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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 2 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hockley. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hockley as he jumps to the side.
Hockley lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jesse Thompson has been cut.
Hockley misses with a wild combination.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Thompson.
Hockley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Hockley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hockley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hockley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hockley postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Hockley content to stall in guard here.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hockley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hockley wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockley is stalling in the full guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Hockley isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Hockley from controlling successfully.
Hockley throws a big right hand that misses.
Hockley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Hockley is breathing heavily.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hockley sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hockley trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hockley is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hockley avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hockley is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hockley tries to kick Thompson off but Thompson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hockley has one foot on Thompson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hockley swinging wilding here.
Hockley fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hockley counters with a takedown into side control.
Hockley taking a breather here.
Thompson is trying to buck Hockley off.
Hockley wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Hockley drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 Jesse Thompson's cut.
That's time! Hockley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Hockley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hockley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hockley showed some decent athleticism there.
Hockley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Hockley is controlling him
Hockley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Hockley is controlling him well.
Hockley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson feints and as Hockley raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Hockley had control of the position.
Hockley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Hockley won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockley is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Thompson wants to stand but Hockley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hockley pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockley counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Thompson.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Hockley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hockley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hockley wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hockley is controlling him.
Hockley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
Hockley gets to his feet - Thompson follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Hockley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hockley wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Hockley isn't so interested in that idea.
Hockley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hockley chips away with some ground and pound.
Hockley stands up from Thompson's guard - Hockley perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hockley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Thompson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thompson shoots and misses
and Hockley counters with a straight right hand.
Hockley works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Thompson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hockley gets back to half guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but Hockley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hockley kicks Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Hockley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hockley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson wants to stand back up but Hockley manages to pass into side control.
Hockley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockley throws a shot to the body.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Thompson.
Hockley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hockley looking to ground and pound but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Hockley tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Hockley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hockley won't let Thompson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Hockley's attempts to control the action.
Hockley content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Hockley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Hockley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hockley lands with a right hand.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Hockley counters with a thumping low kick.
Hockley clinches with his opponent.
Hockley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thompson is trying to keep an underhook but Hockley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Joe Hockley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hockley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Jesse Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hockley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hockley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hockley!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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