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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Soroto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hockley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Soroto!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soroto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hockley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hockley throws a wild body kick that Soroto sees coming a mile off.
Hockley drives through and clinches with Soroto against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soroto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hockley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soroto stops a takedown attempt from Hockley.
Hockley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soroto prevents it.
Hockley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hockley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Soroto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hockley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockley is breathing heavily.
Hockley tries to clinch but Soroto is having none of it.
Hockley throws a chopping leg kick but Soroto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hockley shoots for a double leg takedown but Soroto sprawls well. He's pushed Hockley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soroto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hockley circles away.
Soroto fails with the takedown.
A head kick from Soroto lands but Hockley takes it in his stride.
It looks like Joe Hockley has been cut.
Soroto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soroto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hockley stuffs the takedown attempt from Soroto. Soroto gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Soroto.
Hockley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Hockley as Soroto shoots in.
Hockley moves into range and clinches up with Soroto.
Hockley wants a takedown but no success here.
Soroto is pressed up against the cage. Hockley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soroto down to the mat. Soroto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soroto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Soroto does no damage.
Soroto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hockley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soroto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hockley throwing shots but Soroto is blocking nicely.
Hockley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soroto on the ground.
Soroto wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soroto gets full guard.
Hockley won't allow Soroto to get back to his feet.
Hockley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soroto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soroto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hockley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hockley.
A bit of stalling here from Soroto.
Hockley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soroto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soroto misses with a takedown
and Hockley moves into the clinch.
Soroto jumps guard and drags Hockley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soroto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soroto wants to sweep here but Hockley controlling him for the moment.
Hockley wants to control from the top but Soroto keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley scoring with some ground and pound.
Soroto is trying to keep Hockley in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hockley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hockley trying to control but Soroto is working from the bottom.
Hockley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hockley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soroto is working an open guard so Hockley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Soroto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hockley but Hockley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soroto throws a right hand that Hockley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hockley also avoids with ease.
Soroto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hockley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soroto counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soroto misses with a takedown
and Hockley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soroto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hockley throws a big right hand that misses.
Hockley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soroto trying to control the position.
Hockley being controlled here momentarily.
Soroto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soroto trying to control the position.
Hockley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soroto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hockley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hockley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hockley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hockley darts in trying to clinch
and Soroto moves into the clinch.
Hockley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soroto.
Hockley is pressed up against the cage. Soroto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hockley down to the mat. Hockley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hockley misses with a few strikes there.
Soroto tries to clinch there but Hockley circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hockley or perhaps it was just good defense by Soroto which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Hockley as Soroto shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hockley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soroto throws a lazy head kick
and Hockley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Soroto jumps guard and drags Hockley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Soroto is breathing heavily.
Hockley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hockley gets to his feet. Soroto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockley feints and as Soroto raises his hands in defense, Hockley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soroto is trying to keep Hockley in close.
Soroto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hockley's guard.
Hockley wants to hit a switch here but Soroto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hockley there!
Hockley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hockley prevents Soroto from taking his back.
Soroto controlling from mount.
Hockley is trying desperately to improve position.
Hockley has given up his back here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockley wants to get back to his feet.
Soroto is not going to allow Hockley to sit and survive in this position.
Soroto loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hockley hold on?
Hockley rolls, trying to escape but Soroto keeps control of the position.
Hockley is keeping busy.
Hockley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hockley prevents Soroto from getting a body triangle.
Hockley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Soroto connects with a big shot to the side of Hockley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley covering up well and avoiding damage.
I really don't envy Hockley right now.
Soroto has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hockley's body.
Soroto doesn't have the hooks in and Hockley manages to turn into his guard.
Joe Hockley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soroto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soroto wants to sweep here but Hockley controlling him for the moment.
Hockley throws and elbow that misses. Soroto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hockley's guard. Nice move by Soroto!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soroto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hockley throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Soroto prevents Hockley from getting back to his feet.
Hockley keeping moving, preventing Soroto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soroto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hockley is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soroto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hockley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soroto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soroto uses his free foot to push down on Hockley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hockley.
Soroto looking to control but Hockley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hockley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hockley controlling the position well.
Hockley is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Soroto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Hockley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Soroto shoots and misses
and Hockley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hockley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soroto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hockley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soroto won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hockley working away.
Soroto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hockley off and has taken his back!
Hockley showing good submission defense here.
Hockley looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Soroto has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hockley breaks Soroto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soroto is working an open guard so Hockley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hockley tries for a takedown but Soroto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Soroto shoots in for a double leg but Hockley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Soroto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hockley as Soroto shoots in.
Soroto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hockley misses with a series of wild punches.
Soroto shoots in and bounces Hockley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soroto pushes down on Hockley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hockley is trying to control but can't.
Hockley wants to get back to full guard.
Hockley moves into full guard.
Soroto won't allow Hockley to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockley keeping moving, preventing Soroto from controlling successfully.
Soroto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soroto with a poor takedown
and Hockley moves into the clinch.
Soroto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soroto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hockley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soroto is trying to keep Hockley in close.
Hockley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soroto is proving hard to escape from.
Hockley prevents Soroto from getting back to his feet.
Soroto keeping moving, preventing Hockley from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soroto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soroto.
Nice takedown defense from Hockley. No joy for Soroto on that attempt.
Hockley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hockley closes the distance and clinches up with Soroto, looking for a takedown. Hockley pushes Soroto against the cage but Soroto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hockley scores with a nice body kick.
Soroto tries to clinch up but Hockley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hockley throws a right hand that Soroto ducks under and follows up with a left that Soroto also avoids with ease.
Soroto closes the distance and clinches up with Hockley, looking for a takedown. Soroto pushes Hockley against the cage but Hockley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hockley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soroto is looking to control Hockley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soroto avoid being mounted?
Hockley is taking a breather. Soroto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hockley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hockley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soroto is fending him off so far but Hockley persists. Nope, Soroto circles away and we're back to standing.
Soroto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hockley. No joy for Soroto on that attempt.
Hockley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hockley misses with a series of wild punches.
Soroto walks into a jab.
Soroto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hockley counters with a single leg into guard. Soroto didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hockley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hockley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hockley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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