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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 760 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 104 p4p, 147 weight class). Khalidovic has chosen Зима-мама 25/17 as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Khalidovic misses.
Turcotte throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalidovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Turcotte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalidovic. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalidovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Khalidovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalidovic lands a slapping body shot.
Khalidovic dips to his left and cracks Turcotte with an uppercut!
We've been told by Turcotte's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turcotte, as that shot connected.
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 slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Khalidovic wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovic jabs Turcotte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Khalidovic misses with a looping right.
Turcotte scores with a sloppy right hand. Khalidovic should have avoided that one.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
Turcotte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turcotte throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte takes one on the button.
Khalidovic cracks Turcotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turcotte lands a jab to Khalidovic's midsection.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalidovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovic off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khalidovic clinches up with Turcotte and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khalidovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turcotte to keep the fight standing.
Turcotte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Khalidovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalidovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte looks to land a combination. Khalidovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Turcotte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khalidovic manages to circle out of the way.
Turcotte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Khalidovic avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
Turcotte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khalidovic can pounce on him.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turcotte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Khalidovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khalidovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Turcotte circles away.
Khalidovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic dodges the punch combination from Turcotte.
Khalidovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turcotte at a distance.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic scores with a hook.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turcotte with a nice cross.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Khalidovic misses the jab.
Turcotte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalidovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Turcotte checks it.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
Jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic scores with a jab. Turcotte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turcotte throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidovic works Turcotte's body with a nice hook.
Khalidovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidovic clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turcotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic lands a body punch.
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! Back to the action!
Khalidovic throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic blocks a jab.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalidovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
enabling Khalidovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte tests Khalidovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Khalidovic throws a chopping leg kick but Turcotte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Khalidovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Khalidovic. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turcotte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turcotte throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Turcotte.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Khalidovic defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khalidovic throws a good cross that connects.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
Turcotte slips under a jab.
Khalidovic throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalidovic tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Khalidovic. Beautiful body shot.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turcotte throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turcotte's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalidovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalidovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khalidovic darts in and clinches Turcotte up against the cage.
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalidovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
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.
Khalidovic tries to clinch up.
Turcotte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turcotte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidovic's shoulder, as Khalidovic tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovic cracks Turcotte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khalidovic with a jab.
A jab from Turcotte finds it's way through Khalidovic's defenses.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Khalidovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands a really nice looking cross but Khalidovic seems unphased.
Turcotte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khalidovic takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalidovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Khalidovic cracks a nice hook into Turcotte's ribs.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Turcotte.
Khalidovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Turcotte off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Turcotte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Turcotte lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte moves out of range as Khalidovic strikes.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Khalidovic slips under a jab.
Khalidovic rushes Turcotte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Khalidovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turcotte has had enough of the clinch but Khalidovic keeps him there for the moment.
Khalidovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turcottes head.
Turcotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalidovic's elbow.
Turcotte lands with a right to the head.
Turcotte manages to break the clinch.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Khalidovic throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte tries to counter by clinching up but Khalidovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Turcotte works Khalidovic's body with a nice hook.
Turcotte throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a nice strike.
Khalidovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khalidovic wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
Turcotte jabs at Khalidovic's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalidovic. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Khalidovic swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte moves out of range of the leg kick from Khalidovic.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Khalidovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turcotte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalidovic looks to land a right hand but Turcotte moved out of range.
Turcotte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khalidovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Turcotte's head.
Khalidovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turcotte. Turcotte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turcotte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Turcotte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalidovic.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khalidovic.
The fighters circling - Khalidovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Khalidovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidovic defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a body shot.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turcotte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turcotte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalidovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
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!
Turcotte takes a swing at Khalidovic's ribcage but misses.
Turcotte lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalidovic's head.
Khalidovic connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Turcotte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turcotte momentarily.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Khalidovic with a nice cross.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.
Khalidovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Khalidovic lands a nice shot that snaps Turcotte's head back.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot.
Turcotte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalidovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turcotte, as that shot connected.
Khalidovic is looking to clinch.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalidovic counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Khalidovic's head.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Khalidovic jabs Turcotte right on the nose. Turcotte blinks but takes it well.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
Turcotte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khalidovic has time to react.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Turcotte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range.
Khalidovic scores with a one two! Turcotte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Khalidovic throws out a counter right but Turcotte avoids it with no problem.
Khalidovic misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Khalidovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Khalidovic throws out a counter right but Turcotte avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khalidovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turcotte's corner calls for a 1-2. Turcotte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Jacques Turcotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mamed Khalidovic.
Well Khalidovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
An out of breath Mamed Khalidovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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