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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rock Lee (ranked 6751 p4p, 264 weight class) and William Wolfe (ranked 6784 p4p, 265 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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143 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rock Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolfe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Wolfe. Wolfe maintains the clinch.
Wolfe jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Wolfe has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Wolfe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolfe has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
Lee wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Wolfe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolfe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee thuds a left hand into Wolfe's body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Wolfe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe blocks a low kick nicely.
And Wolfe tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee avoids the head kick by Wolfe.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolfe checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolfe is defended easily by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab by Lee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolfe.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolfe scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Wolfe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to sweep here but Wolfe controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolfe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wolfe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Wolfe controls the position.
Wolfe working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Wolfe.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolfe on the ground.
Wolfe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wolfe working away.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolfe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rock Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wolfe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wolfe is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Wolfe stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Wolfe forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolfe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Wolfe's knee but Wolfe avoids it well.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Wolfe checks it.
Wolfe flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolfe gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Wolfe darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Wolfe into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Wolfe shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rock Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rock Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolfe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wolfe somewhat.
Wolfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee looks for the body kick but Wolfe saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolfe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Wolfe forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to circle away but Wolfe has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe has him pressed against the cage.
Wolfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolfe moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rock Lee!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Rock Lee!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Rock Lee!
Rock Lee wins by unanimous decision!
William Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'G'day. Better luck next time.'.
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RATING
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