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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Hooty Tooty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Khalidovv seems unphased.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khalidovv in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Khalidovv as Tanner shoots in.
Khalidovv has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tanner staying out of range there.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Khalidovv moved out of range nicely.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner swings for the body but Khalidovv moves out of range.
Khalidovv scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tanner is looking to escape.
Khalidovv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanner defending well though.
Tanner is pressing down on Khalidovv's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalidovv wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner trying to strike off his back.
Khalidovv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khalidovv won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Tanner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalidovv manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is in close to Khalidovv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalidovv has his foot on Tanner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tanner works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanner advances position into side control!
Tanner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khalidovv sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tanner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khalidovv tries to bench press Tanner off him but Tanner keeps the position.
Khalidovv is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Titan Gym inform me that Tanner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tanner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Khalidovv to his feet.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Khalidovv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner looks to throw the jab but Khalidovv is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovv.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovv misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovv at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner throws a head kick that Khalidovv semi-blocks.
Khalidovv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.
Khalidovv closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovv won't allow Tanner to get back to his feet.
Khalidovv slips nicely into half guard.
Khalidovv is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Khalidovv has control of the leg.
Khalidovv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanner's head.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalidovv wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Khalidovv preventing the sweep.
Khalidovv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner working for a triangle but Khalidovv defends it easily.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khalidovv looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khalidovv trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanner working the head and body with strikes.
Khalidovv tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khalidovv defends it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalidovv is looking to improve his position.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner wants to control but Khalidovv is keeping him busy.
Tanner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khalidovv is just riding it out for now. Tanner eventually gives up the hold.
Tanner wants to take a breather but Khalidovv is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Tanner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Khalidovv missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalidovv's head.
Khalidovv throws a leg kick but Tanner moved away.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidovv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tanner's guard now.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but Khalidovv is having none of it.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Khalidovv passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tanner is trying to buck Khalidovv off.
Tanner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovv decides to stand back up.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovv misses with a body kick.
Khalidovv shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanner tries to sprawl out of it but Khalidovv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tanner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidovv moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Khalidovv avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner is looking to clinch but Khalidovv is avoiding it.
Tanner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khalidovv closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Khalidovv pushes Tanner against the ropes but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tanner.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Khalidovv's head back.
Tanner cracks Khalidovv with an open hand slap.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khalidovv on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalidovv throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Khalidovv shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovv's shoulder, as Khalidovv tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovv takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Khalidovv's head but Khalidovv sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovv dives in and grabs Tanner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanner pushes down on Khalidovv's head and hops out.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovv.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovv ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Khalidovv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanner defends it nicely.
Khalidovv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tanner is not content to let Khalidovv control the position.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanner has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to control Khalidovv's posture but Khalidovv avoids it.
Khalidovv misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Khalidovv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khalidovv's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khalidovv's back!
Tanner is punishing Khalidovv with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tanner keeps control of the position as Khalidovv tries to break free.
Khalidovv manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tanner's guard. Nice work there by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khalidovv sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tanner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to improve his position.
Tanner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner is staying active underneath Khalidovv, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner wants to improve his position but Khalidovv is controlling well.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Khalidovv trying to mount his opponent but Tanner defends it.
Tanner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tanner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner striking off his back but it's not causing Khalidovv any problems.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidovv will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tanner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tanner with a jab.
Tanner throws a hook but Khalidovv blocks it.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khalidovv looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tanner wants to stand up but Khalidovv is controlling him.
Khalidovv scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanner is trying to control the position but Khalidovv postures up.
Khalidovv advances position into side control!
Tanner is looking to regain half guard here but Khalidovv keeps moving and retains side control.
Khalidovv working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tanner tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv stands up.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Khalidovv looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Khalidovv moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Khalidovv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Khalidovv tries to score with a low kick but Tanner moves his leg out of the way.
Tanner scores with a jab.
Khalidovv looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Mark Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner scores with the left hand. Khalidovv knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovv moves away and avoids it.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khalidovv.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khalidovv under the eye.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner misses the jab.
Khalidovv ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Khalidovv moved out of range.
Khalidovv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Khalidovv feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalidovv trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Khalidovv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tanner wants to stand but Khalidovv is controlling the position.
Khalidovv wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khalidovv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khalidovv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khalidovv showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mamed Khalidovv has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Khalidovv scores with a hook.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner slips a straight right by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovv is looking to score with low kicks.
Khalidovv fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fails to land the takedown.
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovv pushes him off.
Khalidovv shoots for a takedown but Tanner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Khalidovv misses.
Khalidovv staying out of range there.
Tanner tries to work over Khalidovv's front leg with a kick but Khalidovv checks it.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovv slips the punch.
Tanner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Khalidovv misses.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovv.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Tanner.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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