Post by The Sandmen on Jun 14, 2012 11:08:30 GMT -5
Johny Hendricks looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Evan Tanner doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Johny Hendricks can end the fight with his ground and pound.
A right hand from Johny Hendricks
misses its target.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner charges at Hendricks throwing flurries left and right.
Johny Hendricks gets out of the way.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Evan Tanner can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tanner feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Hendricks moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Hendricks begins to launch a barrage of punches over Tanner
this is getting worse and worse for Tanner
Hendricks launches a flurry of punches
Tanner slips out of danger.
Hendricks fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tanner sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and launches himself over Johny Hendricks
Great move by Tanner who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evan Tanner pushes away Hendricks trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hendricks doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Evan Tanner
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tanner pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Hendricks's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner launches a few hard punches to Johny Hendricks's ribs!
Hendricks struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks tries to take Evan Tanner down... Tanner stumbles backwards and Johny Hendricks launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tanner's jaw!
Evan Tanner tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hendricks is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks and Evan Tanner are cliched up against the cage. Hendricks steps for a throw
Tanner stays on his feet
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Tanner's ribs.
That hit Tanner who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Johny Hendricks's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Johny Hendricks to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Johny Hendricks holds Evan Tanner and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tanner's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Tanner's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Johny Hendricks throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Tanner's Nose is beginning to swell
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks works on the ground with his fingers over Tanner's face
Tanner shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Tanner is doing a great job covering himself up.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hendricks blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Tanner is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Johny Hendricks fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Tanner blocks that. He made it look easy!
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good front kick from Tanner!
Hendricks stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hendricks's chin! That stops Hendricks in his tracks!
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks breaths deeply while on the ground
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to close the guard.
Tanner put Johny Hendricks in closed guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to posture up and open Evan Tanner's guard...
Johny Hendricks forces Evan Tanner to open his guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tanner's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hendricks's side.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Tanner struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tanner's being punished here!
Tanner's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Tanner attempts a triangle from bottom! Johny Hendricks slips out. Tanner quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Johny Hendricks slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johny Hendricks opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Tanner's guard.
Tanner didn't see that coming. Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks tries to launch a few punches to Evan Tanner
Tanner is able to achieve closed guard and counter Johny Hendricks's punches.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) is cheering him!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to open up Tanner with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Tanner is trying to block them with his hands...
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to open up Tanner with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Tanner blocks a few elbows and now Johny Hendricks will have to look for another option here.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Tanner is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Johny Hendricks fakes a move and moves laterally.
Johny Hendricks launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tanner blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Evan Tanner!
Hendricks is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hendricks's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Middle kick from Tanner.
Hendricks receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Hard blow to Tanner's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hendricks decides to launch some tentative punches
Tanner launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Hendricks with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Some counter punches against Evan Tanner
land while he's on his bicycle.
Tanner steps forward
Johny Hendricks catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left cheek
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner won't budge, forcing Hendricks to pull guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tanner struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Hendricks sits over his knees and pushes away Tanner's leg!
Tanner closes his legs around Johny Hendricks's leg. Hendricks is not able to move away now!
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hendricks's side.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner tries an armbar from the bottom!
Johny Hendricks breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks 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 Hendricks
Evan Tanner moves to better his position on the ground...
Evan Tanner wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Tanner throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Johny Hendricks realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Tanner clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Hendricks cartwheels towards Tanner!
Tanner fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Johny Hendricks cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks aggressively and repeatedly punches Tanner.
Good job by Tanner blocking and slipping the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Tanner blocks with confidence
Hendricks throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hendricks
this is getting worse and worse for Hendricks
Hendricks steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Johny Hendricks is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Hendricks is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner loses balance and goes to the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hendricks is swinging for the fences!
Tanner backpedals and creates space. Johny Hendricks is asking him if he is going to fight!
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Hendricks seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Hendricks decides to launch some tentative punches
Johny Hendricks takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Hendricks tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks grab one of Evan Tanner's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Tanner done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Some counter punches against Evan Tanner
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Tanner struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner sits up and gets an arm around Hendricks's neck!
Hendricks pushes Evan Tanner back to the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to close the guard.
Tanner put Johny Hendricks in closed guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Stand up! This is what Hendricks's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Stand up! This is what Hendricks's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tanner fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Tanner is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Hendricks's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hendricks has a small cut in his Right eye
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Evan Tanner controls the situation despite Johny Hendricks efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Johny Hendricks to his stomach and takes his back!
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Evan Tanner slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pulls down on Evan Tanner's hand and staves off danger
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evan Tanner slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pulls down on Evan Tanner's hand and staves off danger
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Tanner tries to end this with a RNC!
Hendricks manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tanner struggles... Johny Hendricks is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Hendricks follows Evan Tanner
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hendricks needs to stop playing Evan Tanner's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hendricks's Left eye is beginning to swell
Hendricks launches a hook to the body
Evan Tanner moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Hendricks is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Hendricks moves forward looking for some action
Johny Hendricks shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Johny Hendricks embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tanner who put distance between them
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Pulverizing punch to Hendricks's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Shovel hook by Johny Hendricks
goes nowhere.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Johny Hendricks!
