Post by The Sandmen on Apr 24, 2017 6:57:10 GMT -5
Carlos Newton doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Tanner while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton attempts a triangle from bottom! Evan Tanner slips out. Newton quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Evan Tanner slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Tanner climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Tanner is standing while Newton is on the ground on his back
Carlos Newton launches an up-kick intended for Evan Tanner's head...
It lands flush with Evan Tanner's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Carlos Newton. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Newton climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A high kick from Carlos Newton
glances off Tanner.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Carlos Newton who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evan Tanner postures up and launches another series of punches!
Newton pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Evan Tanner's offensive.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Tanner fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Tanner looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Tanner is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton jabs at Tanner
to no visible effect.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Evan Tanner
surprises Newton!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner works on the ground with his fingers over Newton's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner isolates Carlos Newton's right arm looking for an armbar...
Carlos Newton manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Evan Tanner lost his dominant position.
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Newton
He succeeds!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Newton is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Carlos Newton to his stomach and takes his back!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton
Newton has Tanner controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tanner is unable to move under Newton control.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Newton has given his back to Evan Tanner who is trying to get one hook in!
Evan Tanner has one hook in!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with one hook in
Newton launches a few weak punches
Tanner blocks them effectively.
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with one hook in
Tanner has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Newton.
Nicely done! Tanner now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Newton is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Tanner tries to use some of his tricky moves but Tanner's is smart enough to counter him.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner tries to end this with a RNC!
Newton manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton isolates Evan Tanner's right arm looking for an armbar...
Evan Tanner manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Carlos Newton lost his dominant position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Carlos Newton pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Evan Tanner pushes away Newton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Newton stumbles backwards and Evan Tanner circles to get the center of the cage
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Newton and Tanner circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Newton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
Newton's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Tanner dodges just moving aside. Carlos Newton has created a big hole that Evan Tanner could use now!
Tanner steps backwards away from Carlos Newton. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Tanner attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Newton's kick.
Newton has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Carlos Newton!
Tanner ducks under...
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner suddenly holds Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Newton can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Evan Tanner!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Newton is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Tanner is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Newton's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton works on the ground with his fingers over Tanner's face
Tanner shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Not a desiderable position that Tanner is in now. Carlos Newton is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Evan Tanner doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner goes for an armbar!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and pushes away Evan Tanner, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Carlos Newton. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton 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 Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Tanner struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Newton struggles to free himself
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Evan Tanner doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
Newton hold his own hand and breaks Tanner's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Evan Tanner.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Carlos Newton in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries a kimura
Tanner breaks the lock.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Tanner moves backwards and Carlos Newton is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Evan Tanner is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) is cheering him!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Newton breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner goes for an armbar!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and pushes away Evan Tanner, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Tanner decides to launch some tentative punches
Evan Tanner takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Newton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tanner sprawls and remains on his feet.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tanner is clinching with Newton.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Tanner holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner struggles and launches a few punches to Newton's head
Those punches are hitting! Newton covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Carlos Newton slightly pushes Tanner into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Newton was not ready to fight a fighter of Evan Tanner caliber.
Carlos Newton is measuring Tanner with his jab.
Tanner isn't fazed.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner avoids a dangerous strike from Newton
and counters with a solid straight!
Newton is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Tanner is smart enough to block that one.
Good movement from Newton
who is bobbing and weaving.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Evan Tanner
surprises Newton!
Tremendous strikes from Tanner!
Some big punches are landing!
Carlos Newton and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Evan Tanner is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Crushing shot to Newton's body! He's holding his side
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tanner tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carlos Newton tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Newton's Chin is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
Tanner is locking that rear naked choke...
That rear naked choke looks tight...
He can't lock it up. Carlos Newton spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Evan Tanner attempts to cut off Newton with punches
Newton reels from the strikes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Newton decides to launch some tentative punches
Evan Tanner takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Tanner jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Evan Tanner who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Carlos Newton embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tanner who put distance between them
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Newton goes down.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Carlos Newton can't prevent his opponent from passing. Tanner looks to work from half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner uses some of his skill by jumping out of Newton's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Carlos Newton to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton
Newton has given his back to Evan Tanner who is trying to get one hook in!
Evan Tanner has one hook in!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carlos Newton!
Tanner ducks under...
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to escape from the full mount...
Evan Tanner is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
That kimura looks tight...
Tanner is locking that kimura...
Tanner secures the lock while Carlos Newton refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Evan Tanner by Submission (kimura) at 1:13 Round 4
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 3/19 (16%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 23/31 (74%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 530 s
Ferocious staredown by Tanner while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Newton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton attempts a triangle from bottom! Evan Tanner slips out. Newton quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Evan Tanner slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Tanner climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Tanner is standing while Newton is on the ground on his back
Carlos Newton launches an up-kick intended for Evan Tanner's head...
It lands flush with Evan Tanner's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Carlos Newton. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Newton climbs to his feet and is standing now.
