Post by The Sandmen on Sept 7, 2012 9:49:52 GMT -5
Carlos Newton raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Evan Tanner is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Tanner breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Evan Tanner's arm and tries an armbar!
Tanner hold his own hand and breaks Newton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Carlos Newton.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Carlos Newton manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Carlos Newton is not able to stop Newton ground skills and Evan Tanner moves to side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton looks to be in very good shape.
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!
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to improve position.
Newton adjusts and closes his guard.
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
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Evan Tanner fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Carlos Newton gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Tanner spins out, but Carlos Newton was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Tanner is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Newton.
The kick just misses.
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Carlos Newton slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Tanner is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Newton catch Evan Tanner's left arm and tries a kimura
Evan Tanner holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Evan Tanner gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
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
Evan Tanner gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Newton spins out, but Evan Tanner was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Newton is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy 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.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton moves on the ground
Carlos Newton moves to side mount
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Carlos Newton slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Carlos Newton can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Newton tries to get a side mount...
Tanner wraps his leg around Carlos Newton leg and prevents him from moving.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner sits up and gets an arm around Newton's neck!
Newton pushes Evan Tanner back to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Newton launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Evan Tanner rolls over himself and stands up while Carlos Newton rolls on his back.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton tries to improve position.
Tanner adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Carlos Newton manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Carlos Newton.
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Round 2
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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 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!
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Tanner tries to jump to side mount.
Carlos Newton closed his guard around Evan Tanner.
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
Newton is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Carlos Newton for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Tanner time to recover. Evan Tanner seems to be ready to fight again. 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 clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Carlos Newton.
Tanner deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Newton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's chin with an uppercut while Tanner lands some great crosses.
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Tanner.
A right hand from Carlos Newton
surprises Tanner!
Tanner's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Nose
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tanner tries to grapple
He puts Newton in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Carlos Newton slightly pushes Tanner into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Tanner launches a kick
but Carlos Newton avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Evan Tanner goes with a looping right hand while Carlos Newton jumps back and jabs
Newton seems staggered and Evan Tanner runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Good looking punches from Evan Tanner on the ground
They could take their toll on Newton.
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
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner passes momentarily but Carlos Newton regains full guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Carlos Newton holds Evan Tanner and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Carlos Newton tries to take advantage...
Carlos Newton overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tanner pulls his arm out of danger.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Carlos Newton isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tanner blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Newton's guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Newton put Evan Tanner in closed guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Tanner is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Newton's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Carlos Newton spins out and gets back to his feet.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carlos Newton overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tanner pulls his arm out of danger.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Newton put Evan Tanner in closed guard.
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
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner is looking to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Carlos Newton shoots for a double leg takedown!
Evan Tanner sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Inside leg kick from Newton
that goes awry.
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 Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open 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!
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner tries to open up Newton with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Newton is trying to block them with his hands...
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
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 full mount!
The clock says 1:40 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!
Tanner shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Newton pushes Evan Tanner forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Nice beating Carlos Newton has received.
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Carlos Newton and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Newton throws a lazy kick
Tanner dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Newton's Forehead
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tanner struggles... Carlos Newton is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Evan Tanner leans forwards and tries to grapple with Newton
Tanner shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Carlos Newton tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Newton circles out and slips free of Evan Tanner's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
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.
Evan Tanner slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Evan Tanner is on his feet again.
Tanner is standing while Newton is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner creates space and allows Carlos Newton to stand up.
Newton climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
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
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Tanner succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish with a leg lock!
Tanner is locking that leglock...
Tanner is locking that leglock...
Newton struggles to free himself
That leglock looks tight...
That leglock from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton is able to break the lock.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Carlos Newton doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tanner is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evan Tanner goes with a looping right hand while Carlos Newton jumps back and jabs
Newton seems staggered and Evan Tanner runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Newton's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Not a desiderable position that Newton is in now. Evan Tanner is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Evan Tanner
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish with a leg lock!
Newton is able to break the lock.
Tanner clumsily fails here and it's time for Carlos Newton to fight back!
Carlos Newton isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tanner blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Newton's guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Newton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton struggles to free himself
Newton breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Newton throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Evan Tanner realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Evan Tanner decides to jump inside Newton's guard.
Newton didn't see that coming. Tanner is in open guard over Newton now.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner is in open guard over Newton... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Newton rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy 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.
Evan Tanner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Newton goes down.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Newton's face!
Newton's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
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.
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 2:20 in the 4 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
Tanner shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Tanner is locking that North South Choke...
Crippling lock!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That North South Choke from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton struggles to free himself
Tanner is locking that North South Choke...
Newton pushes Evan Tanner forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
Tanner doesn't allow him!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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 fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Tanner is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Newton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Evan Tanner.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Newton is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Newton tries to stand up!
Tanner doesn't allow him!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton sits up and gets an arm around Tanner's neck!
Tanner pushes Carlos Newton back to the ground.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner sits over his knees and pushes away Newton's leg!
Evan Tanner is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Newton breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Evan Tanner can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
Newton breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Newton looks to counter!
