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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 106 p4p, 318 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 7 p4p, 27 weight class). Tax Payer's entrance music is Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. A fine choice. 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.
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World class boxer
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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 36 - 17 - 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 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic throws a right hand that Tax Payer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tax Payer also avoids with ease.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Tax Payer misses the target.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Khalidovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range and Khalidovic settles back down.
Tax Payer thumps Khalidovic with a low kick.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic scores with a leg kick.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tax Payer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tax Payer scores with a leg kick.
Tax Payer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tax Payer throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer lands with a straight right. Khalidovic didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a head shot.
Khalidovic tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
An inside leg kick from Khalidovic misses.
Tax Payer cracks Khalidovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic with the inside leg kick.
Khalidovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finnish Tax Payer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic scores with a one two! Tax Payer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tax Payer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khalidovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tax Payer.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tax Payer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tax Payer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tax Payer's corner calls for a 1-2. Tax Payer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tax Payer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
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!
Tax Payer misses the jab.
Tax Payer scores with a jab.
A head kick from Tax Payer lands but Khalidovic takes it in his stride.
Khalidovic lands a high kick!
Tax Payer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khalidovic's hands.
Tax Payer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tax Payer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic feints and then cracks Tax Payer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tax Payer down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tax Payer wants to slow Khalidovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Khalidovic misses with a head kick.
Tax Payer wants to land a leg kick but Khalidovic is out of range.
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tax Payer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tax Payer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Khalidovic misses.
Tax Payer throws a front kick aimed at Khalidovic's knee but Khalidovic avoids it well.
Tax Payer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidovic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khalidovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Tax Payer, which made it look bad.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the head.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
Tax Payer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer misses with a straight left.
Tax Payer lands a lovely overhand right.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tax Payer lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer misses with a wild combination.
Tax Payer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tax Payer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Tax Payer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalidovic misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer thows a leg kick but Khalidovic checks it
and Khalidovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khalidovic wants to slow Tax Payer down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tax Payer.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic stuns Tax Payer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tax Payer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Tax Payer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tax Payer.
A jab from Tax Payer finds it's way through Khalidovic's defenses.
Tax Payer tries a low kick but Khalidovic avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Tax Payer steps away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tax Payer enables Khalidovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tax Payer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Khalidovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tax Payer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khalidovic stops Tax Payer from standing up.
Khalidovic trying to control but Tax Payer is working from the bottom.
Khalidovic content to stall in guard here.
Tax Payer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khalidovic is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic looking to pass the guard.
Khalidovic wants to control from the top but Tax Payer keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khalidovic checks a leg kick.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic throws out a counter right but Tax Payer avoids it with no problem.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khalidovic.
A head kick misses from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Khalidovic does no damage.
Khalidovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tax Payer lands a head kick. Khalidovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khalidovic tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Tax Payer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Tax Payer misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Khalidovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tax Payer looks to land a combination but Khalidovic avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalidovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalidovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tax Payer circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
Khalidovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tax Payer looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Tax Payer lands a jab to Khalidovic's midsection.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Tax Payer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Khalidovic.
Tax Payer is looking to slow Khalidovic down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tax Payer.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
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 scores with a leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Khalidovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Tax Payer misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Tax Payer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tax Payer.
Khalidovic lands a nice hook to Tax Payer's body. Tax Payer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finnish Tax Payer is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
Khalidovic tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
Khalidovic thuds a left hand into Tax Payer's body.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khalidovic blocks a jab.
Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tax Payer.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Khalidovic punishes Tax Payer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tax Payer as he jumps to the side.
Khalidovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tax Payer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tax Payer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khalidovic throws a head kick but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Khalidovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khalidovic just manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer scores with a sloppy right hand. Khalidovic should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Khalidovic throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalidovic slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidovic.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands with a hook. Tax Payer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer scores with a punch to the head.
Khalidovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Khalidovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tax Payer lunges at Khalidovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalidovic's hand.
Khalidovic cracks Tax Payer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer dominated that second round.
That's time! Tax Payer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Mamed Khalidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick that knocks Tax Payer off balance momentarily.
Khalidovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
Good leg kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tax Payer eats them both and turns towards Khalidovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tax Payer scores with a jab.
Tax Payer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tax Payer connects with a right hand. Khalidovic shakes it off.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Tax Payer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Tax Payer lands but Khalidovic takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a sloppy head kick and Tax Payer moves out of range easily.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Tax Payer throws a big counter combination but Khalidovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khalidovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tax Payer defends it nicely.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer slips a straight right by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tax Payer throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khalidovic misses with a body kick.
Tax Payer jabs at Khalidovic's body.
Khalidovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tax Payer tries to avoid it but Khalidovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tax Payer to the ground. Tax Payer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khalidovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tax Payer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tax Payer throws a one two combo.
Good work by Tax Payer as he checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer scores with a sloppy right hand. Khalidovic should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer tests Khalidovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovic at a distance.
Khalidovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tax Payer. Tax Payer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick.
Tax Payer with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer lands a head kick!
Khalidovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick nicely.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tax Payer.
A low kick lands for Tax Payer.
Khalidovic scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Tax Payer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Sloppy strikes from Khalidovic. Those never looked like landing.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Tax Payer scores with the left hand. Khalidovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Tax Payer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalidovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tax Payer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tax Payer cracks a nice hook into Khalidovic's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Tax Payer.
Nice jab there from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Khalidovic throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer avoids the head kick by Khalidovic.
Tax Payer scores with a leg kick.
Tax Payer scores with a leg kick.
Tax Payer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tax Payer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khalidovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Tax Payer's ribcage but misses.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer works Khalidovic's body with a nice hook.
Khalidovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Khalidovic misses its intended target.
Khalidovic throws a series of punches but Tax Payer avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Khalidovic.
A quick step to the side and Tax Payer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khalidovic lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Tax Payer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidovic walks into a left hand.
Tax Payer thuds his right hand into Khalidovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khalidovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Tax Payer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tax Payer, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Tax Payer!
During a confident post fight interview, Finnish Tax Payer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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