A high kick from Carlos Newton
glances off Tanner.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Carlos Newton who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evan Tanner postures up and launches another series of punches!
Newton pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Evan Tanner's offensive.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Tanner fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Tanner looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Carlos Newton's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Tanner is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton jabs at Tanner
to no visible effect.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Evan Tanner
surprises Newton!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner works on the ground with his fingers over Newton's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner isolates Carlos Newton's right arm looking for an armbar...
Carlos Newton manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Evan Tanner lost his dominant position.
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to close his guard around Newton
He succeeds!
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Newton is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Carlos Newton to his stomach and takes his back!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton
Newton has Tanner controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tanner is unable to move under Newton control.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Newton has given his back to Evan Tanner who is trying to get one hook in!
Evan Tanner has one hook in!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with one hook in
Newton launches a few weak punches
Tanner blocks them effectively.
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with one hook in
Tanner has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Newton.
Nicely done! Tanner now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Newton is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton with two hooks in
Newton is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Tanner tries to use some of his tricky moves but Tanner's is smart enough to counter him.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner tries to end this with a RNC!
Newton manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton isolates Evan Tanner's right arm looking for an armbar...
Evan Tanner manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Carlos Newton lost his dominant position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Carlos Newton pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Evan Tanner pushes away Newton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Newton stumbles backwards and Evan Tanner circles to get the center of the cage
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Newton and Tanner circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Newton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Newton is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
Newton's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Newton moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Tanner dodges just moving aside. Carlos Newton has created a big hole that Evan Tanner could use now!
Tanner steps backwards away from Carlos Newton. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Tanner attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Newton's kick.
Newton has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Carlos Newton!
Tanner ducks under...
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner suddenly holds Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Newton can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Evan Tanner!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Newton is in closed guard... Tanner tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Newton!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Tanner is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Newton's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton works on the ground with his fingers over Tanner's face
Tanner shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Not a desiderable position that Tanner is in now. Carlos Newton is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Evan Tanner doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner goes for an armbar!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and pushes away Evan Tanner, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Carlos Newton. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton 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 Newton
Newton switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Tanner struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Evan Tanner tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Newton Hyper-extended his left arm
Newton struggles to free himself
Newton is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Evan Tanner doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
Newton hold his own hand and breaks Tanner's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Evan Tanner.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to trap Carlos Newton in his guard.
Evan Tanner manages to switch to half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries a kimura
Tanner breaks the lock.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Tanner moves backwards and Carlos Newton is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Evan Tanner is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) is cheering him!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Newton breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner goes for an armbar!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and pushes away Evan Tanner, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Tanner decides to launch some tentative punches
Evan Tanner takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Newton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tanner sprawls and remains on his feet.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tanner is clinching with Newton.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Newton punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Tanner holds his opponent and blocks his moves.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tanner struggles and launches a few punches to Newton's head
Those punches are hitting! Newton covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Carlos Newton slightly pushes Tanner into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Terrible one sided match... Newton was not ready to fight a fighter of Evan Tanner caliber.
Carlos Newton is measuring Tanner with his jab.
Tanner isn't fazed.
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner avoids a dangerous strike from Newton
and counters with a solid straight!
Newton is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Tanner is smart enough to block that one.
Good movement from Newton
who is bobbing and weaving.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Evan Tanner
surprises Newton!
Tremendous strikes from Tanner!
Some big punches are landing!
Carlos Newton and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Evan Tanner is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Carlos Newton's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
Crushing shot to Newton's body! He's holding his side
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Tanner tries to escape from closed guard...
Tanner struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carlos Newton tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Newton's Chin is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
Tanner is locking that rear naked choke...
That rear naked choke looks tight...
He can't lock it up. Carlos Newton spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Evan Tanner attempts to cut off Newton with punches
Newton reels from the strikes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Newton decides to launch some tentative punches
Evan Tanner takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Tanner jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Evan Tanner who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Tanner doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Carlos Newton embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tanner who put distance between them
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Newton goes down.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Carlos Newton can't prevent his opponent from passing. Tanner looks to work from half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to free his leg
Evan Tanner uses some of his skill by jumping out of Newton's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner looks to mount Carlos Newton...
Evan Tanner slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Evan Tanner rolls Carlos Newton to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Tanner is in rear mount over Newton
Newton has given his back to Evan Tanner who is trying to get one hook in!
Evan Tanner has one hook in!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Carlos Newton!
Tanner ducks under...
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is holding Carlos Newton's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Newton loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Tanner doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to show some ground skills
Tanner uses his strength to keep Tanner at a disadvantage
Carlos Newton 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 Carlos Newton
Newton tries to escape from the full mount...
Evan Tanner is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Newton's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
That kimura looks tight...
Tanner is locking that kimura...
Tanner secures the lock while Carlos Newton refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Evan Tanner by Submission (kimura) at 1:13 Round 4
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 3/19 (16%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 23/31 (74%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 530 s