Post by The Sandmen on Dec 12, 2012 15:04:00 GMT -5
Shonie Carter is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Evan Tanner looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Shonie Carter and Evan Tanner touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shonie Carter launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tanner blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Tanner is holding Shonie Carter's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shonie Carter loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Tanner positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Carter's being punished here!
Carter has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tanner blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carter misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner looks to pass to mount...
Tanner slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shonie Carter.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Evan Tanner pushes Shonie Carter down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Shonie Carter moves forward and launches a low kick.
Tanner blocks that.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner launches a furious hook!
Carter ducks under and pushes Evan Tanner creating some space.
Tanner showing excellent timing, blasts Shonie Carter with a right hand.
Great hook by Evan Tanner! Shonie Carter is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Shonie Carter launches an up-kick intended for Evan Tanner's head...
Tanner leans out of the way.
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner creates space and allows Shonie Carter to stand up.
Shonie Carter is on his feet again.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shonie Carter sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Carter steps forward
Evan Tanner catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Carter tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carter goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Evan Tanner is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shonie Carter gets the advantage
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He succeeds!
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Carter leans back...
He clobbers Evan Tanner's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tanner has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Carter tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shonie Carter! He is reversed and nor Evan Tanner is on half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to pass Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter is cooling the fight on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tanner blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shonie Carter gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Evan Tanner in his guard...
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Carter wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Tanner doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Carter throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Carter blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Evan Tanner, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shonie Carter jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Carter launches a furious low kick!
Tanner receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Tanner moves forward looking for some action
Shonie Carter struggles a bit before breaking Tanner's attemp of grappling
Shonie Carter tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shonie Carter who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Carter launches a few hard punches to Evan Tanner's ribs!
Tanner struggles and protects himself.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner postures up and launches another series of punches!
Carter pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Evan Tanner's offensive.
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shonie Carter embrace and tries to move away...
Shonie Carter pushes Tanner forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner pushes off of Shonie Carter and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Carter holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Shonie Carter locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Evan Tanner slips his head out and ends up in Shonie Carter's guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner tries to open up Shonie Carter's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Carter in the side of the head
Carter has a small cut in his Forehead
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Tanner positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Carter's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Not a desiderable position that Carter is in now. Evan Tanner is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Shonie Carter to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Shonie Carter can't prevent his opponent from passing. Tanner looks to work from half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Shonie Carter manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Carter tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner is in closed guard... Carter tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Carter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to better his position on the ground...
Carter holds Evan Tanner's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Shonie Carter to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Tanner moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Shonie Carter manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Evan Tanner any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shonie Carter looks to counter!
Tanner is in closed guard... Carter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Shonie Carter manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter looks to pass to mount...
Carter slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Evan Tanner.
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Shonie Carter is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Carter's moves.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Shonie Carter in his guard.
Shonie Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carter throws a few hammer fists to the face of Evan Tanner
Solid shots!
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Carter clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Shonie Carter in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Shonie Carter doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Tanner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Carter sets up a throw
Evan Tanner flies through the air!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Carter looks to work from half guard.
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Evan Tanner is on his feet again.
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner steps back and allows Carter to get back to his feet.
Shonie Carter is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Evan Tanner is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Carter struggles... Evan Tanner is unable to take him down
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and launches himself over Carter!
Shonie Carter is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Tanner and pushes him away!
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Carter fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner has seen better days.
Evan Tanner just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Carter quickly defends.
Shonie Carter launches a rapid series of punches
taking Tanner from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shonie Carter and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shonie Carter is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shonie Carter closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Carter tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Evan Tanner launches a few punches towards Carter's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Carter seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Carter looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Carter is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
Evan Tanner fakes a move and moves laterally.
Evan Tanner and Carter engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shonie Carter is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Carter throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Carter launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Tanner's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Carter throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Shonie Carter goes with a looping right hand while Evan Tanner jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tanner seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shonie Carter jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Shonie Carter tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tanner's face with those brutal elbows! Tanner needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Carter struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He is not able to do it
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He is not able to do it
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carter tries to jump to side mount.
Evan Tanner closed his guard around Shonie Carter.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Shonie Carter slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Shonie Carter in his guard...
Shonie Carter rolls him over and takes his back!
Carter is in rear mount over Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Carter is in rear mount over Tanner
Tanner has Carter controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Carter is unable to move under Tanner control.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Tanner, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Tanner moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shonie Carter checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Shonie Carter looks to counter!
