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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Loyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loyd comes to the cage accompanied by Throwdown - Burn. Tanner has chosen Billy Idol's Rebel Yell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodore Loyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loyd scores with a nice strike.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tanner prevents Loyd from getting the reversal.
Tanner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tanner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Loyd is looking to get to half guard.
Loyd avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tanner.
Tanner unloads with some shots from mount but Loyd bucks and avoids them well.
Tanner throwing strikes here but Loyd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Loyd wants to control but Tanner is having none of it.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Loyd hang on?
Loyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tanner lands a big elbow.
Tanner avoids the attempt from Loyd to control.
Tanner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Tanner.
Loyd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Loyd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Loyd!
Tanner avoids the attempt from Loyd to control.
Tanner looking to ground and pound but Loyd is blocking nicely.
Tanner looks gassed!
Tanner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Loyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Loyd tries to hold on but Tanner postures up.
Tanner throwing strikes but Loyd recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loyd is trying to stand back up but Tanner is controlling him
Tanner slips a nice elbow through Loyd's hands, connecting with Loyd's forehead.
Tanner working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Loyd's thigh. Loyd counters though and makes it back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loyd is on top in guard.
Tanner being controlled here, momentarily.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Loyd gets to his feet. Tanner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Theodore Loyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loyd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tanner!
Loyd lands a nice shot to the head.
Loyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanner tries to reverse the position but Loyd maintains control.
Loyd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Tanner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loyd lands with a nice body punch.
Loyd wants to clinch but Tanner slips to the side
and Tanner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tanner.
Tanner with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loyd is on top in guard.
Loyd wants to stand but Tanner is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loyd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Loyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to sweep here but Loyd controlling him for the moment.
Loyd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Loyd passes Tanner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loyd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tanner is looking to get back to full guard here but Loyd has managed to pass to side control instead.
Loyd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Loyd raining down shots from the mount!
Loyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loyd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Loyd controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Theodore Loyd just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Loyd fails with the takedown
and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loyd is trying to maintain the position but Tanner is very close to passing his half guard.
Loyd wants to get back to his feet.
Loyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loyd has his hands on Tanner's head, controlling the position.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loyd looking to control.
Loyd trying to strike off his back.
Loyd managing to control the position.
Loyd'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loyd is trying to control the position but Tanner postures up.
Loyd managing to control the position.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Tanner throws a strike but Loyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Loyd from controlling successfully.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loyd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shane Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loyd works over Tanner's head and body with a nice combination.
Loyd closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Loyd pushes Tanner against the cage but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Loyd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loyd tries to stand but Tanner is controlling from the bottom.
Loyd stays in close to Tanner's body and controls the position.
Loyd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Loyd has passed into side control.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tanner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loyd landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tanner is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Loyd is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Loyd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Loyd landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loyd dominating with strikes here.
Loyd controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Loyd.
Loyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Theodore Loyd just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Loyd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tanner's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loyd not doing much here.
Loyd slips a nice elbow through Tanner's hands, connecting with Tanner's forehead.
Loyd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Loyd blocks Tanner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Loyd controlling the pace for now.
Loyd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tanner is looking to escape.
Loyd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Loyd controlling his opponent.
Loyd looking to secure an arm triangle but Tanner defends it well.
Loyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tanner wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Loyd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tanner 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Theodore Loyd!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Theodore Loyd!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Theodore Loyd!
Theodore Loyd wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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