Tanner Boser had some considerable buzz heading into UFC Vegas 13, but he came up short against former heavyweight champ, Andrei Arlovski.

Round one

Neither heavyweight threw a strike for the first 30 seconds until Boser fired a leg kick that Arlovski checked. Boser followed up with a couple of kicks and they traded jabs. The heavyweights picked up the pace sometime by mid round, and Boser scored with a left. Arlovski missed a sidekick and a spinning backfist, and then Boser blocked a head kick attempt. Boser planted a couple of inside kicks to the leg of Arlovski.

Right before the final horn, Arlovski tagged Boser with a big right.

Round two

Boser started pressing forward more in round two. 90 seconds in, Boser landed a leg kick and was forced to block a head kick attempt by Arlovski moments later. Arlovski fired in a nice right mid-round and Boser responded with a left moments later. Boser continued to stay busy with leg kicks and Arlovski planted one of his own not long after. Boser flurried in late in the round and Arlovski came with a spinning attempt right before the round ended.

Round three

Arlovski blitzed in not long into the round and Boser cracked him with a hard right. Boser continued to move forward behind the odd leg kick. Boser fired a spinning backfist that Arlovski blocked. The latter scored with a one-two not long after. Arlovski planted a thumping right hook that Boser ate. Arlovski flurried in late in the round and he scored with shots. Boser returned fire with a leg kick and landed a hook. Arlovski clinched up briefly late in the frame but Boser broke free and landed a couple more close kicks.

Close fight. Arlovski was awarded two of the three judges by all three judges. The victory was the 41-year-old’s 30th of his career.

Here are the results so far for UFC Vegas 13.

Andrei Arlovski def. Tanner Boser via unanimous decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Raoni Barcelos def. Khalid Taha via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27., 30-27)
Giga Chikadze def. Jamey Simmons via TKO (kick & punches) R1, 3:51
Yan Xiaonan def. Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Trevin Giles def. Bevon Lewis via TKO (punches) R3, 1:26
Alexandr Romanov def. Marcos Rogerio De Lima via technical submission (forearm choke) R1, 4:48
Darren Elkins def. Eduardo Garagorri via submission (rear-naked-choke) R3, 2:22
Max Griffin def. Ramiz Brahimaj via TKO (due to injury) R3, 2:03
Gustavo Lopez def. Anthony Birchak via submission (rear-naked-choke) R1, 2:43

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