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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wutang Lee (ranked 2794 p4p, 346 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 492 p4p, 80 weight class). Alessandro Orsini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wutang Lee's chin.
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184 cm
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176 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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183 cm
36
171 lbs
26 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wutang Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Orsini! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Orsini tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Orsini throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range. Lee lands a lovely overhand right. Lee misses with a straight right. Orsini lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Orsini throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range. Lee throwing a counter right hand but Orsini manages to avoid it. Lee misses the jab. Orsini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away. Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lee throws a right hand that Orsini ducks under and follows up with a left that Orsini also avoids with ease. Orsini lands with a good body shot. Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orsini throws out the jab. Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lee slips under a jab. Lee appears to be looking for a big counter. Orsini fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Orsini persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lee is pressing down on Orsini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Lee is adopting a defensive guard. Lee wants to stand and escape but Orsini is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orsini passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Orsini is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Lee keeps control of the position for the meantime. Lee is trying to stand up here but Orsini is controlling him well. Lee is not content to let Orsini control the position. Orsini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Lee wants to get back to full guard but Orsini has passed into side control. Lee is looking for a sweep. Orsini trying to control the position but Lee is working away. Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee is looking to reverse the position. Orsini scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK. Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't. A lull in the action here. Orsini working away. Lee tries to improve position but can't. Orsini misses with the ground and pound. Lee tries to improve position but can't. Orsini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well. Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Orsini is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orsini is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Orsini scoring with punches from side control. Lee is not content to let Orsini control the position. Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Orsini is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Orsini prevents Lee from improving his position. Lee is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orsini missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Lee works his way to full guard. Good work. Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Orsini off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lee misses with a body punch
and Orsini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lee blocks a jab. Orsini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Orsini counters with a nice body shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Orsini. Lee misses the shot to the body. Orsini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee. Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orsini. Lee moves out of range of the strikes. Orsini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Orsini dominated that round. 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Orsini moves out of range and Lee only half commits. Orsini misses with a wild body shot. Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Orsini has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Orsini looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lee! Lee gets back to half guard. Orsini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Lee is trying to control but can't.
Orsini has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Lee tries to lock up and control but Orsini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Alessandro Orsini has got the better of the ground game so far. Orsini landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Lee is rocked! Orsini cracks Lee with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Orsini! Alessandro Orsini was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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