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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Rolfes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Disturbed- Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cole Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastian Rolfes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolfes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolfes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Bastian Rolfes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rolfes shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Rolfes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolfes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rolfes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Rolfes dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Rolfes's head and hops out.
Rolfes misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rolfes thinking.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolfes circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolfes misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rolfes eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rolfes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Rolfes with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Rolfes walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Rolfes misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Rolfes's head.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Rolfes was not able to check.
Rolfes is breathing heavily.
Rolfes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Rolfes misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Rolfes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rolfes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rolfes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee wants to control but Rolfes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rolfes off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Lee working for the choke.
Rolfes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lee's guard. Nice work there by Rolfes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolfes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolfes is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Lee 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.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Rolfes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Rolfes or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
No luck for Rolfes with that takedown attempt.
Rolfes shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Rolfes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Rolfes down.
Rolfes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Rolfes persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolfes misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Rolfes fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Rolfes's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolfes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Rolfes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Rolfes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Rolfes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rolfes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rolfes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rolfes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rolfes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolfes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Rolfes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lee trying to control but Rolfes postures up.
Rolfes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rolfes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Rolfes moves nicely into side control.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rolfes moves to take his opponent's back.
Rolfes looking for the choke from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Rolfes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rolfes.
Rolfes with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolfes shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Rolfes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolfes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee swings for the body but Rolfes moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee throws a body punch but Rolfes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Rolfes tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rolfes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rolfes has a takedown stuffed.
Rolfes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rolfes fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Rolfes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolfes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolfes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rolfes's knee momentarily.
Lee stalks Rolfes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rolfes's face. Rolfes staggers backwards, shaken.
Rolfes is rocked!
Rolfes gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rolfes tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Lee is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rolfes buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rolfes!! Rolfes is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Lee throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Lee!
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energy
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hype
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