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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elidio Fana (ranked 1733 p4p, 3178 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 108 p4p, 186 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante slips under a jab.
Fana slips under a jab.
Tacarante misses with an uppercut
and Fana counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante throws a lazy uppercut
and Fana counters with a nice body shot.
Tacarante throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Fana tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tacarante looks to land a left hand but Fana moved out of range nicely.
Fana takes one to the side of the head.
Fana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fana throws a body punch but Tacarante moves out of range.
Fana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Fana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tacarante shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fana defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fana digs a good hook to Tacarante's body.
Tacarante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tacarante blocks a jab.
Tacarante throws a body punch but Fana moves out of range.
Tacarante on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tacarante swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tacarante slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Tacarante.
Tacarante lunges at Fana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fana's hand.
Tacarante misses the shot to the body.
Fana throwing a counter right hand but Tacarante manages to avoid it.
Fana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Tacarante.
Tacarante takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Tacarante misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tacarante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Fana throws out a loose jab but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante throws out a counter right but Fana avoids it with no problem.
Fana misses with a lunging right hand
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Tacarante lands.
Fana misses with a straight left.
Tacarante throws a poor cross that misses
and Fana counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacarante defending well as Fana loads up on a big left hand.
Fana moves forwards but Tacarante connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tacarante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fana.
Fana looks to land a left hand but Tacarante moved out of range nicely.
Fana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fana moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fana misses with a hook
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Fana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fana moves out of range of the strikes.
Tacarante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tacarante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Tacarante misses.
Fana misses with an uppercut
and Tacarante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fana misses with a hook
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Fana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Fana misses the target.
Fana slips a jab from Tacarante.
Fana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tacarante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tacarante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tacarante looks to land a right hand but Fana moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante throws a body punch but Fana moves out of range.
Tacarante has managed to clinch.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tacarante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tacarante.
Fana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fana throws a series of punches but Tacarante moves out of range.
Tacarante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tacarante throws a right and a left that Fana avoids nicely.
Tacarante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fana jabs at Tacarante's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante blocks a jab.
Fana throws a poor cross that misses
and Tacarante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fana throws out a loose jab but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fana looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacarante is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Tacarante will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tacarante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tacarante scores with a jab. Fana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fana misses with a body shot.
Tacarante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fana was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacarante.
Tacarante works Fana's body with a nice hook.
Fana moves forwards but Tacarante connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fana scores with a hook to the body. Tacarante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tacarante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tacarante moves away.
Fana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tacarante's head.
Tacarante throws a hook but Fana blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fana misses the target.
Tacarante scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacarante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Tacarante lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fana moves away from the strike by Tacarante.
Tacarante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tacarante throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saul Tacarante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fana misses the jab.
Tacarante appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tacarante misses with a left hand
and Fana counters with a straight right hand.
Fana misses with a left hand
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fana manages to avoid it.
Tacarante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fana throws a jab when Tacarante was well out of range.
Fana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tacarante looks to score with a jab to the body but Fana is just out of range.
Fana just misses with a punch to the body.
Saul Tacarante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tacarante fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fana on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacarante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tacarante.
Tacarante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Tacarante. Beautiful body shot.
Tacarante missing with a left hand there. Fana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Tacarante.
Fana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fana misses with a straight right.
Tacarante throws the left hand but Fana avoids the punch easily.
Fana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tacarante wants to clinch up but Fana keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante throws a shot from downtown. Fana moves away and avoids it.
Fana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Tacarante.
Tacarante gets a clinch.
Fana breaks from the clinch.
Tacarante looks to score with a jab to the body but Fana is just out of range.
Tacarante throws a right hand that misses
and Fana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tacarante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tacarante finds it's way round the side to connect with Fana's head.
Fana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tacarante slips under a jab.
Tacarante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fana. Fana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fana throws a hook but Tacarante avoids it easily.
Tacarante digs a good body shot into Fana's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tacarante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fana's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante connects with a single shot there.
Fana slips under a jab.
Tacarante ducks under a wild hook from Fana.
Fana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fana thuds his right hand into Tacarante's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fana throws a jab but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Fana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacarante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tacarante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fana loads up on a big right hand but Tacarante slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fana looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacarante is just out of range.
Fana missing with a left hand there. Tacarante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tacarante misses with a body shot.
Fana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tacarante.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saul Tacarante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fana cracks Tacarante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tacarante needs to keep his hands up - Fana had a free shot at his head there.
Tacarante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tacarante looks to land a left hand but Fana moved out of range nicely.
Fana misses with an uppercut.
Tacarante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tacarante moves out of range of the strikes.
Tacarante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Fana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fana defending well as Tacarante loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fana throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
Tacarante misses with a combination
and Fana counters with a left and a right that stings Tacarante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante throws a body punch but Fana moves out of range.
Fana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tacarante jabs Fana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fana.
Tacarante is rocked!
Fana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tacarante.
Tacarante is still on wobbly legs! Can Fana finish him?
Nice defenses there by Tacarante.
Tacarante seems to have recovered his senses.
Tacarante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Tacarante has a takedown stuffed.
Fana looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacarante is just out of range.
Tacarante throws out a loose jab but Fana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tacarante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fana.
Fana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tacarante scores with the left hand. Fana knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Fana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tacarante throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fana misses with a combination
and Fana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tacarante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fana throws a jab but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fana throws an off balance right hand
letting Tacarante counter with a right hand.
Tacarante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fana misses with a hook. Tacarante ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Tacarante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fana doesn't seem phased though.
Fana staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fana.
Tacarante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fana.
Fana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tacarante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fana manages to avoid it.
Fana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacarante.
Fana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tacarante.
Fana just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tacarante there.
Fana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tacarante throws out a counter right but Fana avoids it with no problem.
Fana scores with a punch to the head.
Fana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tacarante jabs Fana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tacarante to score with a decent uppercut.
Tacarante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fana, as that shot connected.
Tacarante misses with a looping left.
Fana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fana throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
Fana moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
Fana moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
Fana throwing a counter right hand but Tacarante manages to avoid it.
Fana throws an overhand right that lands on Tacarante's shoulder, as Tacarante tries to avoid the shot.
Tacarante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tacarante slips a straight right by Fana.
A telegraphed right hand from Tacarante misses the target.
Tacarante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fana.
Fana looks to land a combination. Tacarante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Elidio Fana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elidio Fana.
Well Tacarante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tacarante!
Saul Tacarante decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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