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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 278 p4p, 146 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 35 p4p, 15 weight class). Tax Payer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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176 cm
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149
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tax Payer checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Tax Payer moved away.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Tax Payer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin tries to clinch there but Tax Payer circles away.
Tax Payer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Gavin finds it's way through Tax Payer's defenses.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Tax Payer jumps back.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tax Payer! But no joy.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tax Payer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tax Payer thuds his right hand into Gavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tax Payer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Gavin misses with a hook
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot by Gavin.
Gavin throws out a powerful jab.
Gavin moves forwards but Tax Payer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gavin blocks a low kick nicely.
Tax Payer tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin cracks Tax Payer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Tax Payer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tax Payer counters with a body kick.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Gavin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTax Payer.
Gavin tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp one two that drops Gavin! Tax Payer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gavin to his feet! Gavin is in big trouble!
Gavin is rocked!
Tax Payer ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gavin's jaw. Gavin's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tax Payer does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Tax Payer!
Finnish Tax Payer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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