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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 290 p4p, 149 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 24 p4p, 10 weight class). Khalidovic comes to the cage accompanied by Зима-мама 25/17. Ferkingstad has chosen Try That In A Small Town as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
A nice leg kick from Khalidovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic scores with a jab.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khalidovic. Ferkingstad shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidovic. That's going to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferkingstad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khalidovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head.
Khalidovic thumps Ferkingstad with a low kick.
Ferkingstad checks a leg kick.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
It seemed like Ferkingstad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khalidovic cracks Ferkingstad with a good jab.
Ferkingstad misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalidovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferkingstad walks into a straight right hand from Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Khalidovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalidovic tries to avoid it.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferkingstad is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferkingstad throws a head kick that misses.
Ferkingstad is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Khalidovic misses its target.
Khalidovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferkingstad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Khalidovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferkingstad tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
Ferkingstad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khalidovic lands with a good body shot.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalidovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khalidovic avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
and Khalidovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khalidovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferkingstad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range and Ferkingstad settles back down.
Ferkingstad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khalidovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferkingstad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalidovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferkingstad scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Khalidovic as he connects with a hook.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Ferkingstad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khalidovic misses with a two punch combination.
Khalidovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khalidovic duly obliges.
Ferkingstad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic punishes Ferkingstad's body with a nice straight punch.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Khalidovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferkingstad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Khalidovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferkingstad in the body.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Khalidovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ferkingstad walks into a stiff left hand from Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad lands a nice shot that snaps Khalidovic's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khalidovic misses the body punch
and Ferkingstad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khalidovic lands a nice hook to Ferkingstad's body. Ferkingstad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick.
Khalidovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Khalidovic thuds a left hand into Ferkingstad's body.
Khalidovic 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 throws a right and a left that Ferkingstad avoids nicely.
Ferkingstad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ferkingstad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Khalidovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Ferkingstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalidovic throws an off balance right hand
and Ferkingstad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalidovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Khalidovic is looking to counter punch.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic motions for Ferkingstad to come forward. Khalidovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad throws out a counter right but Khalidovic avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Ferkingstad misses its intended target.
Ferkingstad throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovic blocks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khalidovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferkingstad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ferkingstad misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses the jab.
A jab from Khalidovic does it's job there.
Ferkingstad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Khalidovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Khalidovic checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic throws a good cross that connects.
Mamed Khalidovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidovic cracks Ferkingstad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad dodges the punch combination from Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khalidovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic stuns Ferkingstad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khalidovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferkingstad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khalidovic - the referee stops the clock and Ferkingstad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khalidovic. Ferkingstad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic lands with a straight right. Ferkingstad didn't see that one coming.
Ferkingstad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khalidovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
Ferkingstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferkingstad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalidovic works the jab nicely.
Ferkingstad wants to land a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic scores with a nice strike.
Ferkingstad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Khalidovic - just one landing.
Khalidovic thuds his right hand into Ferkingstad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khalidovic connects with the punch.
Ferkingstad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidovic.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Khalidovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalidovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferkingstad can do to turn this around?
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Ferkingstad avoids it.
The fighters circling - Ferkingstad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferkingstad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferkingstad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferkingstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic lands a jab to Ferkingstad's midsection.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut lands for Khalidovic. That snapped Ferkingstad's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferkingstad. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khalidovic connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick from Ferkingstad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad tries to land a leg kick but Khalidovic saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Khalidovic checks it.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Ferkingstad throws a front kick aimed at Khalidovic's knee but Khalidovic avoids it well.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic'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!
Jab from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Khalidovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidovic lands a nice shot that snaps Ferkingstad's head back.
Khalidovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Ferkingstad misses.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferkingstad.
A leg kick checked by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws out a powerful jab.
Ferkingstad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalidovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferkingstad scrambles back to his feet.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovic off the cage and back into range.
Khalidovic lands with an overhand left.
Crunch! Khalidovic slams his shin into Ferkingstad's torso.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Ferkingstad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad fakes the leg kick and cracks Khalidovic in the body.
Ferkingstad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad wants to counter with a clinch but Khalidovic pushes him away.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovic moves his leg out of the way.
Khalidovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferkingstad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferkingstad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidovic.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferkingstad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khalidovic checks it well.
Khalidovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferkingstad.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferkingstad throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic with a hook.
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.
Ferkingstad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferkingstad. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad cracks Khalidovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferkingstad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferkingstad misses the target.
Ferkingstad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mamed Khalidovic's cut is getting worse.
Ferkingstad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khalidovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferkingstad just manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khalidovic is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidovic. That's going to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad jabs at Khalidovic's body.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to counter with a clinch but Khalidovic shakes him off and moves away.
Ferkingstad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferkingstad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khalidovic checks it well.
Khalidovic blocks the body kick.
Ferkingstad takes one to the chin there.
Khalidovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidovic misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a straight right.
Both fighters circling a little - Khalidovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferkingstad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khalidovic - the referee stops the clock and Ferkingstad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khalidovic. Ferkingstad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khalidovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferkingstad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferkingstad blocks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Ferkingstad checks it.
Ferkingstad tries a quick counter leg kick but Khalidovic is wise to it.
Khalidovic lands a front kick.
Ferkingstad blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khalidovic throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
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 Mamed Khalidovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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