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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 1460 p4p, 177 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 2188 p4p, 261 weight class). Edvard Grieg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Grieg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grieg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Tarlac tenderised Grieg's leg. Grieg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tarlac misses with a hook
and Grieg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grieg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Grieg.
Tarlac cracks a nice hook into Grieg's ribs.
Grieg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Tarlac moved away.
Tarlac throwing a counter right hand but Grieg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarlac tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarlac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grieg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac lands an overhand right.
Grieg swings for the body but Tarlac moves out of range.
Grieg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac thows a leg kick but Grieg checks it
and Grieg counters with a leg kick.
Grieg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grieg swings for the body but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Grieg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tarlac on his heels. He'll look to pass Tarlac's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarlac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grieg stopping the sweep attempt from Tarlac.
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to prevent any damage.
Tarlac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grieg with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to his closed guard and prevents Grieg from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg chips away with some ground and pound.
Grieg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarlac is keeping the position for now.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
Tarlac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grieg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarlac's head.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in to control the position.
Tarlac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlac wants to sweep here but Grieg controlling him for the moment.
Tarlac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grieg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac has Grieg pulled in close to control his posture.
Grieg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarlac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grieg postures up and lands a big shot to Tarlac's brow.
Tarlac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to his closed guard and prevents Grieg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarlac working a defensive guard here.
Tarlac is really struggling to control Grieg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac is controlling Grieg's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tarlac's guard.
Tarlac moves into full guard.
Tarlac is trying to keep Grieg in close.
Grieg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grieg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grieg throwing strikes from guard but Tarlac blocks nicely.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grieg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarlac trying to control the position here.
Grieg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grieg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarlac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grieg can pounce on him.
Grieg misses the shot to the body.
Grieg cracks Tarlac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Tarlac moved away.
Tarlac digs a good hook to Grieg's body.
Grieg ducks right into an uppercut from Tarlac.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Tarlac connects with a looping right hand.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Grieg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg throws out a counter right but Tarlac avoids it with no problem.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Grieg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tarlac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac dips to his left and cracks Grieg with an uppercut!
Tarlac misses with a hook to the body
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Grieg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Grieg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tarlac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grieg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarlac.
Grieg pushes Tarlac up against the cage in a clinch.
Grieg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarlac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grieg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grieg tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Tarlac's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grieg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grieg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg tries for a takedown but Tarlac manages to get underhooks.
Grieg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grieg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarlac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grieg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grieg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grieg.
Grieg has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tarlac is trying to keep an underhook but Grieg manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tarlac trying to control here.
Tarlac is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nice strikes from Grieg there.
Grieg winds up and cracks Tarlac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Tarlac trying to control but Grieg postures up.
Grieg is nestled in close to Tarlac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grieg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grieg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grieg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grieg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tarlac trying to control here.
Tarlac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarlac is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grieg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grieg's back!
Tarlac trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grieg doesn't escape.
Grieg tries to break free.
Tarlac trying to control.
Tarlac trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grieg doesn't escape.
Tarlac'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.
Tarlac controlling well, preventing Grieg from escaping the position.
Tarlac trying to control.
Grieg rolls, trying to escape but Tarlac keeps control of the position.
Grieg staying busy and making it hard for Tarlac to control.
Tarlac is hanging on to Grieg's back as he tries to escape.
Grieg breaks Tarlac's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac controls Grieg momentarily but Grieg frees himself.
Tarlac has control of Grieg's left arm, preventing Grieg from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edvard Grieg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Grieg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlac was well out of range. Poor timing from Grieg.
Tarlac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grieg.
Tarlac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarlac jabs Grieg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tarlac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grieg at a distance.
Grieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tarlac defends it well.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac throws a sloppy body shot
and Grieg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarlac does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grieg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarlac lands with an uppercut that bounces Grieg off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarlac lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Tarlac misses.
Tarlac walks into a straight right hand from Grieg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
Tarlac loads up on a big right hand but Grieg slips the punch.
Tarlac motions for Grieg to come forward. Tarlac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Vladimir Tarlac is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grieg.
Tarlac throws out a leg kick but Grieg moves out of range and Tarlac only half commits.
Tarlac lands a nice shot that snaps Grieg's head back.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Grieg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Grieg moves into the clinch.
Tarlac lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarlac.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grieg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac missing with knees to the body.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarlac.
Grieg misses with an elbow strike.
Grieg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grieg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarlac takes a shot to the head.
Grieg tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Grieg is leaning against Tarlac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Grieg avoids a wild elbow strike from Tarlac.
Grieg gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
A body shot lands from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands with a light punch inside.
Tarlac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tarlac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grieg counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Grieg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarlac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grieg.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Grieg throws a hook but Tarlac blocks it.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlac misses the shot to the body.
Tarlac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg misses with a body kick.
Tarlac appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tarlac scores with a nice right hand.
Grieg shoots and misses
and Tarlac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grieg thinking.
Grieg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarlac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grieg's knee momentarily.
Tarlac scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlac throws a low kick, looking for Grieg's leg but Grieg calmly moves out of range.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Tarlac.
Tarlac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grieg.
Tarlac throws a right hand that misses
and Grieg counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarlac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grieg.
Tarlac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grieg momentarily.
Tarlac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Tarlac misses with a right hand
and Grieg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grieg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarlac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grieg 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvard Grieg!
Edvard Grieg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Vladimir Tarlac had this to say: 'Determined, powerful '.
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