Tanner steps forward
Shonie Carter catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left eye
Shonie Carter suddenly spins around...
Evan Tanner was aware of that move and blocks it with confidence.
High kick from Shonie Carter!
Tanner seems to be done!
Tanner's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brutal combination from Shonie Carter!
Tanner is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Tanner steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shonie Carter sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Shonie Carter shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Evan Tanner is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Carter into his guard.
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Good looking punches from Shonie Carter on the ground
They could take their toll on Tanner.
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shonie Carter is looking to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Shonie Carter gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter was tooling Evan Tanner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Tanner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tanner tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Carter tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shonie Carter tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tanner moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Shonie Carter breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Evan Tanner. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lightning fast low kick from Carter!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Brilliant combination from Shonie Carter
that forces Tanner to try and defend better.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Shonie Carter takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
Carter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carter wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Carter moves forward and holds Tanner
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Evan Tanner fakes a few punches and advance towards Carter trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carter pushes Evan Tanner and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Shonie Carter was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tanner decides to launch some tentative punches
Shonie Carter takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carter feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
That punishment by Shonie Carter has left Tanner staggered! Shonie Carter should try push forward now and finish this!
Shonie Carter runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Evan Tanner who almost cannot stand!
One after another Shonie Carter is punishing Tanner! Wow! Dan Miragliotta should be doing something soon!
Tanner's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left eye
Evan Tanner seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shonie Carter!
Tanner throws a lazy kick
Carter dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Shonie Carter landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Tanner is down! Tanner has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Shonie Carter!
Winner is Shonie Carter by KO (Uppercut) at 3:39 Round 4
Statistics: Shonie Carter
Punches 36/49 (73%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/35 (86%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 563 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 7/21 (33%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/15 (0%)
Takedowns 1/10 (10%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 527 s
Shonie came out pretty darned strong and I think a lot of people were surprised he came out on top in this one. Especially in such impressive fashion.
Evan Tanner looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Shonie Carter and Evan Tanner touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Shonie Carter launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tanner blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Tanner is holding Shonie Carter's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shonie Carter loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Tanner positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Carter's being punished here!
Carter has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tanner blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carter misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner looks to pass to mount...
Tanner slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shonie Carter.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Carter is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Evan Tanner pushes Shonie Carter down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Shonie Carter moves forward and launches a low kick.
Tanner blocks that.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner launches a furious hook!
Carter ducks under and pushes Evan Tanner creating some space.
Tanner showing excellent timing, blasts Shonie Carter with a right hand.
Great hook by Evan Tanner! Shonie Carter is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Shonie Carter launches an up-kick intended for Evan Tanner's head...
Tanner leans out of the way.
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner creates space and allows Shonie Carter to stand up.
Shonie Carter is on his feet again.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shonie Carter sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Carter steps forward
Evan Tanner catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Carter tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carter goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Evan Tanner is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shonie Carter gets the advantage
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He succeeds!
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Carter leans back...
He clobbers Evan Tanner's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tanner has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Carter tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shonie Carter! He is reversed and nor Evan Tanner is on half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to pass Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter is cooling the fight on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Shonie Carter
Carter measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tanner blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shonie Carter gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter tries to roll to his side and trap Evan Tanner in his guard...
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Carter wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Tanner doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Carter throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Carter blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Evan Tanner, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shonie Carter jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Carter launches a furious low kick!
Tanner receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Tanner moves forward looking for some action
Shonie Carter struggles a bit before breaking Tanner's attemp of grappling
Shonie Carter tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shonie Carter who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Carter launches a few hard punches to Evan Tanner's ribs!
Tanner struggles and protects himself.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner postures up and launches another series of punches!
Carter pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Evan Tanner's offensive.
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shonie Carter embrace and tries to move away...
Shonie Carter pushes Tanner forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner pushes off of Shonie Carter and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Carter holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Shonie Carter locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Evan Tanner slips his head out and ends up in Shonie Carter's guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner tries to open up Shonie Carter's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Carter in the side of the head
Carter has a small cut in his Forehead
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Tanner positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Carter's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Not a desiderable position that Carter is in now. Evan Tanner is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Shonie Carter to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Shonie Carter can't prevent his opponent from passing. Tanner looks to work from half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Shonie Carter manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Carter tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner is in closed guard... Carter tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Carter is taking this opportunity to rest.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner tries to better his position on the ground...
