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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Dalton (ranked 5041 p4p, 5259 weight class) and Nick Tartle (ranked 495 p4p, 523 weight class). Dalton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time of my Life by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tartle!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton looks to land a combination but Tartle avoids it well.
Dalton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tartle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalton.
Tartle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dalton pushes Tartle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tartle is trying to push Dalton away but Dalton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tartle throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tartle.
Dalton can't find room to land a body shot as Tartle controls the action.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tartle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tartle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton can't find room to land a body shot as Tartle controls the action.
Dalton breaks the clinch.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Dalton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tartle is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tartle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tartle tries to work over Dalton's front leg with a kick but Dalton checks it.
Dalton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tartle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Dalton blocks the low kick.
Tartle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dalton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tartle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tartle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dalton closes the distance and pushes Tartle back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Dalton.
Nice body punch from Dalton - that landed with a thud.
Tartle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Tartle controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dalton.
Tartle has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Dalton.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Tartle.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tartle blocks a head kick by Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tartle with a jab.
Tartle blocks a head kick by Dalton.
Tartle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tartle.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tartle throws a series of punches but Dalton avoids them all with ease.
Tartle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tartle counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Dalton catches Tartle right on the button with a cross.
Dalton fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Tartle responds with a good body kick, but Dalton manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton throws a wild body kick that Tartle sees coming a mile off.
Tartle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Tartle moves out of range.
Tartle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalton swings for the body but Tartle moves out of range.
Nick Tartle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton works over Tartle's head and body with a nice combination.
Dalton moves into the clinch.
Dalton scores with a shoulder strike.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Tartle.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Dalton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tartle gets tackled into the ropes by Dalton. Dalton maintains the clinch.
Dalton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tartles head.
Dalton tries to work over Tartle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tartle blocks an uppercut.
Tartle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tartle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton can't find room to land a body shot as Tartle controls the action.
Tartle blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton lands with a right to the head.
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!
Tartle avoids the elbow strike from Dalton, against the ropes.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton is working Tartle over against the ropes.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tartle avoids a kick to the body.
Dalton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Dalton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dalton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tartle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton tries to clinch but Tartle moves out of range.
Dalton connects with a jab.
Dalton misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Dalton both land. Nice combination.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
Tartle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tartle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dalton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tartle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalton's efforts to push away.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tartle breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tartle blocks the low kick.
Tartle takes a swing at Dalton's ribcage but misses.
Dalton throws a hook but Tartle avoids it easily.
Dalton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James Dalton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Tartle misses with a head kick.
Dalton moves into the clinch.
Dalton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tartle or not.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Tartle.
Dalton pushes Tartle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Tartle looks to land a left hand but Dalton moved out of range nicely.
Dalton tries to clinch up but Tartle circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dalton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Dalton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton throws the kick towards the body but Tartle avoids it.
Dalton moves to clinch but Tartle breaks away
and Tartle counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tartle circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Dalton.
Tartle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dalton misses with a few strikes there.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Tartle saw that one coming.
Dalton lands the left hand.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tartle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dalton darts in trying to clinch
and Tartle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dalton showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dalton!
A relieved looking James Dalton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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