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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 277 p4p, 228 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 27 p4p, 20 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Tax Payer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Finnish Tax Payer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Duvernay misses its target.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer misses with a left hand
and Duvernay counters with a left to the body.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay clinches.
Tax Payer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer scores with a body shot.
Tax Payer moves into the clinch.
Tax Payer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tax Payer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duvernays head.
I was talking to Duvernay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tax Payer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duvernay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duvernay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tax Payer swings wildly with an uppercut but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Duvernay.
Duvernay lands an elbow just above Tax Payer 's eye.
Tax Payer throws a head punch that misses.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Duvernay's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer lands a left hand.
Tax Payer is trying to pull guard but Duvernay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax Payer throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tax Payer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tax Payer pushes Duvernay up against the cage in a clinch.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer lands a right hand.
Duvernay blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
Duvernay takes a shot to the head.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvernay.
Tax Payer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duvernay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tax Payer can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Duvernay fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Tax Payer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay scores with a shoulder strike.
Tax Payer misses with a body punch.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tax Payer is trying to pull guard but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage.
Duvernay blocks a body shot from Tax Payer.
Duvernay throws an elbow but it misses.
Tax Payer gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Duvernay 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.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tax Payer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duvernay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duvernay moves into the clinch successfully.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Duvernay misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with some punches.
Duvernay blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tax Payer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Tax Payer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer blocks the body kick.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer lands a front kick.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tax Payer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duvernay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer flicks out a counter leg kick but Duvernay steps away.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer walks into a stiff left hand from Duvernay.
Tax Payer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Duvernay looks to throw a body kick
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Duvernay has Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tax Payer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tax Payer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tax Payer delivers a nice body kick.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick
and Tax Payer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duvernay slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Duvernay ducks down to avoid it.
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 Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay pushes Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Tax Payer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tax Payer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Tax Payer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tax Payer fails to pull guard.
Tax Payer scores with a shot to the side of Duvernay's head.
Tax Payer takes an elbow to the temple.
Tax Payer is working Duvernay over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tax Payer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tax Payer.
Tax Payer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duvernay. Duvernay obviously looking to wear him down.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Tax Payer works the jab nicely.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Tax Payer is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duvernay.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Tax Payer.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tax Payer moves away.
Duvernay closes the distance and clinches.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duvernay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tax Payer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tax Payer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duvernay counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that Duvernay semi-blocks.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay misses with a hook to the body
and Tax Payer counters with a good low kick that Duvernay was not able to check.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
Duvernay misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duvernay.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Tax Payer is having none of it.
Tax Payer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duvernay. Duvernay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tax Payer tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Tax Payer lands a head shot.
Duvernay moves out of range as Tax Payer strikes.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Tax Payer
and Duvernay counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Jab from Tax Payer.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Duvernay lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy left from Duvernay finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tax Payer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duvernay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duvernay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing 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!
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Duvernay doesn't manage to clinch there - Tax Payer circles away.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay moves out of range of the body kick.
Tax Payer delivers a nice body kick.
Tax Payer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Tax Payer lands but Duvernay takes it in his stride.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Duvernay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Tax Payer is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tax Payer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tax Payer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duvernay is looking to counter punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tax Payer scores with a four punch combination!
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Duvernay misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Duvernay. Beautiful body shot.
Tax Payer avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Tax Payer misses with a straight right.
Duvernay avoids the head kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duvernay connects with a body shot that sends Tax Payer's belly button to the back.
Tax Payer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Duvernay slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay tries to clinch up but Tax Payer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Duvernay.
Duvernay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duvernay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tax Payer.
Duvernay wants to clinch
and Tax Payer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the body.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Duvernay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tax Payer can pounce on him.
Duvernay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tax Payer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside that Tax Payer shrugs off.
Tax Payer has a couple of punches blocked by Duvernay.
Tax Payer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
As Duvernay backs off Tax Payer throws a huge counter combo but Duvernay manages to avoid it all.
Duvernay moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tax Payer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay scores with a jab.
Tax Payer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duvernay lands with a straight right. Tax Payer didn't see that one coming.
Tax Payer rushes Duvernay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duvernay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Evan Duvernay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Duvernay misses with some punches.
Tax Payer lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duvernay.
Tax Payer working aggressively here.
Duvernay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duvernay tries to throw a body punch but Tax Payer avoids it by throwing Duvernay back against the cage.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tax Payer.
Duvernay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duvernay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tax Payer's elbow.
Tax Payer lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay scores with a shoulder strike.
Duvernay misses with an elbow strike.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer letting Duvernay take a breather here.
Duvernay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Tax Payer as the two fighters clinch.
Tax Payer dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Tax Payer lands a body shot.
Tax Payer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duvernay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tax Payer to score with a decent uppercut.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tax Payer with a nice cross.
Duvernay throws a lazy right hand but Tax Payer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay darts in trying to clinch
and Duvernay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tax Payer momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick.
Duvernay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Duvernay - just one landing.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Tax Payer throws a sloppy head kick and Duvernay moves out of range easily.
Tax Payer misses with a body kick.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
Duvernay misses with a body kick.
Duvernay lands a leg kick that knocks Tax Payer off balance momentarily.
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duvernay lands a right hook to the body.
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 Evan Duvernay.
Well Duvernay 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
An out of breath Evan Duvernay 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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