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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tar San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tar San has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rex Tanner's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tar San!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner tries to clinch up but San circles away and keeps his distance.
San fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tanner to the ground. San is now in Tanner's guard.
Tanner is looking to stand up but San isn't so interested in that idea.
Tanner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
San stays in close to Tanner's body and controls the position.
Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. San doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. San manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
San must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanner trying to strike off his back.
San decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
San scores with a takedown into Tanner's guard.
Tanner pushes San off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tar San seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than San was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to improve his position.
San tries to move to mount but Tanner blocks the move with his legs.
Check out the look on San's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
San just content to control the position.
San is putting a hurting on Tanner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tanner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tanner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked San off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on San's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is persistently looking for the submission but San is defending it well.
San is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tanner trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
San trying to get back to his feet but Tanner is in full control for now.
San covering up well under a series of strikes from Tanner.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanner trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
San has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner tries to get the hooks in deep but San pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San tries to escape but Tanner has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tanner really is a fat lump.
San avoids the strikes from Tanner.
San trying to control the hands but Tanner won't let him.
San covering up well under a series of strikes from Tanner.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I really don't envy San right now.
Tanner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tanner throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting San!
San showing good submission defense here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Tanner.
Tanner not allowing San to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is hanging on to San's back as he tries to escape.
San looks winded!
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes here.
San really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanner gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
San is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tanner trying to control momentarily.
San avoids the strikes from Tanner.
Tanner missing with punches from the back.
Tanner missing with strikes.
Tanner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner controlling well, preventing San from escaping the position.
Tanner is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tanner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
San shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tanner is trying to defend but San finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
San seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tanner missing with punches from the bottom.
Tanner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tanner has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, San escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by San!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner misses with a strike from the bottom.
San decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tanner to his feet.
San throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tanner was covering up waiting for the punch and San finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
San is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tanner will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
San lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tanner keeping full guard, as San tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but San can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tanner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
San looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tanner manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
San misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. San no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
San has his hands on Tanner's head, controlling the position.
San is continuing to stall.
Tanner wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
Tanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
San escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanner being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. San is keeping the position for now.
Tanner drops back looking for a leg! San is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and San manages to kick Tanner off! Tanner jumps back into San's guard.
San keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner cracks San with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but San is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San pulls Tanner in close to prevent any damage.
Tanner won't allow San to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tar San will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
San looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tanner moves into range and clinches up with San.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Tanner pulls San into guard.
Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
San trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
San content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that San has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
San got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, San has managed to get both his arms back between Tanner's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
San looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
San slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanner tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tanner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
San passes the guard and advances to mount!
San controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San working for a submission but Tanner is keeping him at bay.
Tanner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
San manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tanner manages to get himself to full guard.
Rex Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
San is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing San from controlling successfully.
San works over Tanner with some ground and pound from guard.
San looking to pass the guard.
San trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San stays in close to Tanner's body and controls the position.
San got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, San has managed to get both his arms back between Tanner's legs - danger averted.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing San from controlling successfully.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet but San is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tanner throws his legs up looking for a submission but San uses it to pass to side control.
San advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tanner is trying to escape the mount.
San punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tanner is mounted but he's throwing punches.
San controlling from mount.
San lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
San controlling from the full mount.
San tries to control but Tanner wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tar San comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think San 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tar San!
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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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