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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 499 p4p, 851 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 71 p4p, 112 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Hatfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek takes one to the chin there.
Pavlek darts in and clinches Hatfield up against the cage.
Hatfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hatfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Pavlek jabs at Hatfield's body.
Pavlek throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Pavlek.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Pavlek's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek cracks Hatfield with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a low kick but Pavlek avoids it.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pavlek cracks a nice hook into Hatfield's ribs.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hatfield misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlek is just out of range.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Pavlek lands with a straight right. Hatfield didn't see that one coming.
Pavlek thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pavlek checks a low kick from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Pavlek moved out of range.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek with a nice cross.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Hatfield's head but Hatfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Hatfield misses with a hook
and Pavlek counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
Nice shot by Pavlek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavlek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlek.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek lunges at Hatfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatfield's hand.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hatfield drops his hands momentarily and Pavlek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek throws a solid leg kick but Hatfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatfield.
Pavlek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Hatfield throws a push kick but Pavlek slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Pavlek's head but Pavlek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Pavlek is wise to it.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pavlek connects with a crisp jab.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Pavlek moved away.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Pavlek lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
Pavlek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Pavlek there.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pavlek misses with a looping left.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Pavlek avoids it with no problem.
Pavlek slips a straight right by Hatfield.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
That's time! Pavlek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pavlek looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield with a nice cross.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Hatfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Pavlek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hatfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Hatfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavlek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield connects with a right hand. Pavlek shakes it off.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Hatfield blocks a leg kick.
Pavlek with a hook.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlek.
Hatfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pavlek connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Pavlek avoids them all with ease.
Hatfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hatfield lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlek wants to land a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Pavlek slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hatfield really felt that one!
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Pavlek counters with a good low kick that Hatfield was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pavlek throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Pavlek backs off Hatfield throws a huge counter combo but Pavlek manages to avoid it all.
Pavlek is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatfield as he connects with a hook.
Pavlek misses with a left hand
and Hatfield counters with a left and a right that stings Pavlek.
Hatfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pavlek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hatfield misses
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Hatfield throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a push kick but Hatfield slaps the foot to one side.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Pavlek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pavlek feints a jab promting Hatfield to slip. Pavlek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hatfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pavlek misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pavlek tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Hatfield.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatfield misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlek. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek punishes Hatfield's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pavlek thumps Hatfield with a low kick.
Pavlek throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Pavlek connects with a jab.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield is looking to chop away at Pavlek's legs.
Pavlek swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pavlek.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Pavlek avoids nicely.
Pavlek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlek throws a combination. Hatfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Pavlek avoids a kick to the body.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Pavlek has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Hatfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
It looked like Pavlek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield swings for the body but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hatfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Hatfield dodges the punch combination from Pavlek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlek. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Pavlek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Hatfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek punishes Hatfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
Hatfield defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pavlek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlek looks to land a left hand but Hatfield moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield tests Pavlek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavlek throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Pavlek misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Hatfield lands a jab to Pavlek's midsection.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Hatfield checks the leg kick.
Pavlek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield wants to slow Pavlek down by chopping away at his legs.
Hatfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hatfield blocks the low kick.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Pavlek's body.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield throws a front kick aimed at Pavlek's knee but Pavlek avoids it well.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Pavlek blocks the low kick.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Hatfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
And Pavlek counters with a quick kick to the body but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Pavlek.
Hatfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlek. Those never looked like landing.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pavlek lands a really nice looking cross but Hatfield seems unphased.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlek.
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Pavlek tries to clinch up.
Pavlek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek lands a head shot.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Pavlek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Pavlek.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlek throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Pavlek takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hatfield.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlek works on Hatfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Jakov Pavlek.
Well Pavlek 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 Ben Watson scores the fight for Riley Hatfield!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Jakov Pavlek!
Jakov Pavlek wins by split decision!
Jakov Pavlek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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