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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Stefanovic (ranked 3138 p4p, 350 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 2403 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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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
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Stefanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Stefanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stefanovic slips a jab from Lee.
Stefanovic tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stefanovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Stefanovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Stefanovic drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stefanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Stefanovic slips a jab from Lee.
Stefanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefanovic moves away.
Stefanovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stefanovic wants to clinch.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stefanovic misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee misses the jab.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
Donk. Lee catches Stefanovic right on the button with a cross.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stefanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the ropes. Stefanovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Stefanovic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefanovic defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Lee misses.
Stefanovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stefanovic scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws out a counter right but Stefanovic avoids it with no problem.
Lee walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stefanovic throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stefanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes a swing at Stefanovic's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefanovic is just out of range.
Stefanovic throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Stefanovic walks into a jab.
Stefanovic misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws out a counter right but Stefanovic avoids it with no problem.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Stefanovic lands with a cross.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stefanovic wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stefanovic. Stefanovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee misses with a hook.
Stefanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stefanovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stefanovic lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
A big left from Lee misses.
Stefanovic misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wutang Lee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Stefanovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stefanovic gets a clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefanovic slips under a jab.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Stefanovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stefanovic throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stefanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefanovic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee gets through Stefanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wutang Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefanovic misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Lee stalks Stefanovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stefanovic's face. Stefanovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Stefanovic is out of range.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
As Lee looks to move away, Stefanovic throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Stefanovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Stefanovic lands a jab to the nose.
Stefanovic connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Stefanovic misses.
Lee throws a series of punches but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Lee with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee lands with a hook. Stefanovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stefanovic defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a hook but Stefanovic blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stefanovic. Stefanovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee misses with a hook.
Stefanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Stefanovic moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee is looking to control Stefanovic's arms but Stefanovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the ropes.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Stefanovic.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic working aggressively here.
Lee working aggressively here.
A short right from Stefanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee cracks Stefanovic with a nice body shot.
Lee tries to work over Stefanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a jab. Stefanovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stefanovic throws a combination that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic gets a clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with some punches.
Alex Stefanovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Stefanovic.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stefanovic misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is trying to break free.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Lee working aggressively here.
Stefanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Stefanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee wants to break free but Stefanovic has control.
A body shot lands from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Stefanovic controls the action.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Stefanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wutang Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee slips under a jab from Stefanovic.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee jabs Stefanovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stefanovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stefanovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stefanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stefanovic wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefanovic.
Lee 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Stefanovic. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stefanovic backs up against the ropes.
Lee with a nice cross.
Stefanovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Stefanovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Stefanovic backpedaling.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
Lee tests Stefanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stefanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stefanovic looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Stefanovic defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Stefanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alex Stefanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook but Stefanovic avoids it easily.
Lee works over Stefanovic's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a combination. Stefanovic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Lee misses.
The fighters circling - Stefanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stefanovic tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stefanovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stefanovic throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Stefanovic ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stefanovic staying out of range there.
Stefanovic cracks Lee with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lee is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Lee is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Lee could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alex Stefanovic!
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