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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 110 p4p, 137 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 16 p4p, 18 weight class). Tax Payer comes into the arena with Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka blaring out of the sound system. Finnish Tax Payer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Tax Payer.
Patriot pushes Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
Tax Payer blocking some punches.
Tax Payer manages to break the clinch.
Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patriot throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tax Payer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Patriot. That snapped Tax Payer's head back.
Tax Payer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tax Payer cracks Patriot with a good jab.
Patriot blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Tax Payer.
Patriot has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Patriot slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
It looked like Tax Payer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
Tax Payer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tax Payer backwards.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
Tax Payer digs a right hand into Patriot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patriot's gas tank.
Patriot working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer prevents a body shot from Patriot.
Tax Payer lands with a short shot to the head.
Patriot is looking to break free of the clinch but Tax Payer has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patriot misses with a wild body shot.
Tax Payer lands with an uppercut that bounces Patriot off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patriot throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Tax Payer throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot looks to clinch
and Tax Payer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patriot's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot scores with a jab. Tax Payer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patriot throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Patriot.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Patriot.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patriot lands a slapping body shot.
Tax Payer walks into a jab.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patriot moves to clinch but Tax Payer breaks away
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patriot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot tests Tax Payer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tax Payer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Patriot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tax Payer scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patriot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tax Payer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Patriot has managed to clinch.
Patriot is trying to break free.
Tax Payer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patriot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Patriot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patriot.
Patriot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patriot is trying to push Tax Payer away but Tax Payer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patriot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patriot tries to clinch but Tax Payer moves away
and Tax Payer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patriot thinking.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Patriot 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.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Tax Payer.
Jab from Tax Payer.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patriot takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Patriot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Patriot.
Patriot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Patriot.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Tax Payer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patriot misses with an uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot by Patriot.
Patriot throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tax Payer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patriot's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Tax Payer blocks the low kick.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patriot throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Tax Payer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tax Payer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax Payer keeps the fight on the outside.
Patriot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tax Payer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Tax Payer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Patriot.
Patriot defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tax Payer misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tax Payer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patriot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tax Payer feints and then cracks Patriot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patriot down.
Patriot digs a good hook to Tax Payer's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patriot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Patriot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Patriot.
Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
Tax Payer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tax Payer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Patriot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tax Payer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tax Payer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tax Payer misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tax Payer blocking some punches.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patriot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patriot is trying to break the clinch but Tax Payer is controlling him.
Tax Payer blocks the elbow strike.
Tax Payer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Patriot tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Tax Payer keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tax Payer wants to slow Patriot down by chopping away at his legs.
Patriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Tax Payer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patriot wants to clinch.
Jab by Patriot.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Patriot.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer throws a solid leg kick but Patriot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tax Payer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Tax Payer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patriot lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a good cross that connects.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Patriot.
Tax Payer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patriot lands a jab.
Patriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patriot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tax Payer momentarily.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
It looked like Tax Payer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patriot.
Patriot throws a hook but Tax Payer avoids it easily.
Patriot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws an off balance right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a left and a right that stings Patriot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
As Patriot looks to move away, Tax Payer throws a big counter combo but Patriot just gets out of the way.
Patriot with a hook.
Patriot connects with a solid leg kick.
Patriot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tax Payer.
Patriot tries to clinch but Tax Payer is having none of it.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patriot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tax Payer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot throws an off balance right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a straight right hand.
Tax Payer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Patriot throws an off balance right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a low kick, right behind Patriot 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot sizes up Tax Payer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Patriot.
Tax Payer connects with a solid leg kick.
Tax Payer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patriot tries to clinch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Tax Payer needs to keep his hands up - Patriot had a free shot at his head there.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patriot lands with a hook. Tax Payer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tax Payer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patriot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tax Payer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Patriot lands a really nice looking cross but Tax Payer seems unphased.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Patriot counter with a right hand.
Tax Payer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Patriot throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tax Payer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tax Payer counters with a right hand to the body.
Patriot scores with a shot to the body.
Patriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's time! Tax Payer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Tax Payer circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Patriot connects with a looping right hand.
Patriot clinches up against the cage.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patriot with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
Tax Payer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Patriot cracks Tax Payer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patriot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Patriot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Patriot lands with a hook. Tax Payer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patriot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Patriot lands.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer scores with a jab to the head.
Patriot throws a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head but Tax Payer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Patriot avoids a kick to the body.
Patriot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tax Payer throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Tax Payer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Patriot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorgon Patriot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, jab by Tax Payer - just one landing.
Patriot swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Patriot looks to clinch
and Tax Payer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Patriot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tax Payer blocks a leg kick.
Patriot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patriot is rocked!
That has opened up Gorgon Patriot's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Patriot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Patriot is still on wobbly legs! Can Tax Payer finish him?
Patriot throws a hook but Tax Payer avoids it easily.
Patriot seems to have recovered his senses.
Patriot misses with a left hand
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick
and Patriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patriot wants to clinch.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Patriot.
Tax Payer connects with the punch.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patriot tests Tax Payer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patriot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer throws a big counter combination but Patriot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tax Payer throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Patriot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Tax Payer lands a left hand.
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax Payer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tax Payer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patriot finds it's way round the side to connect with Tax Payer's head.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot lands with a nice body punch.
Tax Payer lands with a right hand.
Patriot tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Finnish Tax Payer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Patriot slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Tax Payer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Patriot blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Patriot misses with a lunging right hand
and Tax Payer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tax Payer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patriot misses with a left hand
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot dodges the punch combination from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patriot.
Patriot misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Patriot lunges at Tax Payer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tax Payer's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer defending well as Patriot loads up on a big left hand.
Tax Payer throws out a leg kick but Patriot moves out of range and Tax Payer only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Patriot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patriot avoids the head kick by Tax Payer.
A combination from Tax Payer does no damage.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Tax Payer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Patriot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patriot throws a leg kick which misses Tax Payer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tax Payer tries to avoid it.
Patriot throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patriot! But no joy.
Tax Payer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patriot finds it's way round the side to connect with Tax Payer's head.
Tax Payer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patriot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tax Payer. Tax Payer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patriot tries to clinch but Tax Payer moves away
and Tax Payer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer throws a nice looking combination but Patriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patriot throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Patriot sizes up Tax Payer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tax Payer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Patriot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patriot. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tax Payer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patriot to score with a decent uppercut.
Tax Payer throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Patriot misses.
Patriot scores with a shot to the body.
Tax Payer looks to throw the jab but Patriot is out of range.
Patriot sizes up Tax Payer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer lands a really nice looking cross but Patriot seems unphased.
Tax Payer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tax Payer jabs at Patriot's body.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patriot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tax Payer throws the left hand but Patriot avoids the punch easily.
Patriot misses with a hook
and Tax Payer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patriot lands a glancing blow to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Patriot scores with a nice head shot.
Patriot feints and then cracks Tax Payer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tax Payer down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Patriot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot with a nice calf kick.
Patriot tries to clinch up.
Patriot misses the jab.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patriot thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tax Payer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patriot throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Tax Payer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer drops Patriot with a beautiful combination! Patriot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tax Payer is looking for the KO!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot forces Tax Payer back against the cage and clinches.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tax Payers head.
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 Finnish Tax Payer.
Well Patriot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot 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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