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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tacarante (ranked 547 p4p, 744 weight class) and Stevie Hanselman (ranked 51 p4p, 72 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Saul Tacarante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanselman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tacarante. Tacarante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tacarante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tacarante lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanselman blocks a jab.
Hanselman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tacarante cracks a nice hook into Hanselman's ribs.
Hanselman slips a jab from Tacarante.
Tacarante lands with a cross.
Hanselman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tacarante circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanselman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tacarante misses the shot to the body.
Hanselman misses the jab.
Hanselman throws the left hand but Tacarante avoids the punch easily.
Tacarante misses with a body shot.
Tacarante swings for the body but Hanselman moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanselman misses with a straight right.
Tacarante scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hanselman misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanselman.
Good exchange - Tacarante coming out on top.
Hanselman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tacarante blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman throws a jab when Tacarante was well out of range.
Tacarante ducks under a wild hook from Hanselman.
Tacarante lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanselman throws a hook to the side of Tacarante's head but Tacarante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tacarante is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saul Tacarante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tacarante scores with a jab to the body.
Tacarante throws a nice looking combination but Hanselman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tacarante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tacarante went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hanselman 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.
Hanselman with a jab.
Tacarante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanselman.
Hanselman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanselman jabs Tacarante right on the nose. Tacarante blinks but takes it well.
Hanselman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tacarante in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanselman connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Tacarante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tacarante.
Tacarante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tacarante throws an overhand right that lands on Hanselman's shoulder, as Hanselman tries to avoid the shot.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacarante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante slips a jab from Hanselman.
Tacarante feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanselmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanselman misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Hanselman.
Hanselman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tacarante missing with a left hand there. Hanselman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanselman looks to land a right hand but Tacarante moved out of range.
Tacarante scores with a body shot.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanselman with a hook.
Tacarante throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanselman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tacarante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanselman.
Hanselman misses with a wild combination.
Hanselman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hanselman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tacarante. Tacarante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanselman.
Tacarante gets a clinch.
Tacarante scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tacarante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacarante cracks Hanselman with a nice body shot.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanselman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tacarante is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanselman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hanselman tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Hanselman back against the cage.
Hanselman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tacarante lands a body punch.
Hanselman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanselman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanselman's elbow.
A short right from Hanselman on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante digs a right hand into Hanselman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanselman's gas tank.
A short right from Tacarante on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tacarante misses with a punch to the body.
Hanselman tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanselman misses with the head strike.
Hanselman prevents a body shot from Tacarante.
Tacarante blocks an uppercut.
Hanselman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Tacarante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanselman backwards.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanselman controls his hands.
Hanselman misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanselman.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Hanselman.
Tacarante blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanselman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanselman backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Saul Tacarante will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tacarante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tacarante misses with a wild body shot.
Hanselman throws a lazy right hand but Tacarante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanselman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tacarante circles away quickly and effectively.
Tacarante blocks a jab.
Hanselman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tacarante throws a combination that misses
and Hanselman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanselman misses with a straight right.
Hanselman throws the left hand but Tacarante avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tacarante misses its target.
Tacarante lands a jab to the nose.
Hanselman cracks Tacarante with an open hand slap.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Tacarante moves out of range.
Tacarante slips under a jab from Hanselman.
Tacarante gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanselman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tacarante digs a right hand into Hanselman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanselman's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanselman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Hanselman.
Tacarante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanselmans head.
Tacarante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tacarante.
Tacarante lands a shoulder strike.
Saul Tacarante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tacarante works on Hanselman's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanselman can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Hanselman blocks a body shot from Tacarante.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Hanselman controls the action.
Hanselman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Hanselman tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Hanselman back against the cage.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Hanselman blocks it.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Hanselman has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante gets through Hanselman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanselman misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Tacarante.
Hanselman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanselman's elbow.
Tacarante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanselman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Tacarante.
Hanselman blocks a body shot from Tacarante.
The referee calls for Hanselman to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanselman blocks a body shot from Tacarante.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Hanselman.
Hanselman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Tacarante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanselman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacarante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanselman's elbow.
Tacarante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanselman tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacarante is leaning against Hanselman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tacarante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanselman effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanselman controls his hands.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Tacarante tries to work over Hanselman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanselman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanselman trying to control the position but instead, Tacarante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanselman into the cage.
Hanselman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tacarante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanselman controls his hands.
Hanselman lands a right hand.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Hanselman avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Hanselman blocks a body shot from Tacarante.
Hanselman is leaning against Tacarante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanselman wants to stall.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Hanselman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hanselman as the two fighters clinch.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanselman struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Hanselman stalling in the clinch but Tacarante improves position.
Tacarante misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Hanselman controls the action.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Tacarante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanselman working aggressively here.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tacarante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tacarante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stevie Hanselman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanselman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tacarante misses with a straight right.
Tacarante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanselman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanselman.
Tacarante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanselman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacarante.
Jab, jab by Hanselman - just one landing.
Hanselman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanselman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Tacarante misses.
Hanselman misses with an uppercut
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman throws a hook but Tacarante avoids it easily.
Tacarante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacarante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tacarante works Hanselman's body with a nice hook.
Tacarante is looking to wear down Hanselman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanselman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hanselman!
Tacarante slips under a jab from Hanselman.
Tacarante moves out of range as Hanselman strikes.
Tacarante defending well as Hanselman loads up on a big left hand.
Hanselman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Tacarante misses the target.
Tacarante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanselman throws an off balance right hand
and Tacarante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hanselman thinking.
Tacarante lands with a hook. Hanselman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanselman swings widly with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanselman scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanselman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanselman! But no joy.
Tacarante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tacarante swings for the body but Hanselman moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tacarante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanselman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tacarante misses with a looping right.
Hanselman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanselman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanselman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tacarante looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanselman is just out of range.
Hanselman throws a hook to the side of Tacarante's head but Tacarante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Hanselman.
Hanselman misses with a wild body shot.
Tacarante takes one to the chin there.
Tacarante ducks under a wild hook from Hanselman.
Tacarante digs a good body shot into Hanselman's ribs.
Hanselman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tacarante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanselman scrambles back to his feet.
Hanselman throws a hook to the side of Tacarante's head but Tacarante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Tacarante was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanselman.
Tacarante throws a shot to the body.
Tacarante misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanselman misses with a left hand
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanselman throws a big shot that misses.
Hanselman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tacarante.
Tacarante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tacarante takes a swing at Hanselman's ribcage but misses.
Tacarante misses with a body shot.
Tacarante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanselman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacarante.
Tacarante misses the shot to the body.
Hanselman swings widly with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a nice body shot.
Hanselman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with an uppercut.
Tacarante connects with a looping right hand.
Hanselman throws a looping overhand right but Tacarante ducks down to avoid it.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Hanselman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tacarante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tacarante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacarante pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanselman back to the cage. Tacarante follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hanselman connects with a right hand. Tacarante shakes it off.
Hanselman defending well as Tacarante loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Hanselman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanselman.
A punch combination from Tacarante misses.
Hanselman throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanselman. Tacarante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacarante misses with a wild body shot.
Hanselman blocks a jab.
Hanselman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tacarante counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tacarante throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanselman throws out a loose jab but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanselman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tacarante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tacarante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Tacarante!
During a confident post fight interview, Saul Tacarante thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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