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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Chisaki (ranked 359 p4p, 477 weight class) and Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 56 p4p, 72 weight class). Stepanovich has chosen Swallowing Dust as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Chisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chisaki.
Kai Chisaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich lands a jab to Chisaki's midsection.
Stepanovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepanovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Stepanovich lands.
A big left from Chisaki misses.
Stepanovich tries to work over Chisaki's front leg with a kick but Chisaki checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stepanovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chisaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stepanovich scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich lunges at Chisaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chisaki's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisaki swings widly with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chisaki connects with a single shot there.
Chisaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chisaki lands a slapping body shot.
Chisaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisaki misses with a hook
and Stepanovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chisaki.
Chisaki throwing a counter right hand but Stepanovich manages to avoid it.
Stepanovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chisaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stepanovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stepanovich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chisaki.
Chisaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chisaki is rocked!
Stepanovich misses with a looping left.
Oh Chisaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chisaki misses with a wild body shot.
Chisaki seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stepanovich! But no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stepanovich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Chisaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stepanovich scores with a nice strike.
Stepanovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chisaki manages to avoid it.
Stepanovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stepanovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stepanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chisaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stepanovich.
Chisaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chisaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chisaki throws a jab when Stepanovich was well out of range.
Chisaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisaki ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich misses with a hook. Chisaki ducked under it nicely.
Chisaki throws a lazy right hand but Stepanovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chisaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chisaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stepanovich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Stepanovich.
Chisaki throws a looping overhand right but Stepanovich ducks down to avoid it.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Chisaki's head but Chisaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chisaki throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Chisaki misses with a hook.
Chisaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chisaki throws an off balance right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Stepanovich misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich misses with a right hand
and Stepanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chisaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanovich manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki sizes up Stepanovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chisaki scores with a jab. Stepanovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chisaki connects with a single shot there.
Stepanovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chisaki on the side of the head.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Chisaki.
Chisaki swings widly with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Chisaki misses.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chisaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chisaki misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Chisaki.
Chisaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stepanovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chisaki somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olenev Stepanovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Chisaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chisaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stepanovich digs a good hook to Chisaki's body.
Stepanovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chisaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Stepanovich's head.
Chisaki tries for a takedown but Stepanovich circles away easily
and Stepanovich counters with an outside leg kick.
Chisaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stepanovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Stepanovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chisaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chisaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chisaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Chisaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisaki rushes Stepanovich and presses him up against the cage.
Chisaki looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Stepanovich.
Chisaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stepanovichs head.
Chisaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stepanovich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stepanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chisaki blocks a body shot from Stepanovich.
Chisaki tries to pull guard but Stepanovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chisaki is trying to stall.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Stepanovich tries to work over Chisaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chisaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stepanovich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki throws a big shot that misses.
Chisaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a left to the body.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Chisaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chisaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stepanovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chisaki looks to land a left hand but Stepanovich moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich scores with a sloppy right hand. Chisaki should have avoided that one.
Stepanovich misses with a wild body shot.
Stepanovich jabs at Chisaki's body.
Stepanovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich slips a straight right by Chisaki.
Stepanovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chisaki's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Chisaki.
Stepanovich lands a big right hand that sends Chisaki crashing to the mat! Stepanovich stays standing though and waves Chisaki back to his feet!
Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chisaki.
Stepanovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chisaki moves in looking to clinch but Stepanovich pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chisaki throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Chisaki.
Chisaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich lands a leg kick that knocks Chisaki off balance momentarily.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chisaki wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chisaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olenev Stepanovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chisaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Stepanovich's guard.
Stepanovich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chisaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stepanovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Chisaki dives in for a single leg takedown but Stepanovich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stepanovich tries a body shot but Chisaki blocks it.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chisaki shoots in for a takedown but Stepanovich shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Chisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A good leg kick by Stepanovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olenev Stepanovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chisaki throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Stepanovich tenderised Chisaki's leg. Chisaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chisaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Stepanovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stepanovich is looking to slow Chisaki down with leg kicks.
Chisaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stepanovich.
A countering left hand to the body from Stepanovich misses.
A jab from Chisaki misses.
Chisaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stepanovich as he avoids it easily.
Chisaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stepanovich defends well and Chisaki ends up having to push Stepanovich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Chisaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stepanovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stepanovich breaks from the clinch.
Stepanovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chisaki at a distance.
A punch combination from Chisaki misses.
Stepanovich tests Chisaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chisaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Stepanovich sprawls well. He's pushed Chisaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stepanovich lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chisaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chisaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chisaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Stepanovich finds it's target.
Chisaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Chisaki's head but Chisaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chisaki misses with a straight right.
Chisaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stepanovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chisaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Stepanovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olenev Stepanovich 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.
Chisaki misses with a straight right.
Chisaki has managed to clinch.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Chisaki scores with a shot to the side of Stepanovich's head.
Stepanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stepanovich blocks a body shot from Chisaki.
Chisaki lands a shoulder strike.
Chisaki fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stepanovich's efforts to push away.
Kai Chisaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki wants a takedown.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Stepanovich can't break the clinch.
Stepanovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Chisaki has double underhooks.
Chisaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chisaki prevents Stepanovich from breaking the clinch.
Stepanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chisaki tries to clinch
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chisaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki tries to clinch there but Stepanovich circles away.
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Chisaki avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chisaki lands the left hand.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Chisaki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanovich scores with a jab to the head.
Stepanovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chisaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chisaki misses with a left hand
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chisaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Chisaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stepanovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Chisaki tries to move into range but Stepanovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chisaki lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olenev Stepanovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stepanovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olenev Stepanovich!
A victorious Olenev Stepanovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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