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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mafula Kape (ranked 824 p4p, 977 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 71 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kape throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kape lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kape dips to his left and cracks Tacarante with an uppercut!
Tacarante thuds his right hand into Kape's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kape scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kape connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tacarante momentarily.
Kape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kape tried to counter with a leg kick but Tacarante avoided it.
Tacarante's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kape connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tacarante scrambles back to his feet.
Kape tries to clinch but Tacarante moves out of range.
Tacarante tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tacarante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacarante circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tacarante counters with a nice body shot.
Kape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kape displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tacarante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tacarante stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tacarante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kape is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kape misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mafula Kape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tacarante.
Kape misses with a hook
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
Tacarante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kape in his tracks.
Kape throws a leg kick
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Kape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kape looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kape lands a glancing blow to the side of Tacarante's head.
Kape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kape lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kape.
Kape on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante connects with the punch.
Kape rushes Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kape working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Tacarante.
A bit of stalling here from Kape.
Kape pushes Tacarante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kape tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Kape back against the cage.
Kape misses with some punches.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape working aggressively here.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Kape.
A body shot lands from Tacarante.
Tacarante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Tacarante.
Kape tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kape's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Kape back against the cage.
Kape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Kape blocks it.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Kape.
Kape scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kape prevents a body shot from Tacarante.
Kape misses with a body punch.
Kape misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tacarante.
Tacarante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Kape controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Kape.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Tacarante pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacarante keeping moving, preventing Kape from controlling successfully.
Kape trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tacarante manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tacarante sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kape lands a front kick.
Kape feints and then cracks Tacarante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tacarante down.
Kape moves out of range as Tacarante strikes.
Kape swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tacarante.
Kape tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tacarante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tacarante lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tacarante checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Kape.
Kape is looking to clinch.
Tacarante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacarante throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
Kape misses the body punch
and Tacarante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tacarante throws out the jab.
Kape scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tacarante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape clinches up with Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kape fails to land.
Tacarante has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kape seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tacarante can turn it around.
Kape tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Kape back against the cage.
Tacarante lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacarante scores with a hook to the body.
Tacarante lands a shoulder strike.
Tacarante tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Kape tries to stall but Tacarante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tacarante.
Kape misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Kape.
A nice left hand lands by Tacarante.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Kape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
A hook to the body from Tacarante.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Kape blocks it.
Tacarante is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kape to keep the fight standing.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tacarante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tacarante lands with a light punch inside.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Kape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Tacarante.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saul Tacarante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tacarante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kape tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Tacarante throws a head punch that misses.
Tacarante misses with a punch to the body.
Kape lands with a short shot to the head.
Tacarante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kape tries to stall but Tacarante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tacarante.
Kape misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Kape blocks it.
Tacarante lands a right hand.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacarante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante lands a body punch.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kape lands an uppercut.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kape lands a shot to the body.
Kape lands with a right to the head.
Kape tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tacarante - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kape throws a head punch that misses.
Tacarante tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacarante blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tacarante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacarante misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacarante tries to pull guard but Kape holds him up against the cage and eventually Tacarante drops back down to his feet.
Kape scores with a shot to the side of Tacarante's head.
A head punch on the inside from Kape fails to land.
Tacarante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kape throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tacarante lands a hook that snaps the head of Kape backwards.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante misses with a body punch.
Tacarante scores with a hook to the body.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Kape controls his hands.
Tacarante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tacarante lands a nice uppercut.
Tacarante taking a breather.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kape misses the body punch
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kape thows a leg kick but Tacarante checks it
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Kape moves away from the strike by Tacarante.
A low kick from Kape is predictable there
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Kape misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Tacarante blocks the low kick.
Tacarante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kape feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tacarantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tacarante digs a good body shot into Kape's ribs.
Kape misses with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Kape throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kape throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tacarante to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kape takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kape takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Kape misses
and Tacarante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tacarante misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante throws the left hand but Kape avoids the punch easily.
Tacarante throws a hook but Kape blocks it.
Kape throws a sloppy body shot
and Kape takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Kape misses.
Tacarante 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.
Kape misses the shot to the body.
Tacarante unleashes a big counter combination but Kape bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kape misses with an uppercut
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante throws a lazy right hand but Kape sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kape is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tacarante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kape throws out a loose jab but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape throws a lazy uppercut
and Tacarante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kape throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kape misses with a leg kick
and Tacarante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tacarante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tacarante digs a good hook to Kape's body.
Kape swings widly with a right hand
and Tacarante counters with a nice uppercut.
Mafula Kape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kape clinches up with Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kape prevents a body shot from Tacarante.
Kape takes a shot to the head.
Tacarante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacarante lands with a short shot to the head.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Tacarante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kapes head.
Kape tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacarante blocks an uppercut.
Kape misses with the head strike.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Kape.
Tacarante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape misses with a body punch.
Saul Tacarante is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kape misses with a body punch.
Kape misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Kape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape misses with the head strike.
Tacarante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Kape.
Tacarante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacarante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tacarante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kape or not.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kape can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Kape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Kape.
Tacarante tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tacarante takes a shot to the head.
Tacarante lands a body punch.
Tacarante lands a body punch.
Kape working aggressively here.
Tacarante pulls guard successfully.
Tacarante is pulling down on Kape's head. It's preventing any offense from Kape, at least for the moment.
Tacarante keeping full guard, as Kape tries to pass.
Tacarante is controlling Kape's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Tacarante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Saul Tacarante!
Saul Tacarante seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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