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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 154 p4p, 177 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 15 p4p, 20 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. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 32 - 15 - 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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Tax Payer is wise to it.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khalidovic!
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer stuns Khalidovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
Khalidovic throws a combination. Tax Payer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tax Payer scores with a nice right hand.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tax Payer. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
Nice body punch from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot that sends Khalidovic's belly button to the back.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
A slow jab from Khalidovic misses its intended target.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic works Tax Payer's body with a nice hook.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Tax Payer scores with a leg kick.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khalidovic moves away from the strike by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khalidovic counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
It seemed like Khalidovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khalidovic is looking to land body kicks.
Khalidovic throws a push kick but Tax Payer slaps the foot to one side.
Khalidovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Some bone on bone action there as Tax Payer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tax Payer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Tax Payer misses with a left hand
and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tax Payer throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khalidovic throws a body kick that misses.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Tax Payer tests Khalidovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Khalidovic slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Khalidovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer blocks a leg kick.
Tax Payer missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khalidovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
Khalidovic feints a counter leg kick.
Tax Payer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
Tax Payer cracks Khalidovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tax Payer cracks Khalidovic with an open hand slap.
Tax Payer defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand.
That's three 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khalidovic cracks Tax Payer with a good jab.
Khalidovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tax Payer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tax Payer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khalidovic. That did some damage!
Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick from Tax Payer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic scores with a kick to the body.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the body
and Khalidovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tax Payer. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khalidovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tax Payer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tax Payer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khalidovic scrambles back to his feet.
Tax Payer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tax Payer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tax Payer misses its intended target.
Khalidovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khalidovic lands a high kick!
Tax Payer looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tax Payer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khalidovic misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Khalidovic connects with a body shot.
Khalidovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tax Payer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic.
Tax Payer scores with a hook to the body. Khalidovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Khalidovic moved out of range nicely.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Khalidovic tries to score with a low kick but Tax Payer moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Tax Payer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Tax Payer backs off Khalidovic throws a huge counter combo but Tax Payer manages to avoid it all.
A lazy left from Khalidovic finds it's target.
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tax Payer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tax Payer with a nice calf kick.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic lands with a nice body punch.
Tax Payer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tax Payer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khalidovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tax Payer catches Khalidovic right on the button with a cross.
Khalidovic works Tax Payer's body with a nice hook.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Good exchange - Tax Payer coming out on top.
Tax Payer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalidovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khalidovic. Tax Payer shrugs it off though.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Khalidovic moved out of range.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalidovic with a hook.
Tax Payer cracks Khalidovic with an open hand slap.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Khalidovic throws a body kick.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalidovic moves away.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer throws a leg kick
and Khalidovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tax Payer throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khalidovic lands with a good body shot.
Finnish Tax Payer is winning the standup battle so far.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic looks for the body kick but Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Khalidovic wants to land a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tax Payer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidovic.
Tax Payer thumps Khalidovic with a low kick.
Tax Payer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tax Payer. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tax Payer.
Nice uppercut lands for Tax Payer. That snapped Khalidovic's head back.
Khalidovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tax Payer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tax Payer tries a low kick but Khalidovic avoids it.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
Khalidovic throws a series of punches but Tax Payer moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Khalidovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khalidovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tax Payer. That's going to slow Khalidovic down.
Nice shot by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a right hand that Khalidovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidovic also avoids with ease.
Khalidovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalidovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tax Payer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khalidovic scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Khalidovic as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Tax Payer misses.
Nice body punch from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tax Payer in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tax Payer misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khalidovic throws a solid leg kick but Tax Payer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khalidovic.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
Tax Payer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a straight left.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic throws a front kick aimed at Tax Payer's knee but Tax Payer avoids it well.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khalidovic looks for the body kick but Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tax Payer looks to land a combination but Khalidovic avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Khalidovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch lands to the side of Khalidovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tax Payer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the leg kick from Khalidovic.
A nice leg kick from Khalidovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tax Payer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalidovic. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khalidovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khalidovic, as that shot connected.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch.
Tax Payer misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalidovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tax Payer's knee momentarily.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Khalidovic swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalidovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
Khalidovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalidovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khalidovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khalidovic misses the shot to the body.
Khalidovic staying out of range there.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovic throws the kick towards the body but Tax Payer avoids it.
Khalidovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Tax Payer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tax Payer blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws a right hand that misses
and Tax Payer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidovic misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tax Payer misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tax Payer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khalidovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khalidovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Khalidovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalidovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer lands a slapping body shot.
Khalidovic throws a nice looking combination but Tax Payer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tax Payer stuns Khalidovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tax Payer misses.
Khalidovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Tax Payer is wise to it.
A punch combination from Khalidovic misses.
Tax Payer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khalidovic's hands.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Tax Payer 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.
Mamed Khalidovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Khalidovic feints a counter leg kick.
Tax Payer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic tries to move into range but Tax Payer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tax Payer tries to score with a low kick but Khalidovic moves his leg out of the way.
Khalidovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khalidovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Khalidovic tenderised Tax Payer's leg. Tax Payer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tax Payer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tax Payer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that Khalidovic avoids nicely.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
Tax Payer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khalidovic looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tax Payer, as that shot connected.
Khalidovic walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic misses with a two punch combination.
Khalidovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tax Payer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Tax Payer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Khalidovic saw that one coming.
Khalidovic throws the kick towards the body but Tax Payer avoids it.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick which misses Khalidovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalidovic tries to avoid it.
Khalidovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range and Khalidovic settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Tax Payer.
A big right from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tax Payer works the jab nicely.
Tax Payer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khalidovic. Khalidovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tax Payer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tax Payer finds it's way round the side to connect with Khalidovic's head.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalidovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tax Payer with a body shot.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
Tax Payer throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Tax Payer.
Khalidovic throws a push kick but Tax Payer slaps the foot to one side.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick which misses Tax Payer's front leg but catches the back leg as Tax Payer tries to avoid it.
Tax Payer blocks the body kick.
Tax Payer is looking to counter punch.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick which misses Khalidovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalidovic tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Tax Payer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick that knocks Khalidovic off balance momentarily.
Tax Payer throws a shot to the body.
Khalidovic misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Tax Payer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tax Payer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Tax Payer!
A very excited looking Finnish Tax Payer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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