Tanner ducks under...
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner is holding Johny Hendricks's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is cooling the fight on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner looks to mount Johny Hendricks...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and trap Evan Tanner in his guard...
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hendricks is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Tanner throws his leg over Hendricks's shoulder in an omoplata attempt!
That Omoplata from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Omoplata from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Johny Hendricks sits up and slips his arm out using the opportunity to get side control!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
An overhand right from Johny Hendricks that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Tanner moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Evan Tanner!
Hendricks is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks 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 Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Hendricks
Tanner tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Hendricks from the side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Evan Tanner work his BJJ game.
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
That kimura from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Hendricks's eyes...
Hendricks breaks the lock.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Crippling lock!
Hendricks struggles to free himself
That Americana from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Hendricks breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Hendricks's eyes...
Hendricks struggles to free himself
Mario Yamasaki breaks Evan Tanner's lock! This is over! Hendricks didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Evan Tanner by Submission (kimura) at 1:58 Round 5
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 15/36 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 9/33 (27%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 841 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 841 s
Now THIS was a fight! After some feeling-out, Hendricks started to chip away at Tanner, having him hurt pretty bad at several points. He was never "one more punch" away from finishing Tanner, but he was definitely controlling him, and winning the fight. Round 2 was primarily a recovery round for Tanner, as he took less damage and starting doing a little bit of his own. Mostly, though, both fighters fought evenly and neither did any significant, fight-altering strikes. But it was a pivotal point in the fight for Tanner. During round 3, both fighters evenly worked away at each other, this time less recovery and more mutual destruction. Again, though neither fighter was SUPER close to being finished, both fighters did damage and fought unboring. Round 4 was Tanner's. He came out and worked on Hendricks, chopping him down quite hard. By the end of the round, Tanner was in control, and Hendricks' hopes lay in a speedy between-round recovery. It did not come. Tanner came out in the 5th and finished the fight.
Evan Tanner doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Johny Hendricks can end the fight with his ground and pound.
A right hand from Johny Hendricks
misses its target.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner charges at Hendricks throwing flurries left and right.
Johny Hendricks gets out of the way.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Evan Tanner can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tanner feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Hendricks moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Hendricks begins to launch a barrage of punches over Tanner
this is getting worse and worse for Tanner
Hendricks launches a flurry of punches
Tanner slips out of danger.
Hendricks fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tanner sprawls and remains on his feet.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and launches himself over Johny Hendricks
Great move by Tanner who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evan Tanner pushes away Hendricks trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hendricks doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Evan Tanner
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tanner pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Hendricks's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner launches a few hard punches to Johny Hendricks's ribs!
Hendricks struggles and protects himself.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks tries to take Evan Tanner down... Tanner stumbles backwards and Johny Hendricks launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tanner's jaw!
Evan Tanner tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hendricks is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hendricks and Evan Tanner are cliched up against the cage. Hendricks steps for a throw
Tanner stays on his feet
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Tanner's ribs.
That hit Tanner who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Evan Tanner looks to posture up and open Johny Hendricks's guard...
Evan Tanner forces Johny Hendricks to open his guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Johny Hendricks holds Evan Tanner and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tanner's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Johny Hendricks keeps control and remains in side mount.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Tanner's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Johny Hendricks throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Tanner's Nose is beginning to swell
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks works on the ground with his fingers over Tanner's face
Tanner shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Tanner is doing a great job covering himself up.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hendricks blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Tanner is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Johny Hendricks fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Tanner blocks that. He made it look easy!
Hendricks misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good front kick from Tanner!
Hendricks stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hendricks's chin! That stops Hendricks in his tracks!
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks breaths deeply while on the ground
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to close the guard.
Tanner put Johny Hendricks in closed guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to posture up and open Evan Tanner's guard...
Johny Hendricks forces Evan Tanner to open his guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hendricks looks to work from half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Tanner's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hendricks's side.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Johny Hendricks uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tanner's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Tanner struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tanner's being punished here!
Tanner's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Tanner attempts a triangle from bottom! Johny Hendricks slips out. Tanner quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Johny Hendricks slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johny Hendricks opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Tanner's guard.
Tanner didn't see that coming. Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner now.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Hendricks tries to launch a few punches to Evan Tanner
Tanner is able to achieve closed guard and counter Johny Hendricks's punches.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) is cheering him!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to open up Tanner with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Tanner is trying to block them with his hands...
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to open up Tanner with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Tanner blocks a few elbows and now Johny Hendricks will have to look for another option here.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Johny Hendricks
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Tanner is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Johny Hendricks fakes a move and moves laterally.
Johny Hendricks launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tanner blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Evan Tanner!
Hendricks is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Hendricks's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Middle kick from Tanner.
Hendricks receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Hard blow to Tanner's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hendricks decides to launch some tentative punches
Tanner launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Hendricks with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Some counter punches against Evan Tanner
land while he's on his bicycle.
Tanner steps forward
Johny Hendricks catches him with an uppercut to the face!
