PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 106 p4p, 212 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 21 p4p, 34 weight class). Stepanovich comes into the arena with Swallowing Dust blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stepanovich
vs
Turcotte

186 cm
28
165
17 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
160
19 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich misses with a left hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stepanovich swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich misses the jab.
Stepanovich wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stepanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Stepanovich has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turcotte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stepanovich stuns Turcotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepanovich missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich jabs at Turcotte's body.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a hook but Stepanovich blocks it.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turcotte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Good exchange - Stepanovich coming out on top.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Turcotte's body.
Turcotte throws a right hand that Stepanovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Stepanovich also avoids with ease.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepanovich throws out the jab.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turcotte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stepanovich throws a series of strikes that have Turcotte backpedaling.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Stepanovich.
Turcotte moves away from the strike by Stepanovich.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Stepanovich stuns Turcotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turcotte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepanovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte slips a straight right by Stepanovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte jabs Stepanovich right on the nose. Stepanovich blinks but takes it well.
Turcotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Stepanovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turcotte misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Stepanovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stepanovich missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Stepanovich tests Turcotte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Stepanovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stepanovich swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turcotte throws a right hand that Stepanovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Stepanovich also avoids with ease.
Stepanovich looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepanovich throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Stepanovich.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Turcotte's body.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Stepanovich misses the body punch
and Turcotte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stepanovich thinking.
Stepanovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Turcotte's head but Turcotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Turcotte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stepanovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a counter combo.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
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.

Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Stepanovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stepanovich with the inside leg kick.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turcotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Turcotte blocks the low kick.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stepanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepanovich scores with a shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Stepanovich ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich cracks a nice hook into Turcotte's ribs.
Turcotte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Stepanovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte scores with a jab.
Stepanovich misses with a straight left.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Stepanovich throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Stepanovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turcotte momentarily.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick but Turcotte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turcotte tries to bum rush Stepanovich with a series of wild strikes but Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stepanovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanovich sizes up Turcotte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turcotte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stepanovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Turcotte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stepanovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turcotte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stepanovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turcotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turcotte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stepanovich doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
Turcotte cracks Stepanovich with a good jab.
Stepanovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stepanovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turcotte lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick
and Turcotte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanovich swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte walks into a straight right hand from Stepanovich.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Turcotte cracks Stepanovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Turcotte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turcotte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stepanovich.
A big left from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stepanovich throws a head kick but Turcotte moves out of range.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Stepanovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws a chopping leg kick but Turcotte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Turcotte blocks a jab.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
Stepanovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stepanovich.
Turcotte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head.
Stepanovich lands a right hook to the body.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stepanovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Stepanovich lands with a straight right. Turcotte didn't see that one coming.
Turcotte cracks Stepanovich with a good jab.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
Stepanovich slips under a jab.
Stepanovich scores with a hook.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Stepanovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stepanovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turcotte's head.
Turcotte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turcotte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte walks into a straight right hand from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stepanovich.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte lands a slapping body shot.
Turcotte slips a straight right by Stepanovich.
Turcotte looks to land a combination but Stepanovich avoids it well.
Stepanovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanovich lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Stepanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Stepanovich misses the target.
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Turcotte's body.
Stepanovich takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte throws a hook but Stepanovich avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Stepanovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte's corner calls for a 1-2. Turcotte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stepanovich, as that shot connected.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Stepanovich ducked under it nicely.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turcotte misses the shot to the body.
Stepanovich throws a series of punches but Turcotte avoids them all with ease.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Stepanovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stepanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Turcotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Turcotte finds it's target.
Stepanovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stepanovich swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich jabs Turcotte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Stepanovich moved out of range.
Turcotte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Stepanovich throws a head kick but Turcotte moves out of range.
Stepanovich throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Stepanovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Stepanovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stepanovich throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
Stepanovich with a nice calf kick.
Turcotte lands a lovely overhand right.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Turcotte. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Turcotte does no damage.
Turcotte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stepanovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turcotte scrambles back to his feet.
Stepanovich misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turcotte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turcotte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stepanovich thuds his right hand into Turcotte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Turcotte cracks Stepanovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Stepanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stepanovich lands a jab to the head.
Stepanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Olenev Stepanovich did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Stepanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Turcotte misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stepanovich. That snapped Turcotte's head back.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
A shot to the liver by Stepanovich. Beautiful body shot.
Turcotte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turcotte cracks Stepanovich with a good jab.
Stepanovich lands a head kick. Turcotte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stepanovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Turcotte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanovich misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turcotte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
A slow jab from Stepanovich misses its intended target.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich throwing a counter right hand but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Stepanovich misses
and Turcotte counters with a one-two to the body.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Turcotte blocks a jab.
Stepanovich slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepanovich. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stepanovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stepanovich works Turcotte's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turcotte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Stepanovich throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hook but Stepanovich avoids it easily.
Stepanovich scores with a jab. Turcotte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turcotte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turcotte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stepanovich backs up against the cage.
Turcotte takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte throws a counter combo.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turcottes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stepanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich jabs at Turcotte's body.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stepanovich with a body shot.
Stepanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turcotte under the eye.
A big left from Stepanovich misses.
Turcotte scores with a one two! Stepanovich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Turcotte misses the shot to the body.
Stepanovich scores with the left hand. Turcotte knows he should have avoided that one.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a right hand that Turcotte ducks under and follows up with a left that Turcotte also avoids with ease.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Stepanovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stepanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Stepanovich walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Stepanovich misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stepanovich does it's job there.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Stepanovich connects with the punch.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Nice body punch from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands with an overhand left.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Stepanovich moved out of range.
Turcotte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Stepanovich avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich lands with a cross.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Olenev Stepanovich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Turcotte jabs at Stepanovich's body.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepanovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stepanovich throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepanovich. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich ducks right into an uppercut from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.
Stepanovich staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Stepanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Stepanovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Stepanovich saw that one coming.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Turcotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Turcotte.
Stepanovich swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turcotte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turcotte lands a jab.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Stepanovich moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepanovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick lands for Stepanovich.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Stepanovich misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Stepanovich misses.
Turcotte lands a lovely overhand right.
Stepanovich misses with the combination.
Stepanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turcotte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick but Turcotte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turcotte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stepanovich. Stepanovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turcotte works the jab nicely.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Stepanovich slips under a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
Stepanovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Stepanovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stepanovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stepanovich moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
Stepanovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turcotte's head.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Stepanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turcotte, as that shot connected.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turcotte.
Stepanovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich connects with a crisp jab.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Stepanovich ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
Stepanovich misses with a leg kick
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte takes a swing at Stepanovich's ribcage but misses.
Turcotte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stepanovich scores with a jab. Turcotte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
A low kick from Stepanovich misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Stepanovich blocks a jab.
Stepanovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turcotte is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Stepanovich scores with a body shot.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Stepanovich ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte scores with a decent looking hook.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Stepanovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turcotte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte is the new lightweight champion!