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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Fletcher (ranked 3697 p4p, 5945 weight class) and Fred Hoyle (ranked 469 p4p, 636 weight class). Joe Fletcher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Fletcher!
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, Fred Hoyle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher misses the shot to the body.
Hoyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fletcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoyle.
Hoyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fletcher.
Hoyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoyle throws a shot from downtown. Fletcher moves away and avoids it.
Fletcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoyle avoids the body shot from Fletcher.
Hoyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fletcher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyle dodges the punch combination from Fletcher.
Fletcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fletcher.
Hoyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fletcher.
Hoyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Fletcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Hoyle finds it's target.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoyle throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Fletcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoyle.
A little jabbing left from Hoyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoyle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hoyle throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Fletcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoyle throws out the jab.
Hoyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fletcher throws a right hand that Hoyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoyle also avoids with ease.
Fletcher throws a series of punches but Hoyle avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Hoyle misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Hoyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoyle jabs at Fletcher's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fletcher.
Fletcher looks to land a combination but Hoyle avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fletcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoyle has time to react.
Fletcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoyle moves into the clinch.
Hoyle tries to work over Fletcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fletcher's efforts to push away.
Fletcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoyle can't find room to land a body shot as Fletcher controls the action.
Hoyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fletcher scores with a shot to the side of Hoyle's head.
Fletcher works on Hoyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Fletcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fletcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoyle backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fletcher.
Hoyle tries to throw a body punch but Fletcher avoids it by throwing Hoyle back against the cage.
Hoyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoyle lands a shoulder strike.
Hoyle breaks from the clinch.
Fletcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fletcher on the side of the head.
Fletcher misses with a combination
and Hoyle moves into the clinch.
Fletcher pushes Hoyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fletcher digs a right hand underneath Hoyle's ribcage. Hoyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fletcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fletcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fletcher slips a jab from Hoyle.
Fletcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoyle throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Fletcher throws a series of punches but Hoyle avoids them all with ease.
Hoyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fletcher with a body shot.
Hoyle rushes Fletcher and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoyle.
Fletcher blocking some punches.
Hoyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fletcher is trying to push Hoyle away but Hoyle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Fletcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoyle working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoyle has Fletcher pressed against the cage, preventing Fletcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Hoyle has him pressed against the cage.
Hoyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Fletcher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Fletcher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoyle.
Joe Fletcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoyle lands with a shot to the body.
Hoyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyle.
Hoyle misses the jab.
Fletcher dips to his left and cracks Hoyle with an uppercut!
Fletcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Fletcher should have avoided that one.
Hoyle misses with a wild body shot.
Fletcher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left lands for Hoyle.
Fletcher scores with a three punch combo!
Hoyle slips a jab and a cross from Fletcher.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fletcher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoyle's head backwards.
Fletcher throws a right hand that Hoyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoyle also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Fletcher misses.
Hoyle throws a looping overhand right but Fletcher ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hoyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoyle moves away.
Hoyle tries to counter with a clinch but Fletcher shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoyle misses with a hook. Fletcher ducked under it nicely.
Hoyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fletcher ducks right into an uppercut from Hoyle.
Fletcher is rocked!
Hoyle drops Fletcher with a huge uppercut! Fletcher drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hoyle is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Hoyle!
An out of breath Fred Hoyle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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