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The Tanner/Franklin fight was the first UFC event I ever witnessed live. It was so bad and Evan's face was so messed up that there were fans in the crowd screaming for the ref to stop the fight. I think I was one of them. It was just a prolonged beating for almost 4 rounds. You could hear a collective sigh of relief once the fight was called, and I don't think Tanner ever fully recovered mentally form it (RIP).
I remember the blood continuing to drip down his face as they were trying to stop the bleeding, and Tanner saying "bullshit" when they called it.