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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jon mikel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex hoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jon mikel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, alex hoke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hoke stuffs the takedown.
mikel shoots for a double leg takedown but hoke sprawls well. He's pushed mikel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
mikel scores a takedown into full mount!
hoke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mikel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
mikel looking to ground and pound but hoke is blocking nicely.
hoke tries to lock up and control but mikel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hoke has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
mikel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
hoke wants to hold on but mikel pushes him away.
mikel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
mikel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for hoke because mikel loaded up on that one.
hoke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
hoke is trying to escape the mount.
hoke tries to lock up and control but mikel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mikel throws some wild stikes that hoke manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hoke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
hoke gets full guard.
hoke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mikel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
mikel stops hoke from standing up.
hoke looks gassed!
mikel with a flurry of punches that miss.
mikel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. hoke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
hoke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from mikel.
mikelis looking to pass into half guard but hoke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now hoke is in guard.
hoke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
hoke wants to control from the top but mikel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hoke preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hoke misses with a takedown attempt
and mikel counters with a shoot takedown. hoke fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mikel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
mikel looking to pass the guard.
hoke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mikel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
mikel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hoke is keeping the position for now.
hoke trying to keep a closed guard but mikel is proving a slippery customer.
mikel wants to pass the guard but hoke is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hoke looking to hit a scissor sweep but mikel is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mikel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
mikel trying to pass the guard but hoke defending well.
hoke trying to control from the bottom.
mikel is pressing down on hoke's thigh, looking to free his foot. hoke is holding on for now.
hoke is trying to maintain the position but mikel is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hoke is looking to improve his position.
hoke won't allow mikel to pass to mount.
hoke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from mikel.
hoke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hoke wants to clinch.
mikel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in hoke's guard.
hoke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jon mikel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
mikel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
mikel wants to pass the guard but hoke is keeping the position.
hoke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in mikel's guard.
hoke preventing the sweep.
mikel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mikel tries to get out of the position.
jon mikel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hoke wants to control from the top but mikel keeps moving.
mikel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hoke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
hoke is looking to take a break and control but mikel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mikel is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from mikel. No joy for hoke on that attempt.
mikel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. mikel showed some decent athleticism there.
hoke trying to control but mikel postures up.
mikel with the ground and pound but hoke uses the opportunity to regain guard.
hoke can't keep his opponent in guard - mikel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
hoke regains full guard. Nicely done.
mikel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hoke is looking to stand up but mikel isn't so interested in that idea.
mikel postures up.
mikel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
mikel trying to move into half guard but instead hoke has managed to sweep!
mikel looking for a sweep. Not yet mikel, not yet.
mikel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but hoke has passed into side control.
mikel tries to buck hoke off but hoke is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hoke with a poor takedown
and mikel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mikel is looking to pass hoke's guard but actually hoke recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mikel tries to free his leg and advance position but hoke is retaining full guard.
hoke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
mikel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
mikel throwing strikes from guard but hoke blocks nicely.
mikel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hoke on the ground.
mikel tries to free his leg and advance position but hoke is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hoke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. mikel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
hoke throws a body kick that misses.
mikel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
mikel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
hoke is looking to control mikel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can hoke avoid being mounted?
hoke won't allow mikel to pass to mount.
mikel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. hoke defending well though.
mikel wants to pass to mount but hoke is defending the position.
mikel is thwarting hoke's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jon mikel dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
hoke fails to land the takedown.
mikel fails with a takedown attempt.
hoke gets caught flat footed, as mikel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
hoke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. mikel doesn't defend quickly enough and hoke has managed to lock this one up! Can mikel escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to hoke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). alex hoke!
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hype
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FIGHT
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