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Evan Tanner launches a body shot
Newton evades.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner launches a hook to the body
Bang! Newton stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to Newton's mid-section, he seems hurt
Newton has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Carlos Newton tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner attempts a triangle from bottom! Carlos Newton slips out. Tanner quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Carlos Newton slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy 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.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Newton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Newton's side.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton suddenly holds Evan Tanner's arm and tries an armbar!
Tanner can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Carlos Newton!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Tanner succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner is in open guard over Newton... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Newton rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton sits up and gets an arm around Tanner's neck!
Tanner pushes Carlos Newton back to the ground.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
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
Evan Tanner tries to better his position on the ground...
Newton holds Evan Tanner's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner is in Newton open guard now
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Carlos Newton's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Newton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Newton blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Carlos Newton tries to take advantage...
Newton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carlos Newton controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Evan Tanner moves to half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Tanner tries an armbar from the bottom!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton isolates Evan Tanner's left arm looking for an armbar...
Evan Tanner manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Carlos Newton lost his dominant position.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Evan Tanner who tries a hammer punch to Newton's ribs.
That hit Newton who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Newton moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Newton 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! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
Winner is Evan Tanner by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 10/18 (56%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 23/23 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1048 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 12/12 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1037 s
Man, this was a weird fight. Watching it, I would have thought there was a TON of damage done by Tanner, since Newton was constantly low on health and fighting to stay alive. But damage totals imply he did very little damage, relatively speaking. Some aggression or strength or something might help Tanner in the future.
Evan Tanner is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Tanner breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Evan Tanner's arm and tries an armbar!
Tanner hold his own hand and breaks Newton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Carlos Newton.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Carlos Newton manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Carlos Newton is not able to stop Newton ground skills and Evan Tanner moves to side mount!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton looks to be in very good shape.
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!
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner tries to improve position.
Newton adjusts and closes his guard.
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
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Evan Tanner fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Carlos Newton gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Tanner spins out, but Carlos Newton was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Tanner is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Newton.
The kick just misses.
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Carlos Newton slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Tanner is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Newton catch Evan Tanner's left arm and tries a kimura
Evan Tanner holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Newton clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Evan Tanner gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to pass to half guard...
Evan Tanner's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
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
Evan Tanner gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Newton spins out, but Evan Tanner was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Newton is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy 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.
Carlos Newton tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tanner is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton moves on the ground
Carlos Newton moves to side mount
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Carlos Newton slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Carlos Newton can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Newton tries to get a side mount...
Tanner wraps his leg around Carlos Newton leg and prevents him from moving.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner sits up and gets an arm around Newton's neck!
Newton pushes Evan Tanner back to the ground.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Newton launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Evan Tanner rolls over himself and stands up while Carlos Newton rolls on his back.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton tries to improve position.
Tanner adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Carlos Newton tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Carlos Newton manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Carlos Newton.
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Round 2
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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 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!
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Tanner tries to jump to side mount.
Carlos Newton closed his guard around Evan Tanner.
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
Newton is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Carlos Newton for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Tanner time to recover. Evan Tanner seems to be ready to fight again. 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 clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Carlos Newton.
Tanner deflects it.
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Newton looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's chin with an uppercut while Tanner lands some great crosses.
Newton is holding Evan Tanner's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Evan Tanner shows great balance while pushing away Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Tanner.
A right hand from Carlos Newton
surprises Tanner!
Tanner's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Evan Tanner's Nose
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tanner tries to grapple
He puts Newton in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Carlos Newton slightly pushes Tanner into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Tanner launches a kick
but Carlos Newton avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Evan Tanner goes with a looping right hand while Carlos Newton jumps back and jabs
Newton seems staggered and Evan Tanner runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Good looking punches from Evan Tanner on the ground
They could take their toll on Newton.
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
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner passes momentarily but Carlos Newton regains full guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Carlos Newton holds Evan Tanner and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Carlos Newton tries to take advantage...
Carlos Newton overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tanner pulls his arm out of danger.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Carlos Newton isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tanner blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Newton's guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Newton put Evan Tanner in closed guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Tanner is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Newton's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Carlos Newton spins out and gets back to his feet.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Carlos Newton overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tanner pulls his arm out of danger.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Newton put Evan Tanner in closed guard.
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
Poorly executed technique. Evan Tanner looks to counter!
Evan Tanner is looking to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Carlos Newton shoots for a double leg takedown!
Evan Tanner sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Inside leg kick from Newton
that goes awry.
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 Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open 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!
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Tanner tries to open up Newton with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Newton is trying to block them with his hands...
Newton has a small cut in his Chin
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 full mount!
The clock says 1:40 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!
Tanner shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Newton pushes Evan Tanner forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Nice beating Carlos Newton has received.
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Carlos Newton and Tanner engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Newton throws a lazy kick
Tanner dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Newton's Forehead
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Newton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tanner struggles... Carlos Newton is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Evan Tanner leans forwards and tries to grapple with Newton
Tanner shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Carlos Newton tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Newton circles out and slips free of Evan Tanner's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
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.