Carter holds Evan Tanner's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Shonie Carter's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Shonie Carter to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Carter
Tanner moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shonie Carter launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Carter
Shonie Carter attempts to move to full guard
Shonie Carter manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Carter
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Evan Tanner any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shonie Carter looks to counter!
Tanner is in closed guard... Carter tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Shonie Carter manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter looks to pass to mount...
Carter slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Evan Tanner.
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Shonie Carter is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Carter's moves.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Shonie Carter in his guard.
Shonie Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carter throws a few hammer fists to the face of Evan Tanner
Solid shots!
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Carter clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Shonie Carter in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Shonie Carter doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Tanner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Carter sets up a throw
Evan Tanner flies through the air!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Carter looks to work from half guard.
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Evan Tanner is on his feet again.
Tanner is standing while Carter is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner steps back and allows Carter to get back to his feet.
Shonie Carter is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Evan Tanner is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Carter struggles... Evan Tanner is unable to take him down
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and launches himself over Carter!
Shonie Carter is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Tanner and pushes him away!
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Carter fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner has seen better days.
Evan Tanner just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Carter quickly defends.
Shonie Carter launches a rapid series of punches
taking Tanner from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shonie Carter and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shonie Carter is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shonie Carter closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Carter tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Evan Tanner launches a few punches towards Carter's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Carter seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Carter looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Carter is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
Evan Tanner fakes a move and moves laterally.
Evan Tanner and Carter engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shonie Carter is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Carter throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Carter launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Tanner's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Carter throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Shonie Carter goes with a looping right hand while Evan Tanner jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Tanner seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shonie Carter jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Shonie Carter tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tanner's face with those brutal elbows! Tanner needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Carter struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He is not able to do it
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Carter
He is not able to do it
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carter tries to jump to side mount.
Evan Tanner closed his guard around Shonie Carter.
Shonie Carter is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Shonie Carter looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Shonie Carter slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shonie Carter is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Shonie Carter in his guard...
Shonie Carter rolls him over and takes his back!
Carter is in rear mount over Tanner
Carter gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Carter is in rear mount over Tanner
Tanner has Carter controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Carter is unable to move under Tanner control.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Tanner, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 4
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Tanner moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shonie Carter checks the kick.
Poorly executed technique. Shonie Carter looks to counter!
Tanner steps forward
Shonie Carter catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left eye
Shonie Carter suddenly spins around...
Evan Tanner was aware of that move and blocks it with confidence.
High kick from Shonie Carter!
Tanner seems to be done!
Tanner's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brutal combination from Shonie Carter!
Tanner is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Tanner steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shonie Carter sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Shonie Carter tries to take advantage...
Shonie Carter shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Evan Tanner is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Carter into his guard.
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
Good looking punches from Shonie Carter on the ground
They could take their toll on Tanner.
Shonie Carter is in closed guard over Tanner
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shonie Carter can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shonie Carter is looking to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Shonie Carter gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shonie Carter is in half guard over Tanner
Shonie Carter was tooling Evan Tanner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Tanner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tanner tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Carter tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shonie Carter tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shonie Carter is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tanner moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Shonie Carter breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Evan Tanner. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lightning fast low kick from Carter!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Brilliant combination from Shonie Carter
that forces Tanner to try and defend better.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Shonie Carter takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carter sprawls and remains on his feet.
Carter tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carter wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Carter moves forward and holds Tanner
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Evan Tanner fakes a few punches and advance towards Carter trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carter pushes Evan Tanner and circle away keeping himself within striking range
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Shonie Carter was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tanner decides to launch some tentative punches
Shonie Carter takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carter feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
That punishment by Shonie Carter has left Tanner staggered! Shonie Carter should try push forward now and finish this!
Shonie Carter runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Evan Tanner who almost cannot stand!
One after another Shonie Carter is punishing Tanner! Wow! Dan Miragliotta should be doing something soon!
Tanner's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left eye
Evan Tanner seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shonie Carter!
Tanner throws a lazy kick
Carter dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Shonie Carter landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Tanner is down! Tanner has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Shonie Carter!
Winner is Shonie Carter by KO (Uppercut) at 3:39 Round 4
Statistics: Shonie Carter
Punches 36/49 (73%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/35 (86%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 563 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 7/21 (33%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/15 (0%)
Takedowns 1/10 (10%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 527 s
Shonie came out pretty darned strong and I think a lot of people were surprised he came out on top in this one. Especially in such impressive fashion.