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Left cheek
Johny Hendricks tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner won't budge, forcing Hendricks to pull guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tanner struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Hendricks sits over his knees and pushes away Tanner's leg!
Tanner closes his legs around Johny Hendricks's leg. Hendricks is not able to move away now!
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner measures the resilience of Hendricks's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hendricks's side.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner tries an armbar from the bottom!
Johny Hendricks breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks 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 Hendricks
Evan Tanner moves to better his position on the ground...
Evan Tanner wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Johny Hendricks in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Tanner throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Johny Hendricks realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Tanner clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Hendricks cartwheels towards Tanner!
Tanner fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Johny Hendricks cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks aggressively and repeatedly punches Tanner.
Good job by Tanner blocking and slipping the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Tanner blocks with confidence
Hendricks throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner begins to launch a barrage of punches over Hendricks
this is getting worse and worse for Hendricks
Hendricks steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Johny Hendricks is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Hendricks is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner loses balance and goes to the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to pass to mount...
Tanner creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hendricks is swinging for the fences!
Tanner backpedals and creates space. Johny Hendricks is asking him if he is going to fight!
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Hendricks seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Hendricks decides to launch some tentative punches
Johny Hendricks takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Hendricks tries to grapple
He puts Tanner in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hendricks grab one of Evan Tanner's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Tanner done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Some counter punches against Evan Tanner
almost hit him as he moves away.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Tanner struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner sits up and gets an arm around Hendricks's neck!
Hendricks pushes Evan Tanner back to the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to close the guard.
Tanner put Johny Hendricks in closed guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Tanner
Stand up! This is what Hendricks's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Hendricks is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johny Hendricks!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Stand up! This is what Hendricks's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tanner fires a barrage of punches at Hendricks's head!
This is bad! Tanner is just pounding on Johny Hendricks's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Hendricks's Right eye is beginning to swell
Hendricks has a small cut in his Right eye
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Evan Tanner controls the situation despite Johny Hendricks efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Johny Hendricks to his stomach and takes his back!
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Evan Tanner slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pulls down on Evan Tanner's hand and staves off danger
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Hendricks cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Tanner can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evan Tanner slides his arm under Johny Hendricks's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Johny Hendricks pulls down on Evan Tanner's hand and staves off danger
Tanner is in rear mount over Hendricks
Tanner tries to end this with a RNC!
Hendricks manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Tanner
Johny Hendricks tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Hendricks grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tanner struggles... Johny Hendricks is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Hendricks follows Evan Tanner
only to get counter punched in a big way! Hendricks needs to stop playing Evan Tanner's game or he'll get knocked out!
Hendricks's Left eye is beginning to swell
Hendricks launches a hook to the body
Evan Tanner moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 3:40 in the 4 round
Hendricks is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Hendricks moves forward looking for some action
Johny Hendricks shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Johny Hendricks embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tanner who put distance between them
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Pulverizing punch to Hendricks's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Shovel hook by Johny Hendricks
goes nowhere.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Johny Hendricks!
Tanner ducks under...
Johny Hendricks gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner is holding Johny Hendricks's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Johny Hendricks loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is cooling the fight on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner looks to mount Johny Hendricks...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks tries to roll to his side and trap Evan Tanner in his guard...
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Hendricks is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Tanner throws his leg over Hendricks's shoulder in an omoplata attempt!
That Omoplata from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Omoplata from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Johny Hendricks sits up and slips his arm out using the opportunity to get side control!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:40 in the 5 round
An overhand right from Johny Hendricks that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Tanner moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Brutal combination from Evan Tanner!
Hendricks is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Johny Hendricks is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks 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 Hendricks
Tanner is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Evan Tanner uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hendricks clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner tries to pass Johny Hendricks's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Hendricks
Tanner tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Hendricks from the side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Evan Tanner work his BJJ game.
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
That kimura from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That kimura from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Hendricks's eyes...
Hendricks breaks the lock.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Crippling lock!
Hendricks struggles to free himself
That Americana from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Hendricks breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Johny Hendricks
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his left arm
Crippling lock!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Hendricks's eyes...
Hendricks struggles to free himself
Mario Yamasaki breaks Evan Tanner's lock! This is over! Hendricks didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Evan Tanner by Submission (kimura) at 1:58 Round 5
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 15/36 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 9/33 (27%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 841 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 841 s
Now THIS was a fight! After some feeling-out, Hendricks started to chip away at Tanner, having him hurt pretty bad at several points. He was never "one more punch" away from finishing Tanner, but he was definitely controlling him, and winning the fight. Round 2 was primarily a recovery round for Tanner, as he took less damage and starting doing a little bit of his own. Mostly, though, both fighters fought evenly and neither did any significant, fight-altering strikes. But it was a pivotal point in the fight for Tanner. During round 3, both fighters evenly worked away at each other, this time less recovery and more mutual destruction. Again, though neither fighter was SUPER close to being finished, both fighters did damage and fought unboring. Round 4 was Tanner's. He came out and worked on Hendricks, chopping him down quite hard. By the end of the round, Tanner was in control, and Hendricks' hopes lay in a speedy between-round recovery. It did not come. Tanner came out in the 5th and finished the fight.