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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pollos Hermanos (ranked 1535 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 162 p4p, 131 weight class). Stepanovich has chosen Swallowing Dust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hermanos clinches up against the cage.
Hermanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hermanos prevents Stepanovich from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Hermanos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
A frustrated look appears on Stepanovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanos fails to land.
Stepanovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stepanovich is trying to break the clinch but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
Stepanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stepanovich working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stepanovich tries to throw a body punch but Hermanos avoids it by throwing Stepanovich back against the cage.
Stepanovich lands a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hermanos as Stepanovich tries to tie him up.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos keeps control of Stepanovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stepanovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stepanovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stepanovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Hermanos clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermanos.
Stepanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stepanovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Hermanos.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Stepanovich stalling in the clinch but Hermanos improves position.
Hermanos keeps control of Stepanovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stepanovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermanos closes the distance and clinches.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stepanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepanovich misses with the head strike.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermanos misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos has Stepanovich pressed against the cage, preventing Stepanovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Stepanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
Hermanos is looking to clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hermanos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
A short right from Hermanos on the inside.
Hermanos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos is looking to clinch.
Hermanos moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Hermanos prevents Stepanovich from breaking the clinch.
Stepanovich is trying to stall.
Stepanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermanos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hermanos wants to clinch.
Hermanos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hermanos moves to clinch but Stepanovich breaks away
and Stepanovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hermanos.
Hermanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pollos Hermanos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Stepanovich throws a looping overhand right but Hermanos ducks down to avoid it.
Hermanos is looking to clinch but Stepanovich is avoiding it.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Stepanovich does it's job there.
Hermanos moves away from the strike by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermanos.
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Stepanovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stepanovich cracks Hermanos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos forces Stepanovich back against the cage and clinches.
Stepanovich can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich tries to break free but Hermanos pushes him back against the cage.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Stepanovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermanos moves away.
Hermanos is looking to clinch but Stepanovich is avoiding it.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermanos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pollos Hermanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that half lands.
Stepanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermanos under the eye.
Hermanos takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hermanos on the side of the head.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanos forces Stepanovich back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Hermanos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Stepanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to break free but Hermanos has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Hermanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stepanovich tries to work over Hermanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stepanovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos lands a left hand.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos throws a head punch that misses.
Stepanovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hermanos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hermanos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stepanovich backwards.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stepanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Hermanos blocks it.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stepanovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Hermanos moved out of range nicely.
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hermanos instigates a clinch.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanos.
Hermanos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stepanovich's efforts to push away.
Stepanovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stepanovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos gets a clinch.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hermanos darts in trying to clinch
and Stepanovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hermanos thinking.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hermanos doesn't manage to clinch there - Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos clinches up with Stepanovich and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermanos tries to clinch there but Stepanovich circles away.
Hermanos wants to clinch up but Stepanovich keeps it at a distance.
Hermanos wants to clinch but Stepanovich slips to the side
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stepanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermanos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stepanovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hermanos scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hermanos has Stepanovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermanos.
Stepanovich misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hermanos.
Stepanovich tries to break the clinch but Hermanos is controlling the position.
Hermanos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermanos.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stepanovich manages to break the clinch.
Hermanos tries to clinch up but Stepanovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Stepanovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermanos clinches with his opponent.
Stepanovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermanos gets an underhook and turns Stepanovich into the cage.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hermanos fails to land.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pollos Hermanos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands with a left to the head.
Hermanos working aggressively here.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Stepanovich tries to break free but Hermanos pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stepanovich.
Hermanos lands with a light punch inside.
Hermanos lands with a right to the head.
Stepanovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermanos has him pressed against the cage.
Stepanovich is working Hermanos over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stepanovich.
Stepanovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stepanovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Hermanos has Stepanovich pressed against the cage, preventing Stepanovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermanos gets through Stepanovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepanovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Hermanos won't allow it.
Stepanovich is trying to break the clinch but Hermanos is controlling him.
Stepanovich tries to circle away but Hermanos has him pinned against the cage.
Hermanos lands with a light punch inside.
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Hermanos lands with a left to the head.
Stepanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermanos.
Stepanovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Hermanos slips the punch.
Stepanovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermanos.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos rushes Stepanovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stepanovich fails to land.
Hermanos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stepanovich backwards.
Hermanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stepanovich has had enough of the clinch but Hermanos keeps him there for the moment.
Stepanovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich blocking some punches.
Hermanos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands a nice uppercut.
Hermanos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos misses with some punches.
Stepanovich blocks an uppercut.
Hermanos blocking some punches.
Stepanovich working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollos Hermanos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hermanos 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollos Hermanos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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