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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tannerman (ranked 3214 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Tim Cahill (ranked 334 p4p, 285 weight class). Tannerman comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 New York, Tyler Tannerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Cahill!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannerman clinches.
Tannerman lands a takedown into guard.
Tannerman postures up and lands a big shot to Cahill's brow.
Cahill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cahill is trying to keep Tannerman in close.
Tannerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tannerman scoring with some ground and pound.
Tannerman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tannerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cahill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tannerman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tannerman preventing the sweep.
Tannerman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cahill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tannerman defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cahill controls Tannerman momentarily but Tannerman frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tannerman with a nice head shot there.
Tannerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cahill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tannerman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cahill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tannerman manages to get himself to full guard.
Cahill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tannerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tannerman controlling the position.
Tannerman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cahill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tannerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Tannerman, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tannerman is keeping the position for now.
Cahill forces his way into half guard.
Cahill is trying to work for a kimura but Tannerman is defending well.
Cahill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tannerman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cahill.
Cahill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tannerman keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman wants to get back to full guard.
Cahill seems to be working for a kimura but Tannerman defends the submission attempt.
Cahill is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cahill trying to control from half guard but Tannerman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cahill wants to free his trapped foot but Tannerman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cahill trying to control from Tannerman's half guard. Tannerman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cahill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tannerman is keeping the position for now.
Tannerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cahill looking to sit in guard and control but Tannerman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Tannerman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cahill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tannerman avoids it really well and circles away.
Tannerman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cahill trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannerman lands with a punch from half guard.
Tannerman lands with a punch from half guard.
Tannerman working Cahill over with strikes.
Cahill manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannerman with a nice head shot there.
Tannerman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cahill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cahill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tannerman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cahill's head.
Cahill looking for a guillotine here but Tannerman defends easily.
Tannerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cahill trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman stands up over Cahill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tannerman cracks Cahill with a solid left hand.
Cahill trying to control the position.
Tannerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tannerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tannerman works over Cahill with some ground and pound from guard.
Tannerman trying to control but Cahill is working from the bottom.
Tannerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tannerman stands up over Cahill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tannerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cahill's head.
Cahill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cahill trying to control the position.
Tannerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cahill can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tannerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cahill's head.
Cahill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tannerman landing with the ground and pound.
Tannerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tannerman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tannerman forces his way into half guard.
Cahill gets back to full guard.
Tannerman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cahill's head.
Tannerman postures up and lands a big shot to Cahill's brow.
Tannerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tannerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cahill is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman scoring with some ground and pound.
Cahill is still in real trouble! Can Tannerman finish him?
Tannerman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cahill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tannerman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tannerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cahill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tannerman stopping the sweep attempt from Cahill.
Cahill seems to have recovered his senses.
Tannerman stands up over Cahill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tannerman scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cahill is looking for a triangle but Tannerman pushes his legs off easily.
Tannerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cahill is breathing heavily.
Tannerman distracts Cahill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Tannerman dominated that second round.
That's time! Tannerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tannerman clinches.
Cahill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tannerman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tannerman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cahill clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tannerman loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Cahill hold on?
Tannerman throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cahill could be in trouble here!
Cahill tries to roll but Tannerman sticks to his back.
Tannerman is punishing Cahill with some ground and pound.
Tyler Tannerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tannerman lands a series of strikes from the back and Cahill goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Tannerman!
Tyler Tannerman gave a mention to Warpath Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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