a left that Dalton avoids nicely.
Dalton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris forces Dalton back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Dalton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dalton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dalton!
An out of breath Nick Dalton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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