Evan Tanner slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Evan Tanner is on his feet again.
Tanner is standing while Newton is on the ground on his back
Evan Tanner creates space and allows Carlos Newton to stand up.
Newton climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Newton pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
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
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Tanner succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish with a leg lock!
Tanner is locking that leglock...
Tanner is locking that leglock...
Newton struggles to free himself
That leglock looks tight...
That leglock from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton is able to break the lock.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Carlos Newton doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tanner is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evan Tanner goes with a looping right hand while Carlos Newton jumps back and jabs
Newton seems staggered and Evan Tanner runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Newton's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Not a desiderable position that Newton is in now. Evan Tanner is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tanner grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Evan Tanner
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner tries to finish with a leg lock!
Newton is able to break the lock.
Tanner clumsily fails here and it's time for Carlos Newton to fight back!
Carlos Newton isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tanner blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Newton's guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Newton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton struggles to free himself
Newton breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton launches a few punches to Tanner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tanner tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Newton throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Evan Tanner realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Evan Tanner decides to jump inside Newton's guard.
Newton didn't see that coming. Tanner is in open guard over Newton now.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner is in open guard over Newton... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Newton rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy 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.
Evan Tanner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Newton goes down.
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Evan Tanner fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Newton's face!
Newton's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
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.
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 2:20 in the 4 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
Tanner shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Tanner is locking that North South Choke...
Crippling lock!
Newton's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That North South Choke from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton struggles to free himself
Tanner is locking that North South Choke...
Newton pushes Evan Tanner forward against his back and breaks the lock!
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!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Newton tries to stand up!
Tanner doesn't allow him!
Evan Tanner is in full mount over Carlos Newton
Carlos Newton tries to roll on the ground...
Tanner knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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 fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Carlos Newton's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Tanner is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Evan Tanner appears to be unbreakable
Newton holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Newton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Evan Tanner.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Newton is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Newton tries to stand up!
Tanner doesn't allow him!
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:00 in the 4 round
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Newton is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Newton measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton sits up and gets an arm around Tanner's neck!
Tanner pushes Carlos Newton back to the ground.
Carlos Newton gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Tanner sits over his knees and pushes away Newton's leg!
Evan Tanner is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
Evan Tanner goes for an americana!
Newton breaks free.
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Carlos Newton
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Evan Tanner can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Evan Tanner tries a kimura
Newton breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Newton looks to counter!
Carlos Newton attempts to trap Evan Tanner in his guard.
Evan Tanner keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Evan Tanner launches a body shot
Newton evades.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner launches a hook to the body
Bang! Newton stops that one with his ribs!
Hard blow to Newton's mid-section, he seems hurt
Newton has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Carlos Newton tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Tanner attempts a triangle from bottom! Carlos Newton slips out. Tanner quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Carlos Newton slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy 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.
Evan Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Newton is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Newton manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Newton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Newton's side.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Newton suddenly holds Evan Tanner's arm and tries an armbar!
Tanner can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Carlos Newton!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tanner tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tanner tries to escape from the closed guard
Tanner succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton tries to close his guard around Tanner
He is not able to do it
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Tanner is in open guard over Newton... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Newton rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Newton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Evan Tanner is in half guard over Newton
Carlos Newton sits up and gets an arm around Tanner's neck!
Tanner pushes Carlos Newton back to the ground.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to pass Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
John McCarthy 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 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) are cheering for the fighters.
Newton steps backwards away from Evan Tanner. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
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
Evan Tanner tries to better his position on the ground...
Newton holds Evan Tanner's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner struggles on the ground and tries to break Carlos Newton's guard...
Evan Tanner is in Newton open guard now
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Evan Tanner is in open guard over Newton
Newton reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tanner blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Newton misses a step and Evan Tanner sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evan Tanner tries to pass to half guard...
Carlos Newton's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner measures the resilience of Newton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Newton blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Evan Tanner gets sloppy and Carlos Newton tries to take advantage...
Newton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carlos Newton controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Newton
Tanner is in closed guard... Newton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
Carlos Newton is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Newton in his guard...
Evan Tanner moves to half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts to move to full guard
Evan Tanner manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Newton is in closed guard over Tanner
Tanner tries an armbar from the bottom!
Carlos Newton breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton isolates Evan Tanner's left arm looking for an armbar...
Evan Tanner manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Carlos Newton lost his dominant position.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Evan Tanner who tries a hammer punch to Newton's ribs.
That hit Newton who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Carlos Newton is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Carlos Newton looks to mount Evan Tanner...
Evan Tanner takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Carlos Newton is in open guard over Tanner
Newton is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Newton moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Carlos Newton is in half guard over Tanner
Tanner tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Newton 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! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
Winner is Evan Tanner by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Carlos Newton
Punches 10/18 (56%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 23/23 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1048 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 12/12 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1037 s
Man, this was a weird fight. Watching it, I would have thought there was a TON of damage done by Tanner, since Newton was constantly low on health and fighting to stay alive. But damage totals imply he did very little damage, relatively speaking. Some aggression or strength or something might help Tanner in the future.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!