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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lee (ranked 1169 p4p, 470 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 150 p4p, 61 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Clock. Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Khalidovic

189 cm
27
155
15 - 8 - 1

183 cm
31
156
20 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Khalidovic's head back.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidovic throws out the jab.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khalidovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Khalidovic connects with a crisp jab.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Khalidovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Khalidovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee lands a head kick!
Jab by Khalidovic.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Lee misses.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Khalidovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeff Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalidovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Khalidovic. Beautiful body shot.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalidovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khalidovic punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Khalidovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khalidovic duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic scores with a nice right hand.
Khalidovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee lands the left hand.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic thumps Lee with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Khalidovic shoots in.
Khalidovic throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee tries to clinch up but Khalidovic circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khalidovic misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with the punch.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a head kick.

Khalidovic gets the takedown into side control.
Khalidovic tries to advance to mount but Lee denies him.

Khalidovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khalidovic's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Khalidovic scores with a hook.
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!
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
Khalidovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic avoids the head kick by Lee.
That kick from Khalidovic tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick.
Khalidovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee backing away here, and Khalidovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic blocks a head kick by Lee.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Khalidovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidovic scores with a nice right hand.
Lee misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidovic throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Khalidovic scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Khalidovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Lee swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khalidovic's head.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee lands a head kick. Khalidovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khalidovic lands the left hand.
Khalidovic punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Khalidovic dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Khalidovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Lee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Khalidovic stacks Lee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Khalidovic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Khalidovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khalidovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Khalidovic seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Khalidovic moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Khalidovic.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khalidovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Khalidovic moves out of range easily.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalidovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidovic lands a jab.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Lee pushes Khalidovic away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Khalidovic. That snapped Lee's head back.
Jeff Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khalidovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Khalidovic lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Khalidovic thumps Lee with a low kick.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee digs a good body shot into Khalidovic's ribs.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalidovic throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Khalidovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khalidovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Khalidovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Khalidovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalidovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Khalidovic.

Khalidovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Khalidovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khalidovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.

Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Khalidovic escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Khalidovic controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Khalidovic taking a breather here.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Khalidovic is controlling well.
Lee throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Khalidovic manages to pass to side control.
Khalidovic tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalidovic 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Mamed Khalidovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.