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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tacarante (ranked 1739 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 110 p4p, 135 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik misses with a straight right.
Tacarante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tacarante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rurik gets a clinch.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante blocking some punches.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Rurik.
Tacarante lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Rurik.
Tacarante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Rurik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Rurik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tacarante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tacarante gets control of Rurik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tacarante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rurik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tacarante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rurik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik passes Tacarante's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurik trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Rurik has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rurik manages to pass to mount!
Tacarante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tacarante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tacarante tries to get out of the position.
Rurik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tacarante wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rurik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rurik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rurik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rurik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tacarante.
Rurik avoids the body shot from Tacarante.
Tacarante cracks Rurik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rurik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tacarante staying out of range there.
Tacarante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rurik to score with a decent uppercut.
Tacarante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik tries to clinch but Tacarante moves out of range.
Tacarante digs a good body shot into Rurik's ribs.
Rurik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tacarante throws a shot from downtown. Rurik moves away and avoids it.
Rurik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik pushes Tacarante away with a front kick.
Rurik throws a big shot that misses.
Tacarante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rurik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacarante.
Rurik replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tacarante blocks it well.
Nice defenses there by Tacarante.
Tacarante changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rurik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tacarante throws a shot to the body.
Tacarante tries to keep at a distance but Rurik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Tacarante's ribcage. Tacarante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tacarante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacarante blocks an uppercut.
Tacarante is trying to break the clinch but Rurik is controlling him.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rurik on the inside.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurik lands with a light punch inside.
Tacarante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruriks head.
Rurik lands a body shot.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Tacarante.
Rurik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tacarante seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rurik can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rurik lands with a right to the head.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Tacarante jumps guard but Rurik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Rurik controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Tacarante lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tacarante.
Tacarante wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rurik has him pressed against the cage.
Tacarante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Tacarante trying to control the position but instead, Rurik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tacarante into the cage.
A short right from Rurik on the inside.
Tacarante lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
Tacarante misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Tacarante as the two fighters clinch.
Tacarante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Rurik.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacarante tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rurik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rurik lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Tacarante wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rurik stops a takedown attempt from Tacarante.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Tacarante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurik.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rurik throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rurik.
Tacarante is looking for a counter combo.
Rurik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rurik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tacarante.
Rurik darts in and clinches Tacarante up against the cage.
Rurik is leaning against Tacarante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik lands a left hand.
Tacarante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacarante lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurik keeps control of Tacarante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tacarante misses with the head strike.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik has Tacarante pressed against the cage, preventing Tacarante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rurik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Rurik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
Rurik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tacarante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rurik throws a hook to the side of Tacarante's head but Tacarante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saul Tacarante is winning the standup battle so far.
Tacarante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rurik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tacarante, pushing him back against the cage.
Rurik tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Rurik prevents a body shot from Tacarante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Rurik lands a shot to the body.
Tacarante takes a shot to the head.
Rurik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rurik tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Rurik.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rurik.
A short right from Tacarante.
Tacarante digs a right hand into Rurik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rurik's gas tank.
Tacarante blocking some punches.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurik.
A right hand to the body from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rurik.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurik.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Rurik.
Yaroslav Rurik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tacarante is trying to break the clinch but Rurik has him pressed against the cage.
Tacarante tries to break free but Rurik pushes him back against the cage.
Tacarante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Rurik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacarante misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik pushes Tacarante back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Rurik lands with a right to the head.
Tacarante has had enough of the clinch but Rurik keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Rurik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Rurik blocking some punches.
Rurik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tacarante lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacarante wants a takedown.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Tacarante works on Rurik's body with a couple of short punches.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Rurik blocks it.
Saul Tacarante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacarante breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaroslav Rurik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rurik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaroslav Rurik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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