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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Nickelback - Believe it or not as his entrance music. Evan Tanner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vernon Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evan Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Reid misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
Tanner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reid throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
Tanner slips under a jab from Reid.
Reid throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Vernon Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Reid misses.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Reid.
Reid throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Reid misses with a straight right.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Reid lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanner's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanner.
A slow jab from Reid misses its intended target.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Tanner slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Reid scores with a four punch combination!
Tanner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reid misses with a looping left.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid is trying to push Tanner away but Tanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Tanner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Tanner has the dominant position.
Tanner effectively controlling the action here.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Vernon Reid has been cut.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Tanner working Reid over with knees to the body.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Tanner is struggling to control the position.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reid's face.
Tanner stalling against the cage.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner working Reid over with knees to the body.
Reid is trying to push Tanner away but Tanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reid's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Reid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanner misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Tanner takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Reid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanner backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Reid.
Tanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner forces Reid back against the cage and clinches.
Evan Tanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid working hard to break the clinch.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner has Reid pressed against the cage.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Tanner has the dominant position.
Reid being controlled against the cage.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Reid won't want to take too many of those.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
Reid avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling him.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Tanner has the dominant position.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanner prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reid is trying to push Tanner away but Tanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Reid is trying to push Tanner away but Tanner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tanner is stalling here.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanner has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling the position.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vernon Reid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tanner tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner moves out of range as Reid strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
Vernon Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reid throws out the jab.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanner tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid scores with a hook.
Reid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reid misses with a straight left.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Reid throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Reid lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
Tanner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid connects with a jab.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner.
Reid misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
Reid misses with the combination.
Tanner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanner slips a straight right by Reid.
Reid throws a right and a left that Tanner avoids nicely.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Tanner slips under a jab from Reid.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Vernon Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Reid missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanner rushes Reid and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Tanner stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Tanner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Tanner!
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