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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 1418 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 148 p4p, 208 weight class). Stepanovich's entrance music is Swallowing Dust. A fine choice. Hatfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Olenev Stepanovich has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich feints a jab promting Hatfield to slip. Stepanovich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hatfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Riley Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield catches Stepanovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatfield 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.
Hatfield scores with a nice strike.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Stepanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stepanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich blocks a jab.
Hatfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stepanovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield with a nice cross.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hatfield blocks a head kick by Stepanovich.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Stepanovich with a series of wild strikes but Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stepanovich is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Hatfield tries to land a front kick but Stepanovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stepanovich swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stepanovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hatfield misses
letting Stepanovich counter with a right hand.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatfield with a jab.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Stepanovich counter with a right hand.
Hatfield looks to throw a body kick
and Stepanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepanovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stepanovich slips under a jab.
Stepanovich staying out of range there.
Stepanovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
A head kick misses from Hatfield.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield connects with a leg kick.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
letting Stepanovich counter with a right hand.
Stepanovich cracks Hatfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stepanovich ducks right into an uppercut from Hatfield.
A nice leg kick from Hatfield, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield misses with a jab to the body
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Hatfield misses with a jab to the body
and Stepanovich counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stepanovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepanovich is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Stepanovich's ribs.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Stepanovich ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield throws out a leg kick but Stepanovich moves out of range and Hatfield only half commits.
Stepanovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatfield throws a fast counter high kick but Stepanovich manages to duck under it in time.
Hatfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stepanovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Stepanovich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
Hatfield connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a jab when Stepanovich was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield misses with a hook to the body
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hatfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepanovich throws out the jab.
Hatfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stepanovich with a body shot.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich checks a low kick from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
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 Olenev Stepanovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riley Hatfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hatfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield lands with an overhand left.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick
and Stepanovich counters with a left to the body.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Hatfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stepanovich slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hatfield. That's going to slow Stepanovich down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stepanovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riley Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield throws a head kick but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanovich slips under a jab from Hatfield.
It looked like Stepanovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich blocks the body kick.
Stepanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Stepanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses the jab.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Stepanovich throws a series of punches but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Stepanovich walks into a jab.
Hatfield thows a leg kick but Stepanovich checks it
and Stepanovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Stepanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield lands with an overhand left.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Stepanovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Stepanovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Stepanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stepanovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Stepanovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatfield slips a straight right by Stepanovich.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Hatfield motions for Stepanovich to come forward. Hatfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield throws a combination that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Stepanovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Stepanovich is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
It looked like Stepanovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stepanovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
Hatfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield lands a jab to the nose.
Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
It looked like Stepanovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws out a leg kick but Stepanovich moves out of range and Hatfield only half commits.
Stepanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
and Stepanovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich cracks Hatfield with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Hatfield.
Stepanovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Hatfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riley Hatfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stepanovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatfield.
A big left from Stepanovich misses.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Stepanovich defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
An attempted straight right counter from Stepanovich misses the target.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Stepanovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses.
Stepanovich connects with a single shot there.
Hatfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich misses with a wild body shot.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich lands a head shot.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Stepanovich moved out of range.
Stepanovich blocks a leg kick.
Stepanovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Stepanovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Stepanovich misses with the combination.
Hatfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatfield under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
and Stepanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Stepanovich moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield throws a leg kick which misses Stepanovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Stepanovich tries to avoid it.
Hatfield cracks a nice hook into Stepanovich's ribs.
A good leg kick by Hatfield.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Hatfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Stepanovich is wise to it.
Stepanovich walks into a jab.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stepanovich sizes up Hatfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatfield walks into a stiff left hand from Stepanovich.
Hatfield lands a jab.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Stepanovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Hatfield looks to move away, Stepanovich throws a big counter combo but Hatfield just gets out of the way.
Good shot there by Stepanovich.
Hatfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Stepanovich ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich with a jab.
Hatfield thows a leg kick but Stepanovich checks it
and Stepanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hatfield throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield scores with a jab.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Stepanovich scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stepanovich checks a leg kick.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stepanovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hatfield jabs Stepanovich right on the nose. Stepanovich blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield lands the left hand.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Stepanovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hatfield misses with a hook
letting Stepanovich counter with a right hand.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatfield connects with a leg kick.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Stepanovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
Stepanovich cracks Hatfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hatfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatfield lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatfield misses with a double jab
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Olenev Stepanovich.
I think Stepanovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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