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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 1990 p4p, 254 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 2155 p4p, 273 weight class). Wowie comes into the arena with Dont bogart that joint blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
34
195 lbs
29 - 22 - 0 |
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180 cm
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192 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Stefanovic! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A bone on bone clash there as Wowie blocks the leg kick.
Stefanovic misses the body punch and Stefanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wowie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefanovic. Wowie digs a good body shot into Stefanovic's ribs. Wowie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stefanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wowie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Stefanovic misses with an uppercut. Wowie saw that one coming. Wowie half committed to a counter leg kick. Stefanovic swings for the body but Wowie moves out of range.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the body
and Wowie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Alex Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stefanovic slips a straight right by Wowie. Wowie shoots in and drives through. Stefanovic sprawls well. Stefanovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Wowie tries to clinch but Stefanovic moves out of range. Wowie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wowie throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Stefanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Stefanovic closes the distance and clinches. Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Wowie 's eye. Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Wowie shrugs off. Stefanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wowie blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses. Wowie tries to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling the position. Wowie avoids a wild elbow strike from Stefanovic. Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stefanovic tries to pull guard but Wowie forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Wowie blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wowie blocks an elbow strike. Wowie wants to break free but Stefanovic has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses. Stefanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wowie backwards. Wowie is trying to break free. Stefanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wowie can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wowie's brow. Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stefanovic throws a nice inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Stefanovic throws a low kick but Wowie avoids it. Stefanovic misses with a low kick. Stefanovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wowie avoids the elbow strike from Stefanovic, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut. Wowie prevents a body shot from Stefanovic. Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
Stefanovic tries to pull guard but Wowie holds him up against the cage and eventually Stefanovic drops back down to his feet.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up. Stefanovic leaves Wowie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Wowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wowie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Stefanovic dips to his left and cracks Wowie with an uppercut! Stefanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wowie was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefanovic. Wowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefanovic. Wowie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Stefanovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wowie rather than just go for the knockout. Wowie moves into the clinch successfully.
Wowie is trying to push Stefanovic away but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A frustrated look appears on Wowie's face as he tries to break the clinch. Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stefanovic successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stefanovic keeping full guard, as Wowie tries to pass. Wowie is working hard here to advance position. Wowie is pushing down on Stefanovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stefanovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Wowie has managed to sneak the leg through. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stefanovic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wowie circles away from the clinch attempt and Wowie counters with a left and a right that stings Stefanovic. Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic instigates a clinch. Stefanovic is trying to pull guard but Wowie has him pressed against the cage. Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stefanovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wowie to keep the fight standing. Wowie blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Wowie blocks a body shot from Stefanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wowie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wowie ducks under a wild hook from Stefanovic. Wowie checks a low kick from Stefanovic. Stefanovic punishes Wowie's body with a nice straight punch. Stefanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Wowie.
Stefanovic only half commits to the counter leg kick. Wowie tries to clinch there but Stefanovic circles away.
Stefanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wowie is looking to clinch but Stefanovic is avoiding it.
Stefanovic only half commits to the counter leg kick. Stefanovic misses with a straight left. Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Nice body kick from Wowie. Wowie throws a sloppy head kick and Stefanovic moves out of range easily. Stefanovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stefanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Alex Stefanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stefanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wowie swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stefanovic closes the distance and clinches. Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Wowie in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters up against the cage, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses. Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wowie has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment. Stefanovic misses with a body punch.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Wowie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wowie avoids the elbow strike from Stefanovic, against the cage.
Stefanovic is trying to pull guard but Wowie has him pressed against the cage. Maui Wowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Stefanovic. Wowie prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
Stefanovic looks to throw an elbow but misses. Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wowie's brow. Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stefanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wowie has managed to clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
Wowie blocks the elbow strike.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wowie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stefanovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wowie's sensitive parts. Stefanovic lands a jab to Wowie's midsection. Wowie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. 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! Wowie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Wowie is predictable there and Stefanovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stefanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic. Wowie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. An inside leg kick lands from Stefanovic. Stefanovic is looking to chop away at Wowie's legs. It looked like Wowie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Wowie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Stefanovic throws a low kick but Wowie avoids it. Stefanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stefanovic clobbers Wowie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wowie closes the distance and pushes Stefanovic back into the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wowie's brow. Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wowie's defenses. Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wowie's brow. Stefanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wowie's brow. Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stefanovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wowie blocks an elbow strike. Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Wowie misses. Stefanovic scores with the left hand. Wowie knows he should have avoided that one. Stefanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wowie. A thudding body kick lands there by Stefanovic!
Stefanovic throws the kick towards the body but Wowie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wowie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stefanovic can pounce on him.
Stefanovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Stefanovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wowie's calf. Wowie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stefanovic throws a quick inside leg kick. Stefanovic lands with a shot to the body. Maui Wowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stefanovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Stefanovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wowie. Wowie circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wowie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wowie avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Stefanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wowie misses with a head kick.
Wowie sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Wowie avoids it this time. Stefanovic tries to clinch but Wowie is having none of it. Stefanovic throws the left hand but Wowie avoids the punch easily. Wowie is looking to counter punch. Wowie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stefanovic, pushing him back against the cage. Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses. Wowie blocks an elbow strike. Stefanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. Stefanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wowie backwards. Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wowie's defenses. Nice body punch from Stefanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Wowie is trying to push Stefanovic away but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Wowie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Stefanovic can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Wowie blocks an elbow strike. Stefanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Alex Stefanovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Wowie avoids a wild elbow strike from Stefanovic. Stefanovic keeps control of Wowie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Maui Wowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Stefanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wowie's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Stefanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Stefanovic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Stefanovic!
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energy